Title Structural and vibration guidelines for datacom equipment centers

Published Atlanta, GA : American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (166 pages) : illustrations Series ASHRAE datacom series ASHRAE datacom series. Contents Machine derived contents note: Part I-Introduction and Best Practices -- Chapter 1 Introduction 3 -- 1.1 Overview of this Book 3 -- 1.2 Overview of the Datacom Industry 5 5 -- 1.3 Overview of ASHRAE Technical Committee 9.9 6 -- 1.4 Overview of the ASHRAE Datacom Series 6 -- 1.5 Docum ent Flow 7 -- 1.6 Primary Users for This Document 7 -- Chapter 2 Best Practices 9 -- 2.2 Building Structures-New Buildings and Additions 9 -- 2.3 Building Structures-Renovations, -- Relocations, and Changes 10 -- 2.4 Building Infrastructure 11 -- 2.5 Datacom Equipment 11 -- Part II-Building Structure -- Chapter 3 Building Structures Overview 15 -- 3.1 Introduction 15 -- 3.2 S om e Basics 15 -- 3.3 Submissions to Agencies 18 -- 3.4 Basic Definitions 19 -- Chapter 4 Newxisting Structures and Additions 2 -- 4.3 Establish Design Criteria 2 -- Chapter 5 Existing Structures and Additions 29 -- 5.1 Initial Investigation -- 5.2 Coordination of New with Existing Structures 30 -- 5.3 New Components 33 -- 5.4 Reinforcement of Existing Structure 34 -- Chapter 6 Types of Building Structures -- 6.1 Overview 37 -- 6.2 Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings -- 6.3 Braced Frame or Shear Wall-Type Structures. 38 -- 6.4 Moment Resisting Frame Systems 41 -- 6.5 Combination of Framing Systems 41 -- Part Ill-Building Infrastructure -- Chapter 7 Building Infrastructure Overview 45 -- 7.1 Overview -- 7.2 Interior Building Infrastructure -- 7.3 Exterior Building Infrastructure -- Chapter 8 Structural Considerations for Infrastructure 55 -- 8.1 Overview -- 8.2 Support -- 8.3 Anchoring -- 8.4 Infrastructure Expansion/Contraction 59 -- Chapter 9 Raised-Access Floor Systems -- 9.1 Overview -- 9.2 Raised-Access Floor Components 61 -- 9.3 Raised-Access Floor Structure Design Guidelines 63 -- 9.4 Seismic Performance of Raised-Access Floors 66 -- Chapter 10 Vibration Sources and Control 71 -- 10.1 Overview of Vibration Sources -- 10.2 Overview of Vibration Isolation -- 10.3 Selection of Vibration Isolators 73 -- 10.4 Vibration Isolation within the -- Datacom Equipment Room 73 -- 10.5 Vibration Isolation Adjacent to the -- Datacom Equipment Room 74 -- Part IV-Datacom Equipment -- Chapter 11 Shock and Vibration Testing -- on Datacom Equipment 79 -- 11.1 Basic Definitions 79 -- 11.2 Overview of Vibration Sources 80 -- 11.3 Datacom Equipment Shock and Vibration Testing 83 -- 11.4 Shock and Vibration Test Guidelines for -- Datacom Infrastructure and Cooling Equipment 89 -- Chapter 12 Seismic Anchorage of Datacom Equipment 95 -- 12.1 O verview 95 -- 12.2 Nonstructural Seismic Provisions of Building Codes 95 -- 12.3 Seismicity in the United States 96 -- 12.4 Seismic Design Category 97 -- 12.5 Properly Applying Anchorage Forces 97 -- 12.6 Protection of Server Cabinets -- on Raised-Access Floors 98 -- Chapter 13 Analysis of Datacom Equipment and -- Seismic Anchorage Systems 107 -- 13.1 Overview 107 -- 13,2 Basic Definitions 107 -- 13.3 Datacom Equipment Frame 108 -- 13.4 Finite Element Model Construction and Validation 108 -- 13.5 Evaluation of Earthquake Anchorage Systems 110 -- 13.6 Evaluation of Structural Add-On Supports 113 -- References and Bibliography 117 -- Appendix A Codes for Building Structures and -- Structural Com ponents 121 -- Appendix B Weights of Materials 125 -- Appendix C Raised-Access Floor Calculations 133 -- C.1 Raised-Access Floor Panel Loading Definitions 133 -- C .2 Floor Loading 134 -- C.3 Floor Loading Calculations 135 -- C.4 Structural Guidelines for -- Raised-Access Floor Systems 137 -- Appendix D Data Center Vibration Measurement 141 -- D.1 Overview 141 -- D.2 Introduction 141 -- D.3 Typical Operational Vibration and Shock Testing 142 -- D.4 Typical Operational Vibration and Shock -- Magnitude Recorded in a Data Center 144 -- D.5 Monitoring Floor Vibration in Data Centers 145 -- D.6 Best Practices 146 -- Appendix E Component Anchorage Forces 149 -- E.1 Relative Location Factor (1 + 2z/h) 149 -- E.2 Component Importance Factor (Ip) 150 -- E.3 Component Amplification Factor (ap) 150 -- E.4 Component Response Modification Factor (Rp) 151 Summary "Provides basics for addressing the structural and vibration performance (resistance against wind, snow, and seismic assault) of datacom equipment centers, focusing on the facility (envelope, beams, columns, floor slabs, roof slabs), the building infrastructure (power, cooling, flooring, ceiling systems), and the datacom equipment (servers, storage, tape drives, racks, network equipment)"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Structural design. Data processing service centers -- Design and construction Buildings -- Vibration. Earthquake resistant design. Data processing service centers -- Protection Electronic digital computers -- Protection seismic design. ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial. Buildings -- Vibration Data processing service centers -- Design and construction Earthquake resistant design Structural design Form Electronic book Author American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. ISBN 9781461918943 1461918944 9781621988137 1621988139

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