Industry
Refinery expansion and reconstruction, and petrochemical units with dense steelwork, heavy equipment structures and shared plant models.
Refineries and petrochemical units combine congested process structures with operating-facility constraints. Steel detailing accuracy and model coordination decide constructability.
Senior team experience includes Tekla detailing on a refinery expansion and plant structural modelling on a refinery reconstruction.
Civil and structural production work commonly commissioned for these facilities. Each item is delivered through one of our six services and scoped to the approved project inputs.
Refinery projects standardise on a plant design environment early. Structures are modelled within it so the structural discipline stays visible to piping, equipment and electrical teams.
The technical services most often commissioned for refining & petrochemical facilities work, and what each contributes.
S01Civil & Structural Engineering DraftingArrangement drawings for process structures and buildings.View service
S023D Structural Modelling & Plant Model SupportStructural modelling within the plant environment.View service
S03Structural Steel Detailing & Fabrication DocumentationShop and erection drawings for dense steelwork.View service
S05Brownfield Structural Modifications & As-Built DocumentationModifications within operating units.View serviceTypical inputs & constraints
Scope & responsibility
We produce drawings, models, detailing and documentation from approved design information. Design decisions, calculations and approvals remain with the responsible engineer.
Modification drawings for platforms, pipe supports and equipment access that must be installed during a shutdown, with pieces sized for the available access and lifting, a clear existing/removed/new presentation, and material take-offs issued early enough for procurement before the shutdown window.
Connection types that reduce hot work on site, such as bolted or clamped attachments, are shown where the responsible engineer has specified them. Locations where site conditions may affect fit-up are flagged on the drawings for verification.
The owner's engineering standards and the project specification normally govern. They typically reference codes such as AISC 360 and AWS D1.1 for steel and ACI 318 for concrete, or their Eurocode and BS equivalents. Applicable editions are confirmed at scope review.
Owner and licensor specifications typically govern, with structural codes as specified by the responsible designer.
The scope of work records the applicable standards and editions for each package. A reference to a standard does not imply design verification or certification.
How standards are appliedClient / EPC / asset owner
Client, EPC and Owner Standards and Project Specifications
AISC
Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
AWS
Structural Welding Code — Steel
Senior team experience. Photographs are representative industry images.
Refinery · Onshore
Representative scope: Detailed structural work in Tekla Structures
Refinery · Onshore
Representative scope: FrameWorks Plus 3D modelling, Concrete and steel buildings, Platforms, pipe racks, stairs and ladders
Send the scope of work, the design inputs and standards that apply, and your target schedule.
