Services of SVS Engineering - Seismic Restraint

Building Codes have undergone remarkable changes in the past fifteen years. Enforcement of the Seismic Provisions of the Codes is improving in many areas of the country, and will likely continue to improve.

SVS-Engineering provides full service Engineering support for the seismic restraint of mechanical and electrical equipment. This includes:

	Floor mounted equipment, such as boilers, pumps, chillers, cooling towers, motor generators, and transformers;
	wall mounted equipment, such as electrical panelboards;
	suspended equipment, including piping, ducting and conduit.

Picture of Cable Restraint Detail

International Building Code 2000 - IBC2000 – (Paragraph 1621.3.5 – Component Certification) states that: “The manufacturer’s Certificate of Compliance with the force requirements of Section 1621 shall be submitted to the building official.” SVS-Engineering can evaluate your equipment, recommend design improvements, and restrained isolation systems (if required), as well as provide an independent third party certification for your equipment. Analysis includes finite element analysis of critical areas of the equipment.

This is a finite element model of a structural frame subjected to earthquake loads.

Buildings, bridges and other structures which are subjected to earthquakes may require a low friction joint to permit horizontal motion. SVS-Engineering will work with you to design a low profile, low friction sliding element.

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