James,
>However, I am not aware of much being done for equipment supports, fixtures, >cabinets, etc. and have not heard anything regarding the electrical components >themselves. Some research I was involved in back in 1985 (approx) for impact >resistant instrumentation indicated that protecting switches, circuit boards, >etc., had not been undertaken. Bellcore has written a standard GR-63-CORE titled "Network Equipment-Building Sysytem (NEBS) which includes seismic requirements for telephone central office and remore terminal equipment. This document can be obtained through: Bellcore Customer Service 8 Corporate Place-Room 3C183 Piscataway, NJ 08854-4156 (800)-521-CORE (908)-699--5800 (For foreign calls) Eric Petitpierre Certification Engineer Pulsecom Herndon, VA [email protected]
