There are 6 pumps set next to one another, combined weight of 75 kips on the mat. Sliding could damage the structures next to it but I would not qualify it as a life safety issue.
Hi everyone,
I am working on a public utilities funded pipeline relocation project. The site is heavily water logged due to rains and in SDC-D with a SDS = 1.06. I have a set of 6 bypass pumps (12.5kips wt each) which can be classified as "temporary equipment" per CBC-22 section 1617A.1.18 and...
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I ended up with cast-in-place anchors and baseplate assembly set on a new footing on top of the existing concrete slab, thereby eliminating the need for epoxy anchors.
I am designing a moment frame to support a heavy ductile iron pipe. I have designed it as an intermediate moment frame with pin base columns. I am not able to deliver the uplift with over strength factor to the foundation with epoxy anchors set within the column flanges (typical pin base...
