CSA G40.21 grade 50WT plates API 650 unanchored liquid-storage tanks

The foundation design of the API 650 unanchored liquid-storage tanks should meet the requirements of foundation stability and deformation, that is, the API 650 unanchored liquid-storage tanks foundation should not be crushed and the uneven settlement value of the foundation should be within the allowable range. The uneven settlement of the storage tank foundation should be specified in the design process of the safe allowable range, because excessive uneven settlement will reduce the safety of the API 650 unanchored liquid-storage tanks and cause distortion and deformation of the tank wall and bottom plate.

Shell Stiffening Rings for Tanks That Contain Liquid
Internal or external shell stiffening rings may be required to maintain roundness when the tank is subjected to wind, vacuum, or other specified loads. When API 650 unanchored liquid-storage tanks stiffening rings are required, the stiffener-to-shell weld details shall be in accordance with Figure Q-1 and Q.3.5.2 through Q.3.5.5.
Three-plate laps or butt-weld junctions in tank bottoms shall be not closer than 12 in. from each other or from the butt-welds of the annular plates.
Bottom plates, other than annular bottom plates for a 9% or 5% nickel steel or stainless steel tank that contains liquid, may have a minimum thickness of 3/16 in. exclusive of any specified corrosion allowance.

The thickness of the overburden on the top of the API 650 oil tank should not be less than 0.5m. The surrounding backfill with clean sand or fine soil should be no less than 0.3m thick; the API 650 oil tank API 650 unanchored liquid-storage tanks operation platform ladder selection unit is considered in a unified manner. The buried operation well is designed for buried horizontal oil tanks, and the two are compatible.

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