k.thiruththaninathan@yahoo.com

i am a Civil engineer.I am in need of guidance,Could Any one please help me in understanding the seismic load transfer in pipe sleepers. I was told that the total seismic load will be transferred to the anchor bays (axial stops) only, since seismic load is a incidental load and the intermediate supports will not play any role in resisting seismic load.

My Understanding is that, since the pipes are supported in intermediate sleepers between the anchor bays, there will be vertical load on those sleepers and when there is a vertical mass there will be a seismic component at that particular support. Hence the seismic load should be distributed among all the intermediate supports between the anchor bays.

Could anyone please tell me whether my understanding is correct, if not please guide me.