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Integrating the Plant Design Process
for Structural Engineers
Mitch Sklar, Technical Director, Structural Products
POYRY
Project
Review
Analysis
& Design
Deliverable
Publishing
Modeling &
Documentation
Content
Management
Detailing &
Fabrication
Augment
View
Analyze
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Interoperability
Bentley's Free Software
Serving Infrastructure
Professionals.
Software Interoperability Is
Crucial To The Successful,
Cost-effective Design,
Delivery, & Operation Of
Infrastructure.
Http://www.Bentley.Com/Enus/Free+software/
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iWare Apps
The Dashboard is a free tool
that assists in managing the
data & workflow of projects
from start to finish.
The Dashboard provides a
Single Interface to learn how
Bentley’s comprehensive
products integrate together
in more efficient project
workflows.
It also a useful Launch Pad &
Web Portal for easy access to
any information on Bentley’s
structural products, RSS News
Feeds, Be Community Blogs &
Forums, SELECT software
downloads, support & sales.
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What is the Structural Dashboard?
 Easy access to open
“recently opened model
files” for any installed
structural product
 Project Folder & File
management filtered by
structural product
 Quick links to Be Community
website, log a support issue,
contact Bentley Sales or
SELECT
 Real-time RSS News Feeds
 Project Notes include quick
links to specifications,
design documents & project
web sites or embed pictures,
spreadsheets or add notes
like project billing codes,
contacts
 All latest Product Versions
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Benefits of the Structural Dashboard
• View Basic, i-Model or ISM DGN Models
• Navigate, Search, Isolate & Measure Components
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New Dashboard DGN Viewer
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Integrating the Plant Design Process for
Structural Engineers
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How do EPC’s Work Today?
Structural Engineer
Piping Designer
Pipe Supports
(Type, Loads, Location)
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Pipe Stress Engineer
 “A manual approach to managing these piping loads begins with analysis of
the piping system to locate supports, guides, & anchor points.
 After the analysis is complete the piping engineer sorts through the piping
support reactions to find the critical cases that the supports/ structure must
be designed for.
 These forces are hand marked on a multiple piping isometric drawings; with
one copy given to the piping designer to complete the PDS piping model,
locations of pipe shoes, guides, anchor points, etc; and Another copy given to
the structural engineer for designing the supporting structures.
 While working in PDS / FrameWorks the structural engineer would build the
structural model incorporating all the required pipe supports. To prepare the
structural model for analysis the engineer must then search each isometric
finding the support points and associated loads evaluate and apply them
to the structural model.
 “The biggest problem here is that a single process structure may have
hundreds or thousands of piping isometric drawings associated with it,
resulting in a vast amount of paper and manual evaluation. This is very
inefficient and time consuming.”
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How do EPC’s Work Today?
Industry Standards
(fragmented)
Construction
Documentation
Structural
Analysis &
Design
Pipe Stress
Analysis
Proprietary File Formats
(fragmented)
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Project Data &
Deliverables
Other
Tools, Software,
& Techniques
3D Plant Design
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The Typical way of working as a Structural
Engineer is somewhat, if not all, Fragmented
•
EPC # 2 – “There are some significant disconnects between the pipe stress
and the structural engineers. When conveying information from pipe stress to
Structural, we typically provide the preliminary structural steel drawings to
pipe stress for them to mark up loads on it. This is extremely inefficient.
Also, piping should try to get as much structural steel put onto the steel drawings
so that detailing, fabrication and erection can be done in a single pass”
•
EPC # 3 – We have some serious frustrations in the way piping designers do
their work, interfacing with structural and mechanical. I know the current
process is disjointed, but it is all our tools provide us.”
•
EPC #4 - We have standard loadings that take care of the major stuff. The
thing that is a killer is the special case stuff. The thermal loads and piping
movements, spring supports, anchor points etc; these types of things have
special details, as well as high loads. In addition, a structural engineer
can’t guess where these things are going to be or what they will look
like. This has to come from the Piping Engineer and we have to sort through
drawings. Most of the time this info gets to structural at best just before
you issue the drawings. Sometimes it is after the first fabrication release has
been sent out and you have to revise the drawings.
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Problem Is Consistent Across The Plant Market
What if, as a structural engineer, you could receive quality
data from the 3D plant model and the pipe stress model, and
link these to your structural analysis and design model…
Starting with the Structural Analysis Model
…Including the Foundations (mats, pile caps, combined, pad)
…Including the Connections (gussets, moment, base plates, prequalified)
…Accounting for the various Codes (wind, seismic, load combos)
Combined with the Support information from the Pipe Stress Model
Develop the Steel/Concrete Design Documentation Deliverables
... to automatically create and maintain the engineering
drawings, schedules, foundation designs, connection
designs, piping isometrics, and more?
…How could that impact your work and bottom line?
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Why do we want to have Integration Across Disciplines?
Why do we want to Share or have Continuity of Information?
