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Industrial Steel Pipe Systems Under Seismic Loading: A Comparison of European and American Design Codes

This document summarizes a study that compares the seismic design of industrial steel pipe systems according to European and American design codes. Two case studies were conducted analyzing (1) a 10-inch above-ground ammonia transmission line and (2) a 20-inch above-ground gas transmission pipeline interface using both static equivalent and dynamic calculations in accordance with American (ASCE-7) and European (EN1998 and EN13480) standards. The results show differences in design approaches, response spectra, and calculated seismic responses between codes. Recommendations are provided regarding differences in existing codes, the validity of static equivalent methods, and including piping system guidelines in future code revisions.

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Industrial Steel Pipe Systems Under Seismic Loading: A Comparison of European and American Design Codes

This document summarizes a study that compares the seismic design of industrial steel pipe systems according to European and American design codes. Two case studies were conducted analyzing (1) a 10-inch above-ground ammonia transmission line and (2) a 20-inch above-ground gas transmission pipeline interface using both static equivalent and dynamic calculations in accordance with American (ASCE-7) and European (EN1998 and EN13480) standards. The results show differences in design approaches, response spectra, and calculated seismic responses between codes. Recommendations are provided regarding differences in existing codes, the validity of static equivalent methods, and including piping system guidelines in future code revisions.

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COMPDYN 2011

3rd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on


Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
M. Papadrakakis, M. Fragiadakis, V. Plevris (eds.)
Corfu, Greece, 25–28 May 2011

INDUSTRIAL STEEL PIPE SYSTEMS UNDER SEISMIC LOADING: A


COMPARISON OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN DESIGN CODES
Gert J. Dijkstra1, Benjamin Francis1, Hildo van der Heden1 and Arnold M. Gresnigt2
1
Tebodin Netherlands BV
P.O. Box 16029 • 2500 BA The Hague • The Netherlands
g.dijkstra@tebodin.com • b.francis@tebodin.com • h.vanderheden@tebodin.com
2
Delft University of Technology
P.O. Box 1548 • 2600 GA Delft • The Netherlands
a.m.gresnigt@tudelft.nl

Keywords: Piping System, Seismic Design, Case Studies, American Standards, European
Standards, Static and Dynamic Calculation, Pipeline.

Abstract. In the framework of the INDUSE project, which aims at innovative design method-
ologies for the seismic design of industrial equipment and piping systems, case studies have
been carried out, performing static and dynamic seismic analyses for two existing steel pipe-
line systems including steel supporting structures, situated in an area of moderate seismic ac-
tivity:
a) A long aboveground 10" ammonia transmission line situated on sleepers with a vertical
expansion loop and ending with a fixed point. The system may be typical for long distance
above ground pipelines and for pipelines on jetties.
b) A 20" gas transmission pipeline at the interface of a buried pipeline section and an above
ground piping section, including a branch connection, a vertical spring support structure
and a fixed point, e.g. a tank nozzle. This system is typical for many plant piping systems.
The calculations were made using commercially available software. Both simplified static
equivalent (‘uniform load method’) calculations as well as dynamic calculations were made
in accordance with American (ASCE-7) and European (EN1998 and EN13480) earthquake
design standards to identify differences in approach, differences in resulting seismic response
spectra and differences in calculated results. The dynamic and static calculations were made
with Caesar II software.
The results of the calculations are presented. Conclusions and recommendations are given
with respect to:
- The differences between existing earthquake design codes.
- The validity of the use of the "static equivalent (uniform load) method".
- The need to include guidelines for design and modeling in the next revisions of existing
seismic design standards for (above ground) industrial piping systems.

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