We Offer Seismic Restraint Design and Withstand for Equipment Throughout Canada
During an earthquake mechanical and electrical equipment can be displaced causing damage to it and the surroundings while also being a safety hazard for occupants. Alex Apostoli, P.Eng. can help you secure vital and expensive equipment so it is properly restrained during a design level earthquake to prevent damage to the equipment, reduce the risk to occupants and for post-earthquake functionality.
Seismic Withstand Analysis is often required for critical electrical distribution equipment to meet project contractual requirements for post-earthquake operational capability. That type of analysis often requires dynamic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to determine more accurate and realistic forces and displacements of complex equipment versus static manual calculations.
Alex works throughout Canada helping companies and institutions with seismic restraint design and Withstand Analysis services.
Seismic restraint of equipment and non-structural components is typically based on the static method from Part 4 of the BCBC using in-house spreadsheet calculations.
For complex equipment and supporting structures dynamic analysis using FEA can be utilized to accurately predict the forces and displacements applied to equipment during an earthquake.
Seismic Withstand Analysis of electrical equipment using both static and dynamic FEA is an area of specialization for Alex. These projects can involve complex CAD and FEA models with thousands of structural elements and electrical components.
The purpose is to determine if the equipment and it's various components will be able to withstand a design level earthquake and remain functional post-earthquake for critical operations.
