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Rev.NO. Date Purpose Prepared by Checked by Approved by

Format No. EIL 1641-1919 Rev. 1 Copyright EIL – All rights reserved
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1.0 Check list

Please ensure that the following design input data are available before
proceeding for design.

SR NO. TO BE
FURNISHED
LOADING/INFORMATION BY
i) EQUIPMENT LAYOUT +GAD'S +CIVIL FURNISHED/NOT PIPING
INFORMATION FURNISHED
INFORMATION DRAWINGS
(√) / (X)
a) Pipe Rack layout
b) Cross Sections and Location
c) Width and Span
d) Portal Spacing
e) Tier Elevations
f) Longitudinal beam Elevations
e) Requirement of intermediate beams
f) Equipment placed on rack
g) Monorails
h) Space allocation for Electrical and
Instrument trays/ducts
i) Transfer line size,schedule,insulation
thickness,location,elevation,location
and type of supports (rigid/ spring) and
location of cross guides.
j) Flare and O/H vapour line
sizes,schedule,insulation
thickness,location and elevation
k) Location and size of platforms for
equipments supported on pipe rack
l) Air fin cooler floor(if required to be in
RCC construction in place of steel
grating based on Piping Design basis.
m) Requirement of additional metal inserts

n) Size, schedule,insulation
thickness,location and elevation of
pipes above 30'' dia to be supported on
extended column/framework above top
tier.
o) Load category giving udl for each pipe
rack and tier.
p) The dia of largest pipe including
insulation thickness if it is more than
10m for calculating wind forces.
q) Size, schedule,insulation
thickness,location and elevation of
cooling tower lines if above 30'' dia.
 r) Piping and platform arrangement at
battery limit.
ii) Electrical requirment of cable trees and Electrical
tiers,platforms ladders,stairs,etc.
iii) Instrumentation requirement of cable
ducts,platforms Instrum -
ladders,stairs,etc. -entation
iv) Capacity of monorails if any
Rotating
Eqpt.
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.0 This document presents the design for offsite pipe rack.

2.0 N-S GRIDS

E-W GRIDS

2.0 STRUCTURAL DISCRIPTION

1.0 TRANSVERSE FRAME SPACING =

2.0 NO. OF BAYS =

3.0 NO.OF TIERS =

4.0 TIER ELEVATIONS =

5.0 INSTRUMENT TRAYS

(NOS & ELEVATIONS) =

6.0 ELECTRICAL TRAYS(NOS & ELEVATIONS) =

7.0 WALKWAY LEVEL (NOS & ELEVATIONS) =

8.0 EQUIPMENT PPLATFORM LEVEL =

9.0 STAIR CASE =

10.0 EXPANSION JOINT

i) LOCATION =

ii) PROVISION OF FUTURE BRACKETS =

11.0 BRACED BAYS

NOS =
LOCATION =
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1.0 BASIC DESIGN INPUT /DATA

1.1 METEOROLOGICAL DATA

SEISMIC ZONE :
WIND(BASIC DESIGN WIND SPEED,TERRAIN
CATEGORY) :

1.2 PLANT ELEVATIONS

HIGH PAVING POINT HPP :

FINISHED GROUND LEVEL FGL :
NATURAL GROUND LEVEL NGL :

1.3 SOIL/PILE DATA (REFER GEOTECHNICAL REPORT DOC NO.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)

2.0 MAERIAL DATA

STRUCTURAL STEEL fy : 250 MPA

(CONFORMING TO IS 2062):
BOLTS ( as per IS 1367)
High strength Bolts : Property Class-8.8
Ordinary Bolts : Property Class-4.6

Reinforcement bar (Conforming to IS 1786 ) : HYSD TMT steel bars of

Grade Fe 500

Modulus of elasticity of Reinforcement Steel Es : 200000 MPA

(Refer Clause 38.1 of IS 456)
Concrete

Sub Structures & Superstructure fck : 30 MPA

Density of RCC yconc: 25 kn /m3
Density of PCC yconc: 24 kn /m3
Modulous of Elasticity of Concrete Esc : 5000√fckMPA
(Refer clause 6.2.3.1 of IS 456)

Anchor Bolts : Bolts shall be turned

from mild steel rounds
conforming to IS 2062
grade-A

Friction Coefficient
Concrete to Soil : 0.5
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1.0 Design Considerations/ Philosophy

Important Elevations

Ground Water table elevation GWT :

Bottom of Steel Column Elevation BOPC :
Foundation depth below HPP :
Bottom of Foundation Elevation BOF :

2.0 Framing Arrangement

Transverse Frame : Moment Connected Structural Steel frames

Longitudinal frame : Braced

Vertical and Plan Bracing Members
(structural steel)

Connection between Steel columns : Fixed

and base plate
Steel beams in transverse direction : Fixed
Steel beams in longitudinal direction : Pinned

Braced bay in longitudinal frame :

Secondary beams : Pinned

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1.0 LOAD CALCULATION

1.1 DEAD LOAD (D)

The self weight of the member will directly be : -Y 1.0

calculated by STAAD.PRO

Dead load of platforms (including grating

and grating supported beams) is assumed as
1.2 kn/m2 and applied as uniformly
distributed load on the transverse beams
of platform accordingly.(Grating
supporting beams are not modelled).

