APPLICATION OF EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCED DATA TO THE EVALUATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS

摘要

For the past ten to fifteen years extensive data has been assembled on the actual performance of piping systems when subjected to strong motion earthquakes. This data has been compiled and assembled by several organizations and presented in various publications. In addition several organizations developed procedures to apply this "experience" data to the seismic evaluation of piping systems in various applications. This paper provides a consolidated summary of experience data which has been assembled, an overview and summary of application of this data to the evaluation of piping systems, and identifies areas where additional investigation and study should be conducted.