Guidelines for the seismic design of fire protection systems

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10133058

Benda, B ^[1]; Cushing, R ^[2]; Driesen, G E ^[3]

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1. EQE Engineering, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
2. EQE Engineering, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (United States)
3. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)

The engineering knowledge gained from earthquake experience data surveys of fire protection system components is combined with analytical evaluation results to develop guidelines for the design of seismically rugged fire protection distribution piping. The seismic design guidelines of the National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA-13 are reviewed, augmented, and summarized to define an efficient method for the seismic design of fire protection piping systems. 8 refs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10133058
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-91-114; CONF-910602-64; ON: DE92009876
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1991 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) pressure vessels and piping conference,San Diego, CA (United States),23-28 Jun 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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