Abstract
In Taiwan, suspended systems were easily damaged after severe shaking in hospitals and public spaces. These situations not only reduce the building function performance but also cost lots of money and time to recover the system, and the damaged piping systems were commonly found. Suspended trapeze systems are designed for integrating equipment to reduce construction interference, space inefficiency, and improve the management convenience efficiency. However, self-weight was the only designed parameter when sizing the suspension components. The earthquake response was not considered. This study takes the general practiced suspended fire-protection sprinkler piping system and suspended trapeze system for example, and retrofitted to the NFPA13 and ISAT seismic codes. By shaking table tests and static tests, the system identification and system characteristic were analyzed for before and after retrofitting suspended systems response.
| Translated title of the contribution | A Study on Seismic Behavior and Retrofit of Full-Scale Suspended Piping Systems |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-15 |
| Journal | 建築學報 ＝ Journal of Architecture |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue number | 技術專刊 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 Mar |