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.
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Classroom · Live 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
Do the programmes cover the energy transition as well as conventional operations?
Both. The curriculum spans oil and gas operations, drilling project and risk management, ESG, and the global energy transition — including how conventional operators finance and sequence the shift. Participants leave able to weigh transition decisions with the same rigour they apply to an operating asset.
Is project finance for energy and infrastructure covered?
Yes — advanced project finance analysis and modelling, PPP and infrastructure finance, and the financing of oil, gas and mining projects all sit in the curriculum. Participants leave able to build and stress a project-finance model and defend the structure to lenders and boards.
How do we enrol a team on an energy programme?
Send an enquiry or brochure request from the programme page; a senior practitioner responds within one business day with the brochure and the options for your group. Team cohorts are arranged through that proposal — including a private, in-house edition when the whole unit should train together.
Who typically attends the energy and utilities programmes?
Engineers, operations managers, project and commercial leaders, and HSE and finance professionals from oil and gas, power, utilities and mining. Regulators and national companies attend alongside private operators, which sharpens the discussion on both sides.
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