Although not an expert on seismic restraint, as I understand it, some things need to move with the building, and some things can be left to flex. Probably based more on experience than testing. I do know that recent studies using a full scale building shaker table that has been built (on the west coast) and tests have been performed on a structure with all the normal utilities in the building, in order to improve our knowledge of the behavior or these systems during an earthquake. I expect that better understanding will result in better requirements for seismic bracing.
Dwight On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 8:05 PM, Jamie Seidl <[email protected]> wrote: This may be the best seismic thread ever. I've always wondered when harmonics were going to be introduced into the seismic discussion. Jamie Seidl Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2013, at 6:41 PM, "Steve Leyton" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Mark you ignorant slut: > > I have been out of my office all day, so this is the first opportunity > I've had to sit thoughtfully at a keyboard... _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
