Seismic Testing of Installation Methods for Computers and Data ProcessingEquipment

摘要

The basic objective of the test program described in the report was toinvestigate seismic response of computers and data processing equipment and to evaluate a variety of possible earthquake resistant installation methods ranging from those currently in use to more advanced designs using energy absorbing materials. These tests were conducted on different mainframe systems utilizing a variety of earthquake inputs and different installation methods. The equipment response to the earthquake inputs is analyzed to enable a quantitative evaluation of the installation methods. Discussions and conclusions regarding the equipment sensitivity to earthquakes and the performance of selected installation methods are presented.