What we see more often is a knee brace with the pipe mounted on top and a "U" bolt to hold it in place. Similar to TOLCO fig. 31-M and 31-O. In concrete construction the anchors in the concrete are often the weak link. The load is both shear and pull out.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Parsley Consulting Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 6:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Earthquake Bracing John, It would seem to meet the letter of the standard in section 9.3.5.3.9. Do you see something there that gives you some concern about omitting lateral bracing? PARSLEY CONSULTING Ken Wagoner, SET 760.745.6181 voice 760.745.0537 fax [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> e-mail www.ParsleyConsulting.com <http://www.ParsleyConsulting.com> website IMPORTANT NOTICE: This correspondence is not a Formal Interpretation issued pursuant to NFPA Regulations. Any opinion expressed is the personal opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the official position of the NFPA or its Technical Committees. In addition, this correspondence is neither intended, nor should it be relied upon, to provide professional consultation or services. John Reilly wrote: > Please offer an opinion on bracing 6" sched. 10 main to a concrete wall. > The method of attachment is a knee brace with a short rod and ring so that > lateral bracing is not required. > > For the record, this is not my design. > > J. Reilly > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3037 - Release Date: 07/29/10 18:34:00 > > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
