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Experimental studies of multi-support seismic loading on piping systems

Kelly, James M.; Cowell, Andrew D.; Schweizerhof, Karl

UCB/EERC-82/19, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 1982, 118 pages (530/K38/1988)

Shaking table tests were conducted on the seismic response of a model piping system in a structure. The piping system tested was a half-scale model and the structure in which it was located comprised two steel frames which could be interconnected to act as a single structure or disconnected to act as separate structures. The piping system was attached at several points to each structure and spanned the gap between the two. The combined structure-piping system model was subjected to a variety of earthquake inputs on an earthquake simulator including both historical and artificial records. Three support systems were studied including rod hangers used alone and in conjunction with snubbers and springs.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/EERC/EERC-82-19.pdf (5 MB)