Structural Steel Platform Design Guide
Structural Steel Platform Design Guide
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Can anyone recommend a design guide for steel work platforms? Essentially a mezzanine type design for outside use. 4' to 20' height with open steel grate walking surface, stairs, hand rails, etc. Usually 10' square or 10' by 20' would be common. Usually meant to access some type of vessel or piece of equipment like in a chemical processing facility. I have searched the AISC web page for specific information but almost everything is for buildings. I have the applicable OSHA regs / stds. but it seems that someone must have published a design guide.
THANKS!
THANKS!






RE: Structural Steel Platform Design Guide
PIP has a standard design for vertical vessel platforms, but that's only applicable for that one very specific type of construction.
RE: Structural Steel Platform Design Guide
I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
RE: Structural Steel Platform Design Guide
Thanks again and if anyone else has any thoughts please feel free to comment.
Joel
RE: Structural Steel Platform Design Guide
Columns are often small enough you only need two anchor bolts
Lateral loads are small enough you can justify using stair stringers as a lateral load path, or you can tie into existing steel. Save some connections
Columns less than 8 inches deep or with sub 4 inch flanges are a headache for bolted connections.
A thought on subbing out - if you don't need a stamp, you could potentially sub out just engineering and ask for a general design that would be good for a range a values (something with W8x21 columns, C8 beams and fully braced could be good for a range of applications). Then modify as necessary for your plant. Not the most economical in terms of material, but cheaper engineering than constantly subbing it out and safer than having yourself do it imo.
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Once again, I really do appreciate the input.
Thanks,
Joel