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PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS
- T. PRABU
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL
FLOW CHART

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

Piping Input
Loadings
•Pipe Empty Weight
•Pipe Operating Weight
•Test Weight
•Guide Load
•Axial Stop Load
•Piping Secondary support loads & Locations

Electrical / Instrument / Telecom Input
Cable Tray Details

•No of Trays
•Tray Width
•Support Location (Plan & Elevation)
•Loadings
•Drop down location and support requirements

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

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 - 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 - 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 – GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
AIR COOLER / EQUIPMENT
FLARE LINES
CABLE TRAYS UTILITIE LINES
PROCESS LINES
STEEL PIPERACK

PIPERACK

TECHNOLOGICAL STRUCTURE

PIPE BRIDGE

PIPETRACK PIPESLEEPER

PIPE SUPPROTS

• 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

• 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.
• Clear height for man Access shall be 2.1m
• Clear height for Forklift movement shall be 3.0m
• Minimum platform landing width shall be 1.0m to 1.2m

Cable Tray - Locations
x Cantilever length of cable tray from column

should be maximum of ___m

Cable tray drop down should not be done

in anchor bay location

Cable tray drop down should be along/near

the column

Haunch for moment

connection

Piperack with Air-cooler

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

Piping Clash
Clearance from the center of column 300mm for column width

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

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 – 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 – 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 – LOADING – Live Load
 Live Load
 Valve operating platform – 5 kN/sqm
 Minor platforms & Walkways – 2.5 kN/sqm
 Stairways – 4.8 kN/sqm
 Ladder – 0.89 kN

PIPERACK – LOADING – Pipe Vertical Load
 Pipe empty load

 Dead weight of the pipe > 12” by piping
 For pipe < 12” minimum of 1.0 kN/sqm (As per your design
basis)
 Pipe operating load

 Operating weight of the pipe > 12” by piping
basis)
 Pipe test load

 Test weight of the pipe > 12” by piping
basis)
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 – LOADING – Pipe Horizontal Load
 Pipe friction in transverse direction

 As per our Civil design basis or 5% of the operating load
 Pipe friction in longitudinal direction

 As per our Civil design basis or 10% of the operating load
 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 – 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 – LOAD COMBINATIONS



PIPERACK – REST SUPPORT

PIPERACK – GUIDE SUPPORT

PIPERACK – ANCHOR SUPPORT

PIPERACK – HANGER SUPPORT & TRUNION

PIPERACK – PSV & LADDER PLATFORM

PIPERACK – INPUT TO DESIGNER
 STAAD MODEL
 Conversion from STAAD to the required software
 HAND MARKUP’S
 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 – 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 – IDC
 IDC Matrix


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PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

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

•Pipe Operating Weight

•Axial Stop Load

•Piping Secondary support loads & Locations

Cable Tray Details

•Support Location (Plan & Elevation)

•Drop down location and support requirements

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Fixing details of Tray

Buried Trench if any

Earthing lug Requirement by Electrical

Additional support requirement and loadings

Grating Cutouts if required

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Requirement of Fire Proofing

Access way & Escape route

Access and maintenance requirements

Magnitude and direction of loads being transmitted to the

• 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

b) Concrete / Precast Piperack

CABLE TRAYS UTILITIE LINES

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

• 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

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

• Cable tray support shall be at every 3m.

• Clear height for man Access shall be 2.1m

• Clear height for Forklift movement shall be 3.0m

• Minimum platform landing width shall be 1.0m to 1.2m

x Cantilever length of cable tray from column

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Cable tray drop down should not be done

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Cable tray drop down should be along/near

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS

Haunch for moment

PIPERACK DESIGN CONCEPTS