This Part of the Code deals with the design and construction of foundations for reciprocating machinery which normally rotates in the low (up to 5Hz) and medium (5Hz to 25Hz) frequency ranges, and is of a size for which a rigid block type foundation is normally used.
Guidance is given on the information and data to be assembled and the steps to be taken in order to realize both a satisfactory design and an adequate control of the construction work on site.
The recommendations are generally applicable only to the design of foundations as an undamped singlemass spring system. It should be realized that there are conditions when damping needs to be considered.
Referemces are included on the characteristics and use of resilient mountings but in cases where these devices are to be employed the designer should judge whether the conditions will permit an assumption that the soil is rigid or whether the design should be based on a multiple-meaa spring system.
Recommendations are included for the responsibilities of the purchaser, the machine manufacturer, the main comtractor, the consulting engineer, the civil or structural enginer, who are jointly responsible for the design and construction of the foundation.
BS CP 2012-1:1974 history
1974BS CP 2012-1:1974 Code of practice for foundations for machinery - Foundations for reciprocating machines