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Steel Structure & Foundation Design.

Pipe racks, equipment structures, platforms, gantries and towers, and the foundations beneath them, designed around the real loads of the equipment and piping they carry.

DeliveryRemoteOn Site
DisciplinesCivil & StructuralMechanical
Built ForEPC ContractorsOwnersFabricators & OEMs

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What We Do

Structural engineers in the same team as the mechanical and electrical designers, so loads reach the structure directly and early.

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Tell us about the asset and the stage; an engineer replies with a proposed scope.

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Engineering Scope.

The support is selected around your Asset, the decision ahead and the agreed Project Stage.

Steel Structures

  • Pipe racks
  • Equipment structures, platforms and walkways
  • Skid base frames
  • Substation gantries and equipment supports
  • Lattice towers and poles

Foundations

  • Equipment and skid foundations
  • Storage tank foundations
  • Chimney and stack foundations
  • Transformer and switchyard foundations
  • Tower and pole foundations
  • Machine foundations for rotating equipment

Civil Works

  • Cable trenches and ducting
  • Drainage

Loads

  • Equipment, nozzle and pipe support loads
  • Wind and seismic loads to the applicable code
  • Lifting and transport loads for skids

Proof in Practice · Chemical · Detailed Engineering

Detailed Engineering of a Multi-Specialty Chemical Plant

Mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and thermal design delivered together for a multi-product chemical plant.

Sector
Industrial & Process Plants
Year
2023
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How We Work on It.

The method behind every engagement. The detail is set out in the proposal and the design basis.

01Collect LoadsEquipment, piping, wind and seismic loads assembled.
02ModelStructure and foundations modelled and analysed.
03DesignMembers, connections and foundations to the Project code.
04CoordinateChecked against the plant model for clashes and access.
05IssueDrawings and calculation reports signed and released.

Inputs and Deliverables.

A practical starting point and the Engineering outputs to agree for your Project.

01 / Starting information

What We Need from You

  • Plot plan and equipment layout
  • Equipment weights and load data
  • Soil investigation report
  • Site wind and seismic data
  • Governing codes and specifications

Send what is available. We will identify missing information before confirming the scope and programme.

02 / Agreed outputs

What You Receive.

  • Structural design basis
  • Calculation reports
  • GA and structural drawings
  • Foundation drawings with reinforcement details
  • Anchor bolt layouts
  • Tower and pole design reports

The exact deliverables are fixed in the agreed scope for each Project.

Standards and Compliance.

We engineer to the standards and regulations that govern your Project, fixed in the design basis.

International StandardsIEC, IEEE, ISO, ASME and API standards, as the Project requires.
National CodesThe codes of the country where the asset is built: BIS and CEA in India, NEC in the USA, BS in the UK, EN in Europe, AS/NZS in Australia, GSO and SASO in the Gulf.
Utility & Authority RequirementsGrid codes, utility specifications and the approvals of the connecting authority.
Client & Lender SpecificationsOwner, licensor and lender requirements, fixed in the design basis.

Typical references for this Service: National steel, concrete and loading codes, such as IS, AISC / ACI / ASCE, Eurocodes or AS.

Applicable standards and editions are agreed and fixed in each Project's design basis.

How We Assure the Work

ISO 9001:2015-alignedEngineer-signedDocument-controlledIndependentConfidentialRegistered company

Appointed the Way You Need.

EPC Contractors

Detailed Engineer

Structural and foundation design within the package.

Owners

Owner's Engineer

Independent review and site quality.

Fabricators

Design Partner

Structures and foundations for your equipment and skids.

We do not act as Detailed Engineer and as Owner's or Independent Engineer on the same Project.

Related Services.

Mechanical Equipment & Systems Design

The equipment these structures carry.

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Transmission Line Engineering

Towers and poles.

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Substation & Switchyard Engineering

Gantries and foundations.

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Questions Clients Ask.

Can you use our soil report?

Yes. If it doesn't cover what the foundation design needs, we'll tell you what's missing.

Do you design foundations for vibrating machines?

Yes.

Where This Service Applies.

This Service appears in the scope of 6 Sectors. Select a Stage to see the full scope for that Sector.

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