SECTION 15072 VIBRATION ATTENUATION

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GENERAL
SECTION INCLUDES Include the General Conditions of the Contract as part of this section. The Contractor shall become familiar with other sections of the Specifications affecting work of this trade. Furnish all labour, materials, plant, equipment and appliances and perform all necessary operations required to execute the work of this section. This section describes the requirements for the vibration attenuator measures that are required. RELATED SECTIONS This schedule is intended to be used as a helpful indication of the related sections within the Project Specifications. It is not necessarily comprehensive or complete and it is the Contractor's responsibility to ascertain all applicable sections required to understand the full Scope of Works intended. REFERENCES The minimum standards for products specified in this section shall be those standards referred to or relevant BSI standards. SUBMITTALS FOR REVIEW Section 01300 - Submittals. Submit samples, specifications, engineering calculations, catalogue cut sheets, description of product and installation method in accordance with the Contract Documents. Submissions shall indicate all dimensions, details of construction, details of installation, relation and connections with adjoining work. Submit copies of test reports required to be performed on the proposed products. Submit a list of installation completed where proposed products were used. QUALITY ASSURANCE Perform Work in accordance with relevant British Standards and industry standard codes. QUALIFICATIONS The specialist company used shall have supplied antivibration products in Oman for at least the last five years. MOCK-UP No requirements ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS No requirements

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WARRANTY Section 01740 - Warranties and Bonds.

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APPROVED MANUFACTURER OR PRODUCT Kinetics, Mason Industries or equivalent PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS ANTI-VIBRATION PROCEDURES All dynamic machinery shall be isolated from the building structure by vibration isolators and/or vibration isolation materials which shall be purpose designed and selected to suit the machinery. Where mat type isolation materials are used, the Contractor shall supply the materials used and shall be responsible for their correct positions and installation. All other vibration isolators shall be both supplied and installed by the Contractor. Isolation efficiency of anti vibration devices and materials shall be as indicated. For fans and air distribution systems, flexible joints in accordance with other parts of this specification shall be provided. For pumps and water distribution systems, purpose designed flexible connections shall be provided in accordance with this specification. The connections shall be compatible with the tube materials, the methods of jointing and the fluid(s) handled in the system. Electrical connections to motors and other dynamic machinery, shall be made in accordance with the electrical part of this specification. SPRING ANTI VIBRATION MOUNTINGS: Select spring mounts with an overload capacity of 50%, for metal springs the outside diameter should be at least 75% of operating height. Permanently identify individual mounts with their load capacity. SPRING HANGERS: Provide spring hangers that allow the lower hanger rod to move laterally at least 15 . LOCKING FACILITY: Where indicated, provide lockable levelling device. SYNTHETIC MATERIAL CONFIGURED MAT MOUNTINGS: Provide configured mat mountings manufactured from neoprene or composite fibre/synthetic rubber. Where mats are stacked, bond 1mm steel sheet thickness between each pad without filling voids. HIGH TEMPERATURE CONFIGURED MAT MOUNTINGS: Provide configured mat mountings manufactured from high temperature synthetic rubber. Where mats are stacked, bond 1mm steel sheet thickness between each pad without filling voids. RESILIENT MAT MOUNTINGS: Provide a minimum of 20mm resilient mat and sheet of 1.6 mm steel for incorporation in cast in situ base. 15072/3 Vibration Attenuation
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PAD MOUNTINGS: Provide pad mountings manufactured from composite synthetic rubber. SYNTHETIC RUBBER TURRET COMPRESSION MOUNTINGS: Provide turret compression mountings fabricated from plates. synthetic rubber between two steel

Protect the metal from corrosion by painting and fix friction pads to top and bottom. Provide bolt holes to allow fixing.

