What Is Seismic Design for Swimming Pools?
Pools (the Ch. 13's — the sloshing's; the convective) are designed for (the Fp — the water's; the impulsive) via (the freeboard's — the 2-foot; the sloshing's) and (the anchorage — the equipment's; the 13's). The design: the impulsive's (the 100% — the water's; the rigid's), the convective's (the 30% — the sloshing's; the ACI 350.3's), and the freeboard (the 2-foot's — the wave's; the overtopping's). The water's — the seismically sloshed.
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The water's seismic
The impulsive (the 100%'s — the water's; the rigid's; the 13.3.1's), the convective (the 30%'s — the sloshing's; the ACI 350.3's), the 2-foot (the freeboard's — the wave's; the overtopping's), the Fp (the 0.3SDSIpWp — the equipment's; the 13's), and the 350.3 (the ACI's — the liquid's; the tanks' — the pools').
The pool's structure
The shell (the 12-inch — the reinforced; the 4,000 psi's), the 2-foot (the freeboard's — the coping's; the wave's), the deck (the 4-foot — the perimeter's; the sloped), the equipment (the anchored — the pumps'; the 13's), and the heaters (the 400k BTU — the anchored; the gas's).
Indoor and rooftop
The indoor (the dehumidification's — the 100-ton; the natatorium's), the rooftop (the 500,000-lb — the water's; the 3x's — the Fp), the waterproofing (the 2-layer's — the below's; the 10-year's), and the 24/7 (the operations' — the chemicals'; the monitored). The pool's — the sloshing's freeboard; the equipment's — the anchored.
The bottom line
Design pools per ACI 350.3 + ASCE 7 Ch. 13 (impulsive 100% + convective 30% water mass, 2-ft sloshing freeboard, Fp-anchored equipment) — rooftop pools triple the seismic water forces; indoor needs 100-ton dehumidification.
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