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PIPE SUPPORT DESIGN

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SCOPE REFERENCES DESIGN REQUIREMENTS DESIGN LOADING COMPONENT DESIGN

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PIPE SUPPORT DESIGN I. SCOPE This Standard covers the design requirements for structures ranging from small pipe supports to multideck pipe supports carrying air coolers. II. REFERENCES The following POLARIS Engineering Standards are to be considered part of this Standard, as applicable: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. III. 190.1 General Plant Design Criteria 415.1 Design Loads for Structures and Equipment 430.1 Concrete Construction 430.2 Concrete Materials and Testing 470.1 Steel Structures - Design and Application 470.2 Structural Steel Fabrication 1310.1 Fireproofing

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS A. All pipe supports, strutted or unstrutted, shall be designed as rigid frames in the transverse direction. Strutted pipe supports may be designed with the longitudinal struts either acting with the columns as a rigid frame or transmitting all longitudinal loads to vertical bracing. Unstrutted pipe supports shall be designed as cantilever members in the longitudinal direction. Unstrutted one column pipe supports shall be designed as cantilever members in the transverse and longitudinal directions. All pipe supports shall be designed for wind or earthquake forces, whichever is greater. Braced bays shall be designed to carry longitudinal forces for approximately 150

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feet of pipe rack. G. To minimize pipe corrosion resulting from moisture retention, all support members shall be equipped with a steel bar, angle or equivalent to provide point support of the pipe, providing a minimum of 1/2 inch clearance from the support member. Top of pipe supports for tank farm and related offsite piping runs shall be a minimum of 4 feet above finished grade or high point of paving. Bracing shall be sized for the longitudinal component of the wind acting at an angle of 45O to the pipe rack or anchor forces, whichever is larger. All pipe racks not supporting air coolers shall be designed for one future (additional) level, and the piping shall be kept clear of the rack columns to enable the possible addition of another tier.

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DESIGN LOADING A. The average gravity loading from pipes shall be taken as not less than 45 psf (30 psf dead load and 15 psf live load) per level. Pipes 12 inches and over in diameter shall be considered a concentrated load. Horizontal forces (longitudinal friction loading) caused by hot lines shall be taken as 10% of the total pipe weight carried by that pipe support. Anchor forces shall be considered in the design. Large anchor forces shall be transmitted by horizontal bracing into longitudinal rigid frames or vertical bracing between columns. Wind 1. Transverse Wind a. Transverse wind on horizontal piping shall be calculated using the following equation: Wp = 2 qz Gz d where: Wp = Wind load on pipes, lbs/ft qz = Velocity pressure, psf Gz = Gust Response Factor d = Largest overall pipe diameter, feet (minimum of 12 inch pipe) Transverse wind on structures (pipe rack columns, longitudinal beams and air coolers, etc.) shall be in accordance with Polaris

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Engineering Standard 415.1, Section VII. 2. Longitudinal Wind Longitudinal wind on a braced bay of the piperack shall be taken as 50% of the transverse wind per bent times the number of bents within the bracing spacing. Wind load points are at the same elevations as for transverse wind. (This equates wind at 45O to the longitudinal, which produces a wind area of .707 of total and a longitudinal component of .707 of total equaling .707 x .707 or 50%.) WL = WT x 50% x number of bents where: WT = Total transverse wind per bent WL = Total longitudinal wind E. Seismic loads shall be determined in accordance with Polaris Engineering Standard 415.1, Section VII. These loads shall be applied instead of the wind loads if they are larger. F. Load Combinations Pipe supports should be designed to accommodate the following load combinations: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. V. Dead + Live Dead + Wind (or Seismic) Dead + Live + Wind (or Seismic) Dead + Live + Friction (or Anchor and Guide) Dead + Live + Anchor and Guide + Wind

COMPONENT DESIGN A. Transverse Beams 1. Weak axis section modulus shall be reduced by 50% when designing for friction loads. When calculating allowable strong axis bending, the moment curve inflection points should be considered as locations of lateral support for the compression flange.

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As much uniformity as is reasonable shall be maintained in member selection and moment connection details.

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Longitudinal Struts 1. In areas where piping loads are anticipated on struts, they shall be designed for the actual loadings or 50% of the loading of the heaviest loaded transverse beam. Slotted connections should be provided at approximately 300 foot intervals at each elevation.

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