Steel Estimating Rule of Thumb
Steel Estimating Rule of Thumb
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I am estimating steel quantities for a preliminary design and only want +/- 25% accuracy.
Some engineers quote typical figures of xx kg/m^3 as a rough estimate or sanity check.
Does anyone know what typical figures would be for a steel framed crushing plant, and a steel framed process plant?
Some engineers quote typical figures of xx kg/m^3 as a rough estimate or sanity check.
Does anyone know what typical figures would be for a steel framed crushing plant, and a steel framed process plant?






RE: Steel Estimating Rule of Thumb
For a steel framed process plant i usually take a value of 26 Kg/m3 when the equipments you have in the process plant are not very heavy.
RE: Steel Estimating Rule of Thumb
I ended up with 63 kg/m3 for a crushing station (including allowance for cleats & end plates). I would expect this type of structure to be on the heavy side so I can live with that.
RE: Steel Estimating Rule of Thumb
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Regards,
Lutfi