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Machine Foundation of A Industrial Water Pump

This document discusses machine foundations for industrial water pumps. It notes that machine foundations must support both static and dynamic loads from machine operation. The designer must understand how loads are transmitted from the machine and how the foundation and soil will behave dynamically. Effective design requires coordination between mechanical and civil engineers from planning through machine installation.

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Machine Foundation of A Industrial Water Pump

This document discusses machine foundations for industrial water pumps. It notes that machine foundations must support both static and dynamic loads from machine operation. The designer must understand how loads are transmitted from the machine and how the foundation and soil will behave dynamically. Effective design requires coordination between mechanical and civil engineers from planning through machine installation.

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Machine foundation of a industrial water pump

Machine foundation of a industrial AC motor


The design of a machine foundation is more complex than
that of a normal foundation which supports only static loads.
In machine foundations, the designer must consider, in
addition to the static loads, the dynamic forces caused by the
working of the machine. These dynamic forces are, in turn,
transmitted to the foundation supporting the machine. The
designer should, therefore, be well conversant with the
method of load transmission from the machine as well as with
the problems concerning the dynamic behaviour of the
foundation and the soil underneath the foundation.
That the knowledge in this field has lagged behind other
branches of technology is partly due to the fact that the
responsibility for satisfactory performance of a machine is
divided between the machine designer, who is usually a
mechanical engineer, and the foundation designer, whose task
is to design a suitable foundation consistent with the
mechanical requirements and satisfying the required
tolerances. It is, therefore, desirable that the mechanical and
civil engineers work in close coordination from the planning
stage until the machinery is installed on the foundation
 The type of foundations used to encounter such dynamic forces/vibrations caused by machines used is known
as “machine foundations”. The dynamic forces are transmitted to the foundation supporting the machine.
Generally the moving, shaking components of the machines are balanced, yet there is always some
unbalanced condition in actual practice which results the eccentricity of rotating parts. Thus, it is very essential
that the machine foundations require satisfying the criteria of dynamic loading plus static loading that exists
already.

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