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ENGINEERING
STANDARD
Pipe Support Standards
ES-16-417
Discipline:
Piping
Status:
Final
09/20/07
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ENGINEERING STANDARD REVISION PAGE

Project Name:
Client:
Washington Services
N/A
Latest Revision:
JC
Prepared by
DG
Checked by
Status
Rev.
No.
Issued
09/24/07
Date
09/24/07
Date
Date
Prepared
By
Discipline: Piping
Project Number: N/A
0
Todd Sisti
Approved by
Alan M Ebner
Approved by
Pages
8
10/15/07
Issue Date
11/8/07
Date
Description of Changes
09/24/07
JC
First Issue
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
PAGE NO.
1.0
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
2.0
DEFINITIONS
3.0
REFERENCES
4.0
RESPONSIBILITIES
5.0
PROCEDURE
6.0
RETENTION & DISTRIBUTION
7.0
FORMS AND EXHIBITS
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This Engineering Standard is intended to provide a common set of standard pipe supports along with
requirements for their use and selection.
2.0
DEFINITIONS
Anchor
A rigid restraint providing substantially full fixation permitting neither

translational or rotational displacement of the pipe.
Anchor, No-Moment (3Directional Restraint)
A rigid restraint providing 3-directional restraint, not permitting

translational displacement of the pipe.
Contractor
See either "Field" or "Shop" for definitions of Field and Shop

Contractors.
Contractor, Field
The pipe erection contractor or construction company responsible for

installing the piping and pipe supports.
Contractor, Shop
The pipe fabrication contractor responsible for fabrication of the piping.
Gap
When used with the words Guide or Limit Stop, refers to a specific
amount of free movement allowed.
Guide (2-Directional
Restraint)
A restraint that prevents a horizontal pipe from moving laterally and

vertically (upward) or a vertical pipe from moving in any horizontal
direction.
Guide (Lateral Restraint)
A restraint that prevents a horizontal pipe from moving laterally.
Limit Stop (Axial

Restraint)
A restraint that prevents a horizontal pipe from moving axially.
NPS
Nominal Pipe Size
Pipe Stress/Flexibility
Analysis
The static or dynamic analysis of a piping system for various loads such
as thermal displacement, weight, pressure, earthquake, wind and
dynamically applied loads.
Pipe Stress/Flexibility
Analyst
Person(s) performing the Pipe Stress/Flexibility Analysis of a piping

system.
Pipe Support Standard
Standard details contained within this package. These supports should

be used to support the pipe whenever possible.
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Piping Large Bore
Piping 2" NPS and larger.
Piping, Small Bore
Piping 1 1/2" NPS and smaller.
Reinforcing Pads
(Repads)
Plates, rolled or otherwise formed to fit the contour of the pipe, welded to
pipe in order to strengthen a pipe wall and/or prevent distortion.
Slide (Weight Support)
A support designed solely to support the weight of a pipe. It does not

significantly restrain the pipe in any other direction.
Slide Bearing
A commercially available assembly of components designed to reduce

friction between sliding surfaces. Typically used in piping systems with
pipe shoes or stanchions to reduce friction between the pipe
shoe/stanchion and the surface it is sliding on.
Special Pipe Support

(SPS) Drawings
Typically a specially designed and engineered support detail where a

standard detail is insufficient or special support action is required.
However, at the option of the project, supports normally covered by
standard details may have detailed drawings generated (i.e. Spring
Supports).
Spring Supports
An assembly of components consisting of a spring designed to provide

support for horizontally or vertically oriented pipe as it is displaced
thermally in the vertical direction.
Spring Supports,
Constant
A Spring Support that provides a nearly constant supporting force as the

pipe is displaced thermally in the vertical direction.
Spring Supports, Variable
A Spring Support that provides variable supporting force as the pipe is

displaced thermally in the vertical direction.
Support Assembly
All of the Support Components required for assembly of a complete

support (Pipe Support, Riser Support, Rod Hanger Support, etc.).
Support Components
Individual constituent parts of the Pipe Support Assembly such as:

individual commercial hardware components, bars, plates or AISC
structural shapes.
Supports, Anchor Clamp
A commercially available assembly of components designed to anchor

pipe. Typically made from plastic and used to control vibration in piping
systems with instrumentation sensitive to vibration.
Supports, Flange
An assembly of components bolted to a piping flange designed to

support or restrain horizontally oriented pipe.
Supports, Pipe
Typically, any assembly of components designed to support or restrain
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pipe.
The term Pipe Supports in this Pipe Support Standard is also used to
describe a category of pipe supports that includes Slides, Guides, Limit
Stops and Anchors designed to support or restrain horizontally oriented
pipe.
Supports, Riser
An assembly of components designed to support or restrain vertically

oriented pipe.
Supports, Rod Hanger
An assembly of components consisting of at least one rod (in tension)

designed to support horizontally oriented pipe. They usually are limited
to a maximum pivot angle of approximately 4 out-of plane.
Supports, Stanchion
An assembly of components consisting of a pipe and base plate

(oriented vertically) welded to the supported pipe. They are designed to
support or restrain horizontally or vertically oriented pipe.
Supports, Sway Struts

