08-20: Seismic Qualification of Cooling Towers by Shake-Table Testing Cooling Tower Water Treatment Programs field-erected towers can only be

field-erected towers can only be tested on-site once built

Over the past 30 years

This paper discusses the advantages of an evaporative cooling tower that operates wet-dry or dry

Cooling towers are not one size fits all and are therefore designed and built to achieve a specific amount of cooling at a predetermined water flow

and others who should or may wish to become familiar with this increasingly complex and important subject

08-20: Seismic Qualification of Cooling Towers by Shake-Table Testing Cooling Tower Water Treatment Programs field-erected towers can only beThe International Building Code (IBC) establishes qualification requirements for equipment, such as evaporative cooling equipment, to resist seismic loads. Where certification of seismic resistance is required, the basis for certification must be by analysis, testing, or experience data. For designated seismic system equipment that must remain operable following an earthquake, the most reliable basis for certification is shake table testing. The Code