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This report presents general guidance for the various design criteria, methods, and procedures of analysis, design, and construction applied to dynamic equipment foundations. As an engineering aid to those persons engaged in the design of foundations for machinery, this document presents many current practices in the engineering, construction, repair, and upgrade of dynamic equipment foundations.
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This document provides guidelines for the analysis, design, and construction of reinforced concrete foundations that support dynamic equipment. It discusses foundation and machine types, design loads, methods for calculating soil and pile impedances, vibration analysis and acceptance criteria, foundation design and materials, construction considerations, and repair options. Example problems are included to illustrate calculation procedures. Key areas covered in more detail than the previous edition include soil and pile impedance, vibration analysis methods, and determination of soil properties for dynamic analysis.Read less
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