http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/176199/earthquake/59552/Properties-of-seismic-waves
On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Dwight Havens <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
