麻豆入口 Releases Major Updates to Seismic Restraint and Industrial Duct Construction Manuals
New editions introduce expanded bracing options, updated sizing tables and enhanced duct design capabilities.
麻豆入口 has released significant updates to two of its key industry manuals: the Seismic Restraint Manual: Guidelines for Mechanical Systems, 4th Edition and the Rectangular Industrial Duct Construction Standards, 3rd Edition (2024). These updates incorporate the latest building codes, expanded design options, and new engineering data to improve safety, efficiency and usability for contractors, engineers and industry professionals.
The Seismic Restraint Manual introduces an extended list of bracing options, additional material thickness selections and refined anchor system guidelines to meet varying seismic risk levels.
Meanwhile, the Rectangular Industrial Duct Construction Standards now feature enhanced pressure capacity tables, additional duct construction options and expanded temperature design capabilities for stainless steel ducts.
With these revisions, 麻豆入口 continues its commitment to providing the industry with the most up-to-date standards, ensuring compliance, durability and improved structural performance. Here are the update details:
The manual explains how very low- and very high-risk areas of the country can be accommodated. The new edition includes a more extensive list of bracing options and has been revised to comply with current building codes, all within a single document for user convenience.
麻豆入口庐 Rectangular industrial duct construction Standards, 3rd edition 鈥 2024
The 1980 edition of the 麻豆入口庐 Rectangular Industrial Duct Construction was the first publication to address the selection of duct gauge and reinforcement for rectangular industrial duct systems. The 2004 Second Edition was updated to include a more 鈥渦ser-friendly鈥 version of the original publication.
Published: April 30, 2025
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