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SECTION 15094
PREFABRICATED PIPE HANGERS, SUPPORTS AND BRACING
PART 1 - GENERAL
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DESCRIPTION
A.
Work Included: Design, furnish and install prefabricated pipe hangers, supports,
and braces to support pipes, maintain the necessary pitch, minimize vibration,
prevent movement, and allow expansion and contraction of the pipes shown on the
Drawings, as specified herein and as referenced. This Specification covers hangers,
supports, and braces for mechanical piping systems including ductile iron, carbon
steel, stainless steel and copper piping.
Hangers for electrical conduit, plumbing piping, HVAC ducts, and other utilities are
found within their respective Specification sections.
RELATED SECTIONS
A. Pipe, pipe fittings and valves are specified in respective sections of Division 15.
REFERENCES
A. This section contains references that are applicable to this Specification Section.
The applicable edition of the indicated references shall be the version that was the
most current at the time of the Advertisement of Bids.
B. Manufacturer’s Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry (MSS).
1. MSS SP-58 Pipe Hangers and Supports — Materials, Design and Manufacture
2. MSS SP-69 Pipe Hangers and Supports — Selection and Application
3. MSS SP-89 Pipe Hangers and Supports — Fabrication and Installation
Practices
4. MSS SP-90 Guidelines on Terminology for Pipe Hangers and Supports
C. ASTM A123/A123M - Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on
Iron & Steel Products
D. ASTM A153/A153M - Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Steel
Hardware
E. ASTM C881/C881M - Specification for Epoxy-Resin-Base Bonding Systems for
Concrete
F. ASCE 7 - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
G. International Building Code (2009)
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
A. Contractor shall provide all necessary hangers, supports and braces as needed to
provide a fully functional and adequately supported and restrained system.
B. Prefabricated pipe supports shall be provided for all pipes shown on the Contract
Drawings. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “pipe support’, “pipe hanger” and
“pipe guide” shall refer to prefabricated pipe supports, hangers, guides, and braces
specified herein.
C. All structural steel pipe support frames and shop fabricated pipe support assemblies
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