March 2000

Process Industry Practices

Civil

CVC01017
Plant Site Data Sheet
 PURPOSE AND USE OF PROCESS INDUSTRY PRACTICES

In an effort to minimize the cost of process industry facilities, this Practice has
been prepared from the technical requirements in the existing standards of major
industrial users, contractors, or standards organizations. By harmonizing these technical
requirements into a single set of Practices, administrative, application, and engineering
costs to both the purchaser and the manufacturer should be reduced. While this
Practice is expected to incorporate the majority of requirements of most users,
individual applications may involve requirements that will be appended to and take
precedence over this Practice. Determinations concerning fitness for purpose and
particular matters or application of the Practice to particular project or engineering
situations should not be made solely on information contained in these materials. The
use of trade names from time to time should not be viewed as an expression of
preference but rather recognized as normal usage in the trade. Other brands having the
same specifications are equally correct and may be substituted for those named. All
Practices or guidelines are intended to be consistent with applicable laws and
regulations including OSHA requirements. To the extent these Practices or guidelines
should conflict with OSHA or other applicable laws or regulations, such laws or
regulations must be followed. Consult an appropriate professional before applying or
acting on any material contained in or suggested by the Practice.

© Process Industry Practices (PIP), Construction Industry Institute, The

University of Texas at Austin, 3208 Red River Street, Suite 300, Austin,
Texas 78705. PIP member companies and subscribers may copy this Practice
for their internal use.

Not printed with State funds

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Plant Site Data Sheet
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Owner’s Name:

Plant Site Name and Location (City, State, Country):

Units: U.S. Customary SI (This will apply to all units throughout this document.)
Building Code
Design at this plant site shall be in accordance with the following building code(s):
(check) Year of Locally Adopted Edition
National Building Code (BOCA)
Standard Building Code (SBC)
Uniform Building Code (UBC)
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code (LSC)
Other
None
Owner’s Liaison with Building Authority
Name: Phone:
Local Building Authority, Building Official Name, Address, and Phone:

State or Other Fire Authority, Name, Address, and Phone:

NPDES (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan) Governing Authority, Name, Address, and Phone:

Permit required for greater than acres (hectares) disturbed

Erosion control plan required (even without permit) Yes No
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Plant Site Data Sheet
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Topographical and Survey Data

North American Datum: NAD 27 or NAD 83
Plant datum elevation: ft (m) = ft (m) above mean sea level (MSL)
Angular relation between true north and plant descriptive north: deg.
Plant coordinate 0,0 = (latitude), (longitude) based on
the coordinate system

Wind Direction
Prevailing wind direction N NE E SE S SW W NW
Percent annually in each direction % % % % % % % %
in terms of true north or plant north
Temperature
Highest max. temperature: °F (°C) Lowest min. temperature: °F (°C)
HVAC design dry bulb: Summer: °F (°C) Winter: °F (°C)
HVAC design wet bulb: Summer: °F (°C)
Relative humidity: Summer: % Winter: %
Source: ASHRAE Owner Other
Rainfall
Design rainfall intensity: inch/hr (mm/hr), based on a min. rainfall
duration period associated with the - year storm
Design accumulated 24-hour rainfall: inch (mm), based on the - year storm
Rainfall intensity for evaluation of potential flooding: in/hr (mm/hr), based on
a min. rainfall duration associated with the - year storm
Peak rainy season for this plant site is from to
Floods
100-year flood elevation: ft (m) above Plant datum or MSL
Max. probable flood elev.: ft (m) above Plant datum or MSL

Railroads
Railroad design at this site shall be in accordance with the following railroad code:
(check)
American Railway Engineers Association (AREA)
Other
Local operating railroad:
Railcar clearances: Vertical ft (m) Horizontal ft (m)
Minimum weight and type rail:
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Plant Roads and Streets

Road and street design at this site shall be in accordance with the following code:
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
State D.O.T. specification
Other
Crane loading:
Primary roads – main traffic routes, tanker and semi-trailer truck traffic occurs
Road width ft (m)
Shoulder width ft (m)
Horizontal clearance ft (m) from centerline, edge of road
Vertical clearance ft (m)
Roadway surface material
Secondary roads – regular operational & maintenance traffic, not subject to high traffic
Road width ft (m)
Shoulder width ft (m)
Horizontal clearance ft (m) from centerline, edge of road
Vertical clearance ft (m)
Roadway surface material
Accessways - travel ways that provide access to equipment or congested areas
Min. single lane width ft (m)
Shoulder width ft (m)
Horizontal clearance ft (m) from centerline, edge of road
Vertical clearance ft (m)
Roadway surface material

Wetlands
Location / limits

Water Distribution
Cooling water psi (kPa) Fire water psi (kPa)
Potable water psi (kPa) Fire water psi (kPa)

Wind Loads
All wind loads at this site shall be computed in accordance with the following code,
using the site specific parameters indicated below:
ASCE 7- “Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures”
Building code indicated above
Other
Basic wind speed: mph (km/hr) 3-second gust or fastest mile
Recurrence interval: 50 year 100 year Other: year
Exposure category: A B C D
Topographic factor: Kzt See Project Data Sheet N/A
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Earthquake Loads
All seismic loads at this site shall be computed in accordance with the following code,
using the site specific parameters indicated below:
ASCE 7- “Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures”
Uniform Building Code (UBC, year )
Building code indicated above
Other
For ASCE 7 and other codes based on NEHRP provisions:
Effective peak acceleration, Aa =
Effective peak velocity – related acceleration, Av =
Soil profile type: A B C D E F or S
=
Ca = Cv =
For UBC:
Earthquake zone, Z =
Soil profile type and site coefficient, S =

Snow Loads
All snow loads at this site shall be computed in accordance with the following:
ASCE 7- “Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures”
Building code indicated above
Other
Ground snow load: psf (kPa), 50-year recurrence interval

Frost Depth
Site frost depth: ft (m) below grade