Regarding the term for pipeline loads
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When the piping specialty provides the civil engineering team with information regarding the loading conditions of pipes, for example, when a pipe rack needs to be installed on a frame beam, what is the maximum force level at which this information must be passed on to the civil engineering team? I’ve heard that for forces below 1 ton, pipe racks can be installed on the beams without any issues, but forces above 1 ton need to be submitted to the civil engineering team for further analysis. Is that correct? Thank you
It is necessary to provide the location of the pipe layout as well as the loads acting on the pipes during operation. These loads should be calculated based on actual values, that is, the weight per meter of pipe plus the weight of the liquid inside it. It is possible to use more conservative figures, but there is no need to apply any additional scaling factors. In the past, I encountered cases where people applied such scaling factors to the calculated loads, resulting in very high values; it was quite troublesome to verify each of these values one by one
Generally, it’s necessary to mention it for safety reasons; by doing so, the civil engineering team can prepare the pre-welded components for you.
Both of the people upstairs are correct; it’s important to mention these things for safety reasons, especially since the type of load can have a significant impact!
The regulations clearly state that a magnification factor must be multiplied
What standards? How should the magnification factor be chosen? Thank you