Meca Enterprises provides structural engineering services for pipe racks used in industrial, process, and energy facilities. Whether your pipe rack is stick-built or modularized, at grade or elevated, we deliver code-compliant structural designs that ensure stability, serviceability, and constructability.
We support original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), skid builders, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms with the pipe rack structural design analysis and documentation tailored to your rack geometry, piping layout, and site-specific loading conditions. Our services cover freestanding, portal, trestle, and multi-tier pipe rack systems. Calculation packages can be provided with or without a stamp by a Professional Engineer (PE) upon request.
Structural Engineering Services Include
- Structural analysis of steel support frames and sub-structures per American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) or other applicable codes
- Application of design loads including dead, live, wind, seismic, snow, ice, nozzle, and fan thrust effects per American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) or international standards
- Member sizing and structural support evaluation for various fan configurations
- Steel connection design of critical components
- Anchor bolt and baseplate design for frame-to-foundation connection
- Calculation of foundation reaction loads for integration into your concrete base design
- Lifting lug and lifting frame/cradle design and stress evaluation including impact loads
- Transportation analysis for shipping orientation
- Evaluation of blade pass frequency from fan operation and resonance with cooler natural frequency
- Box header finite element analysis (FEA) verification and connection to side frame
Types of Pipe Rack Configurations We Support
- Modular pipe racks (skid-mounted or transportable)
- Stick-built steel rack systems
- Trestles, bents, and multilevel pipe bridges
- Freestanding and braced portal frames
- Integrated rack/skid hybrid designs
What You Receive
- Structural calculation package (PDF)
- Optional PE stamp available upon request (additional fee may apply)
- Framing layout review and optimization
- Load summaries and clear modeling assumptions
- Base reactions and anchorage guidance
- Responsive engineering coordination throughout the project
Design Considerations We Address
- Routing complexity and multi-tier layouts
- Pipe thermal expansion and resulting frame stress
- Equipment or valve loads mounted on racks
- Cable trays, access platforms, and secondary steel
- Uplift, drift, and allowable deflection limits
- Modularization impacts on transport or lifting conditions (if applicable)
- Integration with skids, modules, or adjacent structures
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