Althalus
Structural
- Jan 21, 2003
- 152
I've been designing pipe rack for a number of years now. I know that you're NOT supposed to depend on the friction of a pipe or the strength of a pipe for load resistance. It even says so in 4th Quarter 2010 of "Engineering Journal" magazine that you can't use it. And I had thought it was in a PIP standard (Structural Design Criteria). I can't find it.
Now a client is pushing to use it so we can avoid using stringers and x-bracing for longitudinal support against wind and seismic. I've given him this reasoning, but he is asking for the standard. I can't find it.
Does anyone have some more authoritative sources? I DO believe that if enough engineering type journals from different authors can be cited, then that may be enough. But it only takes one standard or code to convince them.
Anyone know?
Now a client is pushing to use it so we can avoid using stringers and x-bracing for longitudinal support against wind and seismic. I've given him this reasoning, but he is asking for the standard. I can't find it.
Does anyone have some more authoritative sources? I DO believe that if enough engineering type journals from different authors can be cited, then that may be enough. But it only takes one standard or code to convince them.
Anyone know?