Ernest L. Klaber, PE

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Presents a SunCam continuing education series on the topic of:

Heavy Industrial Design

Contact author at:
ernestklaber@gmail.com
Redington Shores, Florida

Ernest received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil engineering from Rutgers University in 1970 and a Master of Science Degree in Structural Engineering from Rutgers in 1973. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Florida.

Ernest Klaber has an extensive background designing industrial structures.

From 1973 thru 2009 Ernest worked at leading engineering companies involved in Heavy Industrial Design and Construction, the most notable being Davy McKee Inc., Jacobs Engineering Inc., Raytheon Engineering Inc., Mustang Tampa Inc., and Pegasus Tsi Inc.

Ernest has been involved in the design of structures for the Mining, Petrochemical and Pharmaceutical Industries as well as in the design of structures for Municipal, Institutional and Commercial clients.

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158-Industrial Floor Framing for Vibrating Equipment

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4 $90.00

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Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.

Course Description:

Industrial structures frequently house vibrating equipment such as blowers, centrifuges, vibrating screens, etc. Floors that support this type of equipment must not only be sufficiently strong to carry the weight of the equipment but must also have elastic properties that result in a specific natural frequency. If the natural frequency of the floor is too close to the operating frequency of the equipment, the floor will vibrate excessively, causing discomfort to people that stand on the floor or, in more severe situations, resulting in damaged equipment.

The purpose of this course is to introduce practical methods available for finding natural frequencies of beams, to describe guidelines used in the design of industrial floor framing and to illustrate the principles discussed with design examples.

The course describes some of the methods available for obtaining values for the natural frequencies of beams. Methods vary from simply matching the situation at hand with published values in the literature, to simplified hand calculations, to use of computer programs. This course will provide a background that should result in a better understanding of the modeling requirements of computer programs and consequently lead to their proper application. Parameters important in the design of supports for vibrating equipment are presented, and typical values commonly used in industrial practice are described. Finally, two floor framing design examples are given. The first is of a floor that supports a vibrating screen; it is an example of "high tuning". The second is of a floor that supports a blower/fan; it is an example of "low tuning".