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Load Calc - Pipe Rack

The document provides detailed calculations for pipe load, cable tray load, wind load, and seismic load according to ASCE 7-16 standards. It includes specific values for concentrated loads, wind pressure coefficients, and seismic design categories. The calculations encompass various factors such as risk category, exposure category, and design pressures for both wind and seismic loads.

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Load Calc - Pipe Rack

The document provides detailed calculations for pipe load, cable tray load, wind load, and seismic load according to ASCE 7-16 standards. It includes specific values for concentrated loads, wind pressure coefficients, and seismic design categories. The calculations encompass various factors such as risk category, exposure category, and design pressures for both wind and seismic loads.

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Pipe Load Calculation

Concentrated Load

Operating
Pipe Dia Insulation Outer Dia Tributart Empty load Empty load Operating Test Load Friction
[Link]. load Remarks
(inch) (inch) (inch) Length (ft) (kips/ft) (kips) load (kips) (kips) Load (kips)
(kips/ft)
1 24 4 32 20 0.0947 0.2787 2.08 6.13 6.13 0.613
2 18 4 26 20 0.0707 0.1719 1.55 3.78 3.78 0.378
10% margin
3 16 4 24 20 0.0626 0.1418 1.38 3.12 3.12 0.312 considered for
4 12 4 20 20 0.0466 0.0897 1.03 1.97 1.97 0.197 insulation
5 2 2 6 20 0.0030 0.0041 0.07 0.09 0.09 0.009 weight
1 24 4 32 20 0.0947 0.2787 1.89 5.57 5.57 0.557

Cable tray Load Calculation


Cable tray load Considered 20 psf

Length of
Cable tray
Tributary load (ft) Cable tray
[Link]. load
length (Width of (kips)
(kips/ft)
cable tray)
1 20 0.4 0.5 0.2

Total
Wind Load Calculated as per ASCE 7-16

Risk Category = III


Terrain Exposure Category = C
Basic Wind Speed V = 150 mph
Topographic Factor Kzt = 1
Ground Elevation factor Ke = 1
Wind directionality factor Kd = 0.85
Gust factor for rigid structure G = 0.85
Kz Velocity
= Pressure Exposure coefficient
Design Velocity pressure qz = 0.00256x Kz xKzt x kd x ke x V2
Design Pressure Pz = qz x G x Cf
Design wind load = pz x Af

Wind load on Structure

ELEVATION (ft) Kz qz (psf) Cf (STEEL)


0-15 0.85 41.62 1.8
15-20 0.9 44.06 1.8
20-25 0.94 46.02 1.8
25-30 0.98 47.98 1.8
30-40 1.04 50.92 1.8
40-50 1.09 53.37 1.8
50-60 1.13 55.32 1.8
60-70 1.17 57.28 1.8
70-80 1.21 59.24 1.8
80-90 1.24 60.71 1.8
90-100 1.26 61.69 1.8
100-120 1.31 64.14 1.8
120-140 1.36 66.59 1.8
140-160 1.39 68.05 1.8
160-180 1.43 70.01 1.8

Wind load on Pipe in Transverse direction

Cf = 0.7
Tributary
Pipe dia
Elevation Pressure qz.G (psf) length Width of rack (ft)
(inch)
(ft)
15 35.374 20 32 20
15 35.374 20 26 20
15 35.374 20 24 20
15 35.374 20 20 20
15 35.374 20 6 20
19 37.454 20 24 20
Wind load on Cable tray in Transverse direction

Cf = 2
Tributary Cable
Elevation Pressure qz.G length depth Width of rack (ft)
(ft) (inch)
15 35.374 20 6 20
19 37.454 20 6 20
(As per Input)
Section 26.7 ASCE 7-16

Section 26.8.2 ASCE 7-16


Section 26.9 ASCE 7-16
Table 26.6-1 ASCE 7-16
Section 26.11.1 ASCE 7-16
Table 26.10-1ASCE 7-16
Eq. 26.10-1 ASCE 7-16

F (psf)
63.67
67.42
70.41
73.41
77.91
81.65
84.65
87.64
90.64
92.89
94.39
98.13
101.88
104.12
107.12

Load
Load applied
applied
(kips)
(kips)
2.31
2.06
1.98
1.82
1.24
2.10
Load
Load applied
applied
(kips)
(kips)
3.54
3.75
Wind Load Calculated as per ASCE 7-16

Risk Category = III (As per Input)


Exposure Category = C Section 26.7 ASCE 7-16
Basic Wind Speed V = 115 mph
Topographic Factor Kzt = 1 Section 26.8.2 ASCE 7-16
Ground Elevation factor Ke = 1 Section 26.9 ASCE 7-16
Wind directionality factor Kd = 0.85 Table 26.6-1 ASCE 7-16
Gust factor for rigid structure G = 0.85 Section 26.11.1 ASCE 7-1
Kz = Velocity Pressure Exposure coefficient Table 26.10-1ASCE 7-16
Design Velocity pressure qz = 0.00256x Kz xKzt x kd x ke x V2 Eq. 26.10-1 ASCE 7-16
Design Pressure Pz = qz x G x Cf
Design wind load = pz x Af

Wind load on Structure


ELEVATION (ft) Kz qz (psf) Cf (STEEL) F (psf)
0-15 0.85 24.46 1.8 37.43
Full Cable tray- Wind load on Cable tray in Transverse direction
Cf = 2
Cable
Tributary Load
Elevation Pressure qz.G depth Width of cable tray (ft)
length (ft) applied (lbs)
(inch)
12 20.792 7.75 12 2.5 402.84
ad Calculated as per ASCE 7-16

(As per Input)


Section 26.7 ASCE 7-16

Section 26.8.2 ASCE 7-16


Section 26.9 ASCE 7-16
Table 26.6-1 ASCE 7-16
Section 26.11.1 ASCE 7-16
Table 26.10-1ASCE 7-16
Eq. 26.10-1 ASCE 7-16
Seismic Load Calculated as per ASCE 7-16

Seismic Site Class = C


Short Period Accelaration Ss = 0.163
One- Second Accelaration S1 = 0.05
Site Coefficient Fa = 1.3
Importance factor Ie = 1.25 Table 1.5-2 ASCE 7-16
Risk Category = = III (As per Input)
Design spectral short period accelaration SDS = 0.141

Seismic Design category based on SDS = = A Table 11.6-1

Seismic base shear in Transvesre X direction


Frame type OMF
Response modification factor R = = 3.5 Table 12.2-1 ASCE 7-16

Cs cal = SDS / (R/I) Eq 12.8-2 ASCE 7-16

Cs cal = 0.050

Piperack Dead load and operating load = 27.607 kips

Seismic Base shear in X direction = 1.4 kips

Seismic base shear in Longitudinal direction T- Support Inverted


Pendulum Structure
Response modification factor R = = 2 Table 12.2-1 ASCE 7-16

Cs cal = SDS / (R/I) Eq 12.8-2 ASCE 7-16

Cs cal = 0.09

Seismic Base shear in Z direction = 2.4 kips

Cscal should not be less than 0.03 or 0.044x SDS xIe= 0.008 Hence Okay
able 1.5-2 ASCE 7-16
As per Input)

able 11.6-1

rame type OMF


able 12.2-1 ASCE 7-16

q 12.8-2 ASCE 7-16

T- Support Inverted
Pendulum Structure
able 12.2-1 ASCE 7-16

q 12.8-2 ASCE 7-16

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