Structural Steel Design for Industrial Facilities: Pipe Racks, Supports & Platforms
Industrial steel is designed twice — once on paper and once by the loads that actually arrive — good design makes both the same structure.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
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The secondary steel of an industrial facility — racks, supports, platforms, ladders — carries most of its daily loads and receives the least design attention. This programme trains that design properly: load determination including piping loads, thermal cases and equipment reactions; member and connection design to the governing codes; pipe rack layout and expansion strategy; platforms, stairs and ladders to access and safety standards; and the constructability and inspection realities that separate drawings from structures. Worked examples throughout.
What you will do
Who attends
Structural and civil engineers in industrial projects; piping engineers who interface with steel; design office leads; site engineers reviewing steel packages.
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.Loads and cases
- Piping loads: sustained, thermal, occasional — and friction nobody models
- Equipment reactions, blast and wind: the governing combinations
- Deflection and vibration limits that protect the piping, not just the steel
II.Design and detailing
- Members and connections: economy inside the code
- Pipe racks: bays, bracing, expansion loops and anchor strategy
- Platforms, stairs, ladders: access standards applied, not approximated
III.From drawing to structure
- Constructability: tolerances, transport, erection sequence
- Fabrication and welding quality: what to specify, what to inspect
- Modifications in service: the added load nobody calculated
Frequently asked
Who is the industrial structural steel design course for?
It is aimed at structural and civil engineers on industrial projects, piping engineers who interface with steel, design office leads, and site engineers reviewing steel packages. The programme runs on worked examples throughout, so it suits engineers who want the design practised, not just described.
Which structures and load cases does the course cover?
The focus is the secondary steel that carries the plant: pipe racks, shelters, pipe supports, platforms, stairs and ladders. Load determination covers piping loads — sustained, thermal and occasional — plus equipment reactions, blast and wind, with member and connection design to the governing codes and deflection limits that protect the piping as well as the steel.
Is the course available in-house and in French?
Yes. BIZENIUS delivers the programme in English and French, and an in-house edition can be tailored to your project’s codes and typical structures. Sessions run on a rolling calendar with dates confirmed on request; fees and quotations are provided on enquiry.
Who teaches this
Practitioners, not presenters.
Led by engineers and managers who have held operating, maintenance, safety and project accountability in oil and gas, mining and power, and who hold the technical and safety qualifications they teach towards. They bring plant, field and project experience into the room, across the full lifecycle from exploration to closure.
What the bench brings
- Electrical installation design, supervision and maintenance
- Equipment inspection and lifting-equipment safety
- Structured problem-solving and failure analysis
- Energy efficiency in plant and infrastructure
- Integrated management systems and audits
- Working-at-height and hazardous-area safety
Where they have practised
Current and former practitioners — people who hold the seat today alongside those who have held it.
Sectors: Telecom · Manufacturing & industry
Regions: Europe
How they teach
- Plant, field and project case studies
- Incident and emergency scenario exercises
- Group exercises on real technical decisions
- Exam-style knowledge checks and quizzes
- A personal action plan
Cohorts are kept small so every exercise is worked on the participants’ own situations — in person or live virtual.
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