WORK PROCEDURE
When fabrication of pipe support is done, prepare the transport to painting area.
Paint and submit painting inspection report. Painted pipe support should be marked and
properly identified and shall be stored in the designated area and preserved from dust
and rust until issue to field erection.
Control of Pipe supports installation
General
As a general practice, appropriate adjustment / modification / addition of support shall
be made according to the actual field conditions, especially for small bore piping. All
pipe support must be installed as per specification and drawing.
Isometric drawing
Piping arrangement drawing
Pipe support standard drawing
Special pipe support drawing
Pipe support index
Piping shall be properly anchored and guided before pressure testing. Support should be
fabricated and installed prior to the piping installation, and use of temporary supports is to be
minimized. In case the temporary supports are required, the supports arrangement shall be
made sure so that they have sufficient bearing strength and stable supporting for the piping
system. All temporary supports shall be removed before hydro test. Field welded supports
shall be set correctly in place and adjusted to the final position before welding. For sliding
supports, bearing surfaces shall be sufficiently clean to ensure unrestricted movement. Clamp
bolts on clamped shoe type support should be checked as per standard pipe support drawing.
Support shall not be welded to the equipment unless otherwise specified. In case that
stainless steel piping without insulation is resting on the steel structure, pipe rack or piping
support directory, stainless steel plate shall be installed between piping and structure to avoid
direct contact, even if this information is not shown in support drawing.
Concrete expansion anchor bolts
Installation of concrete expansion anchor bolt shall be performed in accordance with
vendor information.
Non shrink grout shall be mixed and placed in according with the manufacturers
written instruction.
Wall or ceiling mounted supports
Pipe support base plates shall be mounted flat against the wall or ceiling.
Irregularities on the wall or ceiling surface that prevent flush mounting on the base
plate, such as fins, protrusions, and excessive roughness, shall be removed by
grinding.
Grouting is not required except when depression, grooves, holes or other cavities under
the base plate that are not amenable to removal by grinding.
These shall be filled with grout before mounting the base plate.
Hanger rod and turn buckle installation
Threading of hanger rods shall be performed in accordance with client given standard,
thread designation UNC and, shall have a minimum of three full thread exposed when
the nut is tightened on the hanger rod threads.
Lubricant for threaded portion of rod is not required.
For galvanized threads cut in the fields, the threaded portion of the rod shall have a
touch-up coating.
To compensate for pipe elevation discrepancies, hangers are usually provided with
means to permit vertical adjustment during and after installation
Threaded devices such as turnbuckles, clevises, etc. are acceptable, provided that after
the adjustment the result is no less than full thread engagement.
Shoe or pads installation
For shoes shall be welded to the piping with careful way avoiding any welding defects.
Special care must be taken to the anchor points, as they are to be heavily loaded.
Shoes pads for low alloy steel piping shall be of the same material as the pipes.
In case of lines having shoe or saddle support, site measurement between distances of
supports may be given and marked on the assembly.
The supports are then welded on the spool assembly on the ground.
In case of lines having guide or anchor the supports are to be welded in position.
All supports / saddle welded to main pipe shall undergo the same testing requirement
as that of main pipe.
1 {(9) For the installation of Embedded plate shall be followed in accordance to Concrete Works
Material traceability report shall be recorded the heat-number of attachment and verified by
QA/QC inspector and Contractors inspector for stainless steel and alloy steel.
Daily welding inspection report shall be signed off by QC inspector after visual inspection.
All weld attachment on pipe shall be identified by marking the weld and welder number.
All welds will be identified on the isometric drawing and shall be inspected by welding
inspector and recorded in daily welding inspection report.
Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
Performance of PWHT shall be in accordance with post weld heat treatment procedure.
The QA/QC shall review PWHT record and submit to owner for review.
Non Destructive Examination (NDE)
The management and request of NDE shall be in accordance with NDE control procedure.
The QA/QC shall review NDE record and submit to owner for review.
Paint and Touch up painting
At completion of fabrication and installation, painting subcontractor shall paint or touch up
paint the pipe support according to painting specification and procedure.
Construction manager is responsible for keeping and maintaining all related documents.
Progress check
Progress of fabrication and installation in pipe support shall be measured together with
piping progress using progress measuring program.
Every support item shall be tracked by this system.