2.2.10 NEOPRENE TURRET COMPRESSION MOUNTINGS: 2.2.10.1 Provide turret compression mountings fabricated from neoprene between two steel plates. 2.2.10.2 Protect the metal from corrosion by painting and fix friction pads to top and bottom. Provide bolt holes to allow fixing. 2.2.11 SPRING COMPRESSION MOUNTINGS: 2.2.11.1 Provide spring compression mountings comprising high strength low stress h elical spring capped with steel pressure plate, on resilient base pad, mounted on pre- drilled base for bolting down, and enclosed with cap. Protect metal from corrosion. 2.2.12 CAPTIVE SPRING MOUNTINGS: 2.2.12.1 Provide captive spring mountings comprising high strength low stress helical spring designed to achieve horizontal and vertical snubbing. Mount spring on predrilled base plate for bolting down and protect against corrosion. Supply complete with levelling screw. 2.2.13 SYNTHETIC RUBBER HANGERS, TURRET COMPRESSION: 2.2.13.1 Provide turret compression hangers fabricated from synthetic rubber incorporated with hanger box. 2.2.13.2 Construct hanger box from steel (minimum thickness 1.6mm) complete with hole for suspension rod and enlarged lower hole for drop rod to equipment. 2.2.14 HANGERS, SPRING COMPRESSION: 2.2.14.1 Provide spring compression hangers comprising high strength low stress helical spring capped with steel pressure plate, on resilient base pad, mounted within hanger box. Construct hanger box from steel (minimum thickness 1.6mm) complete with hole for suspension rod and enlarged lower hole for drop rod to equipment. 2.2.15 HORIZONTALLY RESTRAINED SPRING MOUNTINGS: 2.2.15.1 Provide horizontally restrained spring mountings comprising high strength low stress helical spring capped with steel pressure plate, on resilient base pad, mounted within hanger box. Construct hanger box from steel (minimum thickness 1.6mm) complete with holes for installing across connection. In addition supply synthetic rubber or neoprene snubber as a horizontal buffer. 2.2.16 CONCRETE/STEEL FORMWORK INERTIA BASES: 2.2.16.1 Provide purpose built inertia bases constructed using welded steel frame formwork containing concrete reinforced with 12mm minimum diameter bars at 100mm maximum centres, 35mm above the bottom of the base; and mounted on spring compression mountings. 2.2.17 WELDED STEEL FRAME INERTIA BASES: WSA/D001273 Rev A/2002 15072/4 Vibration Attenuation

2.2.17.1 Provide purpose built inertia bases constructed using welded steel frame mounted on spring compression mountings. 2.2.18 VIBRATION ISOLATION HOSES: 2.2.18.1 Provide flexible hose couplings for connecting pipework comprising nylon fabric or steel mesh carcass with waterproof cover and internal lining of material to suit fluid conveyed, temperatures and pressures indicated. 2.2.19 RUBBER MATTING PIPEWORK NOISE VIBRATION ISOLATION: 2.2.19.1 Incorporate within pipework support ring purpose made isolators manufactured from rubber matting. 2.2.20 FLOATING FLOORS 2.2.20.1 Provide floating floors beneath all items of dynamic plant and equipment that are sited on suspended floor slabs and the area below is one of the following: 1) 2) 3) Guestroom Front of House Area Office

2.2.20.2 The floating floor system shall comprise of a concrete curb which is at least 1.2m from the edge of the plant with a 100m dense concrete floating floor slab within the curb. The floating floor slab shall be resiliently mounted on a composite acoustic mat such as the Model RIM made by Kinetics. Perimeter isolation shall be 20mm thick resilient material as recommended by the manufacturer. 2.2.20.3 Any services breaches in the floor shall be via upstand curbs with resilient edge detail or by placing resilient material around the service to the manufacturers detail. Any drains shall be made using a special vibration isolated floor drains.

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EXAMINATION Verify site conditions under provisions of Section 01400. Before ordering any materials / commencing work verify that building structure associated with the system is within tolerance and take full account of shape configuration and material properties of the structure. PREPARATION Following manufacturers written recommendations. HANDLING AND STORAGE Deliver component parts to site, completely identified in accordance with shop and certified drawings prepared for this work. Store in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, above ground, properly protected from the weather and construction activities. FABRICATION Follow manufacturers recommendation for inertia bases and floating floors. INSTALLATION Before beginning installation in any area, examine all parts of the adjoining work into which applicable work is to be placed. Should any conditions be found which will prevent the proper 15072/5 Vibration Attenuation

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execution of the work, installation shall not proceed in that area until such conditions are corrected by the contractor. 3.5.2 3.5.2.1 3.5.3 3.5.3.1 3.5.4 3.5.4.1 3.5.5 3.5.5.1 3.6 3.6.1 3.7 3.7.1 3.7.2 3.8 3.8.1 3.9 3.9.1 GENERAL: Install vibration isolation equipment and carry out levelling of equipment in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. CAST IN SITU BASES: Ensure bases are cast to achieve design static deflection. FIXING: Fix down vibration isolation mountings only where indicated. HORIZONTALLY RESTRAINED SPRING MOUNTINGS: Ensure snubbers for limiting excessive movement are installed out of contact during normal operation.

FIELD QUALITY CONTROL Provide field quality control under provisions of Section 01400 - Quality Control. CLEANING Section 01710 - Cleaning installed work. Remove labels after Work is complete. PROTECTION OF FINISHED WORK Protect work under provisions of Section 01710. SCHEDULE This schedule is intended to be used as a helpful indication of work within this section. It is not necessarily comprehensive or complete and it is the Contractor's responsibility to ascertain and complete the full works intended and as shown within the drawings, specification and Contract or thereby implied. END OF SECTION

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