PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

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PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

INTER DISCIPLINE INFORMATION TRANSFER
Piping Input

Dummy Model

Piperrack Configuration (Width, Number of Tiers, Elevation, etc)

Location of pipe supports (Rest, Guide & Axial Stop)

Details of Secondary Supports

Ladder Staircase Arrangement

Grating Cutouts if any

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

INTER DISCIPLINE INFORMATION TRANSFER
Piping Input

Loadings
Pipe Empty Weight

Pipe Operating Weight

Test Weight

Guide Load

Axial Stop Load

Piping Secondary support loads & Locations

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
INTER DISCIPLINE INFORMATION TRANSFER
Electrical / Instrument / Telecom Input

Cable Tray Details

No of Trays

Tray Width

Support Location (Plan & Elevation)

Loadings

Drop down location and support requirements

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

INTER DISCIPLINE INFORMATION TRANSFER
Electrical / Instrument / Telecom Input

Fixing details of Tray

Buried Trench if any

Earthing lug Requirement by Electrical

Additional support requirement and loadings

Grating Cutouts if required

Dummy Model

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

INTER DISCIPLINE INFORMATION TRANSFER
HSE
Requirement of Blast & Blast Loading

Requirement of Fire Proofing

Access way & Escape route

Mechanical
Equipment loading & Mounting Details if any above the Piperack

Access and maintenance requirements

Magnitude and direction of loads being transmitted to the

Piperack
PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
PIPERACK - PURPOSE
Pipe rack is the main artery of any oil & gas or refinery plants. This carries
the pipes and cable trays from one equipment to another equipment within
a process unit or carries the pipe and cable trays from one unit to another
unit. Some times you will also find the AIR COOLED HEAT
EXCHANGERS on the pipe rack

To support the Process / Utility / Flare Pipe lines at required elevation

To support the PS Values /other type of Valves

To support the Air cooler / Equipments

To support the Cable Trays for (EIT) at required elevation

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK - TYPES

1. Based on material

a) Steel Piperack

b) Concrete / Precast Piperack

2. Based on Usage

a) Piperack

b) Technological Structure

c) Pipe Bridge

d) Pipetrack

e) Pipesleeper
PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
PIPERACK GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
AIR COOLER / EQUIPMENT

FLARE LINES

CABLE TRAYS UTILITIE LINES

PROCESS LINES

STEEL PIPERACK

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

 PIPERACK

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

 TECHNOLOGICAL STRUCTURE

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

 PIPE BRIDGE

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

 PIPETRACK PIPESLEEPER

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

 PIPE SUPPROTS

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

Length of each module shall be preferably between 30m to 42m

Distance between consecutive Module preferably 6m

Transverse frame (4.0m to 10.0m)

Piperack with single bay Transverse Vertical Bracing Arrangement

Piperack more than one bay Transverse Vertical Bracing Arrangement

Plan bracing & Longitudinal bracing shall be provided in centrally as far

as possible

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK GENERAL ARRANGEMENT

For Piperack which are 5m wide or more, a central longitudinal tie beam
shall be provided at each tier

Longitudinal tie beam and plan bracing shall be lowered to suite the pipe
supports

Cable tray support shall be at every 3m (check EIT input).

Clear height for man Access shall be 2.1m(check with piping)

Clear height for Forklift movement shall be 3.0m

Minimum platform landing width shall be 1.0m to 1.2m

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
Cable Tray - Locations

x Cantilever length of cable tray from column

should be maximum of ___m

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Cable Tray - Locations

Cable tray drop down should not be done

in anchor bay location

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Cable Tray - Locations

Cable tray drop down should be along/near

the column

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Cable Tray - Locations

Haunch for moment

connection

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

 Piperack with Air-cooler

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Piping Clash

Piping should give clearance before tapping out the pipe in anchor
bay location

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Piping Clash

Clearance from the center of column 300mm for column width

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Piping Clash

Clearance for moment connection Haunch max (900 x 500mm)

