
144 Practical Centrifugal Pumps
The pump foundation must provide enough rigidity to absorb axial, transverse, and torsion
loads that the rotating pump imposes. Proper structural design of a foundation requires an
evaluation of soil conditions so that both dynamic and static forces are considered.
A foundation design has to take into consideration the following aspects:
• Functional support to the pump; it should have a mass – that is, at least thrice
the total weight of supporting equipment.
• The foundation rests on solid or stabilized earth that is completely independent
of other foundations, pads, walls, or operating platforms.
• A minimum ...