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Interoperability with Bentley Navigator,
STAAD, AutoPIPE, and ProStructures
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Bentley Integrated Structural and CAE Solution
ProStructures
STAAD
Project Data &
Deliverables
AutoPIPE
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Other
Tools, Software,
& Techniques
OpenPLANT,
AutoPLANT
Foundations,
Connections, Advance
Analysis, & Offshore
ProSteel,
ProConcrete
ProStructures
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Bentley Integrated Structural and CAE Solution
STAAD
Project Data &
Deliverables
AutoPIPE Nozzle,
StressISO, PlantFlow,
Puls
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AutoPIPE
AutoPLANT
OpenPLANT
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Let’s See the Interoperability between
STAAD, AutoPIPE, and ProStructures…
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AutoPIPE…CAE Pipe Stress Analysis & Integration
Data
Integration
Data
Integration
Bi-Directional
Exchange
Bi-Directional
Exchange
Data Export
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AutoPIPE Modeling Interoperability
Data
Export
Data
Export
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Data Export
Bi-Directional
Exchange
Data
Export*
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STAAD…Structural Analysis & Design Integration
Data
Integration
Data
Integration
Bi-Directional
Exchange
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Bi-Directional
Exchange
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STAAD…Modeling Interoperability
Partial Data
Integration**
Data
Export
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Bi-Directional Exchange
Data
Import/Export**
Data
Export*
ProStructures
ProConcrete
ProSteel
3D-Structural Steel
3D-Structural Concrete
Modeling andBentley’s
Detailing ProStructures is the combination
Modeling and Detailing
of ProSteel
& ProConcrete. For advanced
for AutoCAD
and
for AutoCAD
MicroStation
3D Modeling, Documentation, & Detailing of
Steel and Concrete Structures
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ProStructures
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ProStructures Capabilities
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Single-User Integrated
Piping/Structure
Models
Bi-Directional
Exchange
•Faster Design
•Less Assumptions
Combined structure + piping
More accurate pipe support
model w/changed piping loads
& equipment loads + realistic
automatically updated multiple
structural and piping design
times in STAAD
stresses
•Structural Sway and Stiffness •Cost Savings
Combined structure + piping
Avoid costly re-design and
model to analyze true combined construction delays
stiffness
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AutoPIPE - STAAD Integration
Multi-User Integrated
Piping/Structure
Models
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AutoPIPE - STAAD Integration
Model 1, Line 1
Model 2, Line 2
Multi-User AutoPIPE
Model 3, Line 3
Model 4, Line 4
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Import & Manage Multiple
AutoPIPE & STAAD model
changes & results
STAAD Model
Faster Design
Less Assumptions
transfer piping and support
leading to safer structure,
loads in hours not weeks
piping, and equipment
Structural Sway and Stiffness Cost Savings
considerations for more
potential on pipe supports
accurate designs
and structure
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STAAD - ProStructures Integration
Complete Bi-Directional
Workflow
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Complete Steel and
Concrete Solution
Produce
Clash Detection
Open
Markup
Explore
Rendering
Data Interrogation
Animation
Group
Manipulate
Markup Redline
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Dynamic Sectioning
Print Paper / PDF
Simulate
2D & 3D Navigation
Schedule Simulation
Find
Measure
Measuring
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Bentley Navigator
To Avoid Design Mistakes and Operation Failure
Bentley Navigator
AutoPIPE
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AutoPIPE & Navigator Hot Clash Detection
Unmanaged view, query & mark-up
Optimised
DropBox,
email, i-tunes
etc.
MicroStation
or i-model
Composer
Optimised
optimized i-model
enhancement
for iPad
Mark-ups
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for iPad
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Bentley Navigator for the iPAD
Managed mobile dynamic synchronisation
MicroStation
or i-model
Composer
ProjectWise
Explorer
optimized i-model
Packaging i-model
enhancement
enhancement
Optimised
for iPad
SET
ProjectWise
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DropBox,
email, i-tunes
etc.
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ProjectWise Explorer for the iPAD
Fragmented Approach
Integrated Workflow
• Engineers build 2D (LAC)
Structure/Piping models
of their project for
Analysis
• Interoperability allows the design and
engineering processes to be optimized and
efficient, as both teams share the same 3D
Modeling Environment
• Designers build a second
matching 2D/3D model to
incorporate elevations,
sections, and details
• Engineers, can import the 3D models and
supplement them with member/material
properties before proceeding with the
engineering analysis
• Engineers would reanalyze and re-evaluate
their individual design
elements, and manually
submit changes back to
the designers for updating
• Modifications to the model may/will still be
required; Real Time Design Reviews allows
project savings and efficiencies by working
with one model and eliminating duplicate
work
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• Designers/Engineers can analyze, evaluate
and perform sensitivity studies on the
integrated Structural/Piping Systems
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Structural/Piping Interoperability Benefits
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Integrating the Plant Design Process
for Structural Engineers Thank You!
Mitch Sklar, Director, Sales Technical Support