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOADING

Dead Load Equipment Test Load

Cable Tray Load Pipe Friction in Transverse &

Longitudinal Direction
Live Load
Pipe Guide & Anchor Load
Pipe Empty Load
Wind Load
Pipe Operating Load
Seismic Load
Pipe Test Load
Blast Load
Equipment Empty Load
Temperature Loads
Equipment Operating Load
Local beam check Load
PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
PIPERACK LOADING - Dead Load

Dead Load

Self-weight of the structure

Connection weight of the structure

Non modeled structure dead weight

Grating

Ladder & Handrail

Cable tray supporting member

Fireproofing weight, etc

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOADING Cable Tray Load

Cable Tray Load

Weight of Cable per meter length

TRAY SIZE LOAD

750W x 150H 150 kg/m
300W x 150H 100 kg/m

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOADING Live Load

Live Load

Operating platform 5 kN/sqm

Minor platforms & Walkways 3.75 kN/sqm

Stairways 5 kN/sqm

Ladder 0.89 kN

Refer Civil design basis for other details.

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOADING Pipe Vertical Load

Pipe empty load

Dead weight of the pipe > 12 by piping

For pipe < 12 minimum of 1.2 kN/sqm (As per design basis)

Pipe operating load

Operating weight of the pipe > 12 by piping

For pipe < 12 minimum of 0.5 kN/sqm (As per design basis)

Pipe test load

Test weight of the pipe > 12 by piping

For pipe < 12 minimum of 1.05 kN/sqm (As per design basis)

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOADING Equipment Load

Equipment empty load

Dead weight of Equipment by Mechanical

Equipment operating load

Operating weight of Equipment by Mechanical

Equipment test load

Test weight of Equipment by Mechanical

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOADING Pipe Horizontal Load

Pipe friction in transverse direction

As per Civil design basis

Pipe friction in longitudinal direction

As per our Civil design basis
Pipe Guide load
Guide load in transverse direction to the pipe by piping

Pipe Anchor load

Anchor load in longitudinal direction to the pipe by piping

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOADING Wind Load

Wind Load
Due to Structural member

Due to Pipes

Due to cable trays

Due to ladder and staircase

Due to Equipments

Wind load in Transverse direction

Applied in all frames

Wind load in Longitudinal direction

Applied in first two frames and last frame
PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
PIPERACK LOAD COMBINATIONS

Unfactored load combinations for Serviceability check of the

Piperack Superstructure and Foundations

1. Empty Condition - with Wind Load

2. Operating condition - without wind/EQ and live load

- with live load and without wind/EQ load
- with wind/EQ and without live load

3. Test Condition - without wind load

- wind load

4. Blast Condition - dead load + operating + friction + blast load

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOAD COMBINATIONS

Factored load combinations for Strength Design of Piperack Foundations

1. Empty Condition - with Wind Load

2. Operating condition - without wind/EQ and live load

- with live load and without wind/EQ load
- with wind/EQ and without live load

3. Test Condition - without wind load

- wind load

4. Blast Condition - dead load + operating + friction + blast load

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK LOAD COMBINATIONS

Factored load combinations for Steel Design

1. Empty Condition - with Wind Load

2. Operating condition - without wind/EQ and live load

- with live load and without wind/EQ load
- with wind/EQ and without live load

3. Test Condition - without wind load

- wind load

4. Local check of main Transverse Beams without Wind/EQ

5. Local check of main Transverse Beams with Wind/EQ
6. Local check of main Longitudinal Beams (Pipe carrying Beams) without
Wind/EQ
7. Local check of main Longitudinal Beams (Pipe carrying Beams) with Wind/EQ
8. Local Check of Longitudinal Beams (No Pipes)
PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
PIPERACK REST SUPPORT

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK GUIDE SUPPORT

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK ANCHOR SUPPORT

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK HANGER SUPPORT & TRUNION

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK PSV & LADDER PLATFORM

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK INPUT TO DESIGNER

STAAD MODEL
Conversion from STAAD to the required software

HAND MARKUPS
Printouts from STAAD & hand markups
EL.114.200

EL.110.800

EL.108.400 1.5m (Typ) 1.5m

1.5m (Typ)

EL.108.400

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK DRAWING CHECKING

Cross check with your inputs

Use project specific checklist

Clash in the model

Interface between steel and concrete

Interface between UG & foundation

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK IDC

IDC Matrix

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