The 50 kips is the load caused by the hammer effect alone. The weight of pipe assembly and fluid are not included in the 50 kips. The existing support of the pipe is damaged due to this force and a new design is required.
what are the loads to be considered to design a steel frame supporting 2 large pipes on the horizontal beam with hammer effect.
the hammer effect was estimated by a mechanical engineer to be about 50 kips at the location of each pipe
is this load ok to be considered as live load?