Assembly
An assembly of one or more Sway Struts designed to support and/or

restrain pipe in one direction. Multiple Sway Struts may be used in
combination of each other.
Supports, Trunnion
An assembly of components consisting of a pipe and closure plate

(oriented horizontally) welded to the supported pipe. They are designed
to support or restrain horizontally or vertically oriented pipe.
Support Family, Pipe
Pipe Supports with similar size ranges, pipe line specifications,

insulation, tracing requirements and temperature ranges are grouped
into "families".
Support Family, Riser
Riser Supports with similar size ranges, pipe line specifications,

into "families".
Support Family, Rod

Hanger
Rod Hanger Supports with similar size ranges, pipe line specifications,
into "families".
Support Family,
Stanchion
Stanchion Supports with similar size ranges and reinforcing pad

requirements are grouped into "families".
Support Family, Trunnion
Trunnion Supports with similar size ranges and reinforcing pad

requirements are grouped into "families".
Sway Strut
An assembly of components designed to support and/or restrain pipe in

a single axis. They allow an essentially frictionless pivot in plane.
However, they usually are limited to a maximum pivot angle of
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approximately 4 out-of plane.
3.0
REFERENCES
3.1
3.2
4.0
Project Execution Procedures

A.
PEP-300: Work Breakdown Structure
B.
PEP-353: Design Document Numbering System
C.
PEP-358: Preparation, Checking and Approval of Engineering Drawings
D.
PEP-709: Preparation and Issues of Engineering Standards and Guidelines
Engineering Standards (ES)

E.
ES-16-001 Discipline Scope of Work
F.
ES-16-418 Engineered Pipe Supports (Auxiliary Steel)
G.
ES-16-100 Typical Piping Deliverables
H.
ES-16-007 Piping Drawing Formats
RESPONSIBILITIES
4.1
Supervising Discipline Engineer (SDE) and/or the Design Supervisor (DS)

The Supervising Discipline Engineer and/or Design Supervisor are responsible for:
4.2
a.
Providing pipe support standards to the project team.
b.
The technical accuracy of pipe support drawings.
c.
Generating a list of applicable pipe supports.
d.
Assigning pipe support drawing production to team members.
e.
The quality of pipe supports as they relate to company and project standards.
Project Team
The Project Team is responsible for:
a.
Producing and maintaining pipe support drawings according to company and project
standards.
b.
Checking all pipe supports.
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PROCEDURE
5.1
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See the Principle Engineer or the project Supervising Discipline Engineer (SDE)
for Pipe Support Standard Details.
RETENTION & DISTRIBUTION

Retention and Distribution shall be per PEP 316.
7.0
FORMS AND EXHIBITS

The pipe support standards book is a 3 binder containing the various Families of Pipe Supports.
The book is too large to included in this document. See the Principle Engineer for the most
recent copy of this book.

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ENGINEERING STANDARD REVISION PAGE

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

RETENTION & DISTRIBUTION

FORMS AND EXHIBITS

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

A rigid restraint providing substantially full fixation permitting neither

Anchor, No-Moment (3Directional Restraint)

A rigid restraint providing 3-directional restraint, not permitting

See either "Field" or "Shop" for definitions of Field and Shop

The pipe erection contractor or construction company responsible for

The pipe fabrication contractor responsible for fabrication of the piping.

A restraint that prevents a horizontal pipe from moving laterally and

Guide (Lateral Restraint)

A restraint that prevents a horizontal pipe from moving laterally.

Limit Stop (Axial

A restraint that prevents a horizontal pipe from moving axially.

Nominal Pipe Size

Person(s) performing the Pipe Stress/Flexibility Analysis of a piping

Pipe Support Standard

Standard details contained within this package. These supports should

Piping Large Bore

Piping 2" NPS and larger.

Piping, Small Bore

Piping 1 1/2" NPS and smaller.

Slide (Weight Support)

A support designed solely to support the weight of a pipe. It does not

A commercially available assembly of components designed to reduce

Special Pipe Support

Typically a specially designed and engineered support detail where a

An assembly of components consisting of a spring designed to provide

A Spring Support that provides a nearly constant supporting force as the

Spring Supports, Variable

A Spring Support that provides variable supporting force as the pipe is

All of the Support Components required for assembly of a complete

Individual constituent parts of the Pipe Support Assembly such as:

Supports, Anchor Clamp

A commercially available assembly of components designed to anchor

An assembly of components bolted to a piping flange designed to

Typically, any assembly of components designed to support or restrain

An assembly of components designed to support or restrain vertically

Supports, Rod Hanger

An assembly of components consisting of at least one rod (in tension)

An assembly of components consisting of a pipe and base plate

Supports, Sway Struts

An assembly of one or more Sway Struts designed to support and/or

An assembly of components consisting of a pipe and closure plate

Support Family, Pipe

Pipe Supports with similar size ranges, pipe line specifications,

Support Family, Riser

Riser Supports with similar size ranges, pipe line specifications,

Support Family, Rod

Stanchion Supports with similar size ranges and reinforcing pad

Support Family, Trunnion

Trunnion Supports with similar size ranges and reinforcing pad

An assembly of components designed to support and/or restrain pipe in

approximately 4 out-of plane.

Project Execution Procedures