Sample Calculation
Dead load intensity = 1.2 kN/m2

UDL on main Frame beams = Dead load intensity x Eff. span

Effective Span(m) UDL on Main Frame

Beams(kn/m)
6 7.2
7 8.4
6.5 7.8

The UDL is applied on the platform Beams at El

Fire Proofing Load(Fp)

( as applicable)

1.2 Cable Tray load (Dc)

i) Electrical Cable Tray Load
(as furnished by electrical department)
= kN/m2

Sample Calculation
Electrical Cable Tray Load (say) per tier = 1.22 kN/m2
Dead Load= Electrical Cable Tray Load x No. Of Tiers = 1.225=x 4 4.9 kN/m2
UDL on Beams= Dead Load x Effective Span = 4.9 x 6 = 29.4 kN/m2

Elevation Effective SpanNo. of Tiers Dead LoadUDL on Beams

(mm) (m) kN/m2 (kN/m)
e.g. 6 4 4.9 29.4
ii) Instrument Cable Tray Load
Instrument Cable Tray Load
(as furnished by Instrumentation = kN/m2
department)

e.g. Sample Calculation

Instrument Cable Tray size (1200 W x 400 D )
Instrument Cable Tray Load (say) per Duct = 900 kg/m
= 8.82 kN/m
Dead Load= Instrument Cable Tray Load / Width = 8.82 / 1.2= 7.35 kN/m2
UDL on Beams= Dead Load x Effective Span = 7.35 x 6 = 44.1 kN/m

Elevation Effective Span Width Dead LoadUDL on Beams

(mm) (m) (m) kN/m2 (kN/m)
6 1.2 7.35 44.1

1.3 Equipment Load

1.3.1Equipment Empty Load (EQE)

Equipment Tag no. Reference P/F EQE(kg) N Load
Drawing No. elevation o Per
(m) . Support
o (kN)
e.g 11-EE-201 xxx xxx 50000 4f 122.5
S
u
p
p
o
1.3.2Equipment Operating Load (EQO) rt
Equipment Tag no. Reference P/F EQO(kg) s Load
N
Drawing No. elevation o Per
e.g 11-EE-201 xxx (m)
xxx 60000 4. Support
147
o (kn)
f
S
u
p
1.3.3Equipment Hydrotest LoadLoad (EQT) p
e.gEquipment Tag no. Reference P/F EQT(kg) o Load
N
Drawing No. elevation rt
o Per
(m) s. Support
o (kN)
11-EE-201 xxx xxx 70000 4f 171.5
S
u
p
p
o
rt
s
1.4 Pipe Loads

1.4.1Pipe Operating Load (PO)

 Piping Loads are applied as per Civil Information Drawings.( Refer Drawing no.xxxxxxxx)

Dia of Pipes (inch)Span(m)

>30'' 12 As Applicable
<30 '' 6

Pipe Operating Load is applied as UDL for pipes less than 12" dia
and an additional Point Load for pipes of dia 12" and above.
Calculation of Point Load :
EL Pipe DiaPipe Span Point
UDL Load
mm inch kg/m m (kN)
6500 26 533 6 23.81
12 147 6 5.17
28 575 6 25.70
12 178 6 6.99
20 351 6 14.85

1.4.2Piping Loads On the Longitudinal Beams

Same as above.

1.4.3PIPE FRICTION (PF)

Pipe friction load on each pipe tier, in longitudinal direction is
considered as 10% of pipe operating load.

1.4.4PIPE ANCHOR LOAD (PA)

( as per civil information drawing)
Anchor loads of 5 kN each are typically applied at 1/3rd span locations
at all pipe supporting tiers and on all bents. ( except for those tiers
where flare and steam line anchors are present).

50 % of the anchor load is considered as thermal component

(conservatively) and added withwind or seismic load in
respective load combinations.

1.4.5PIPE GUIDE LOAD (PG)

( as per civil information drawing)

1.5 LIVE LOAD CATEGORY (LL)

Live load on Operating and Maintenance platforms is taken as 5.0kN/m2

and Access Platforms and Walkways is taken as 2.5kN/m2 and applied
as uniformly distributed load on the Platform supporting beams
accordingly.
Sample Calculation :
Live load Intensity = 2.5 kN/m2
 Effective Span = 5 m
UDL on beams = Live load Intensity X Eff. Span = 12.5 kN/m

Elevation Effective Span Live Load UDL on Beams

(mm) (m) kN/m2 (kN/m)
e.g. 6 2.5 15

1.6 BUNDLE PULL LOAD

Equipment Tag No. And Drawing Reference
Platform Elevation =
Bundle Weight =2700 kgs = 26.46 kN
Length of Saddle = 0.6 m
No. of Saddles = 2
Spacing of Saddles = 3 m
Bundle Pull at fixed Support = 27 kN
(Considering 100 % bundle Pull at fixed Side conservatively)
Bundle Pull per post = 13.5 kN
Center of Bundle above saddle = 0.78 m
Push Pull due to removing of bundle =

1.7 WIND LOAD IN Z DIRECTION (WZ)