This tutorial, presented in the PDF below, guides users through a detailed modeling, analysis, and design process for a six-bay steel-frame piperack structure supporting air-cooled heat exchangers.

The PDF file for this tutorial may be accessed through the [Piperack Tutorial |Piperack tutorial^SAP2000 Piperack Tutorial 2010.pdf] (PDF) link.

The elevation and plan views shown in Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the structural system modeled in the tutorial. While following the tutorial, it may be useful to have these plans available to assist with modeling.

Attachments

• [Piperack Tutorial |Piperack tutorial^SAP2000 Piperack Tutorial 2010.pdf] (PDF)

• [Figure 1 - North elevation and plan |Piperack tutorial^Figure 1.PNG] (PDF)

• [Figure 2 - West elevation and sections |Piperack tutorial^Figure 2.PNG] (PDF)