Manuals for Installation of Seismic Equipment These manuals, funded by a grant from FEMA, show equipment installers, mechanical contractors and engineers how to attach equipment to the building and hold it down to minimize earthquake damage. These manuals identify and illustrate best practices for the proper installation of seismic restraints for mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment. The intended audience consists of crafts persons who normally perform this type of installation and inspectors who conduct quality control verification of such installations. Seismic restraint devices include combined seismic snubbing/vibration isolation systems, cable or strut suspension systems, roof attachment systems and steel shapes. Complimentary copies of the manual may be ordered from the FEMA Distribution Center at 1-800-480-2520. Please refer to publication numbers 412 (Mechanical), 413 (Electrical), and 414 (Duct and Pipe). A PDF version is available below. Installing Seismic Restraints for Mechanical Equipment Installing Seismic Restraints for Electrical Equipment Installing Seismic Restraints for Duct and Pipe Additional VISCMA Documents VISCMA 101-07 Seismic Restraint Specification Guidelines for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems VISCMA has developed a suggested "Seismic Specification". The intent of this document is to offer specifiers and engineers a standardized, comprehensive generic specification template applicable to the seismic restraint of mechanical equipment and systems on building projects. VISCMA 102-07 Seismic Restraint Device Rating Standard This VISCMA standard has been developed to define a set of evaluation procedures with specific criteria that can be used to rate the performance in terms of capacity of the various seismic restraint devices and components using reference standards like ASHRAE SPC 171. New Seismic RoofCurb Installation Details For compliance with building code seismic and wind load requirements Seismic Exemptions for Suspended Trapeze Supported Pipe - IBC 2006/ASCE 7-05 (SUMMARY) Seismic Exemptions for Suspended Trapeze Supported Pipe - IBC 2006/ASCE 7-05 (COMPLETE DOCUMENT) There are some exemptions in IBC 2006/ASCE 7-05 which can benefit the design professionals of record and the installing contractors of piping systems. The particular exemptions to which this summary refers are found in ASCE 7-05 Sections 13.6.8.2a, 13.6.8.2b, and 13.6.8.2c. VISCMA headquarters: 610-971-4850 Email: info@viscma.com.