Seismic Fragility Analysis of Fire Protection Sprinkler Piping Systems in Hospital
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Hu, Pei-Wen
Abstract
According to the concept of the performance design, the damage caused by earthquake will not necessary result in the damage to the structure. However, the earthquake disaster will cause the non-structural instruments break. The break of the fire protection sprinkler system will result in death, the working error of the medical equipment and even the expense on repairing the equipment. Therefore, evaluating the seismic design of the fire protection sprinkler system to the performance design level is extraordinary. The common failures of the fire protection sprinkler system are from the damage of the threaded joint leading to the leakage of the pipe water, or the collapse of the ceiling. The research expecting to conduct the non-structural fragility curves in the hospital. And take NTU hospital Yunlin branch as an example to demonstrate a fragility analysis procedure. The abstract of each chapter in the research are: 1. The ambient vibration test in the case hospital: Use the velocimeters to conduct the ambient vibration test to clarify the characteristics of the structure. 2. The simplified numerical model of the fire protection sprinkler system in the case hospital: Use the numerical analysis software SAP2000 v.15 to build the piping system in the hospital. And suggest the parameter of the threaded joint, partition wall and the ceiling. 3. The fragility analysis of the fire protection sprinkler system in the case hospital: Conduct the seismic fragility curves of the fire sprinkler components in the hospital and predict the damage situation under Chia-Shen earthquake. Finally, suggest the fragility analysis procedure.
Subjects
fire protection sprinkler system
threaded joint
fragility curve
Type
thesis
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