Shop assembly of API 650 SUG III tanks

The establishment of a correct method for evaluating the life of API 650 SUG III tanks requires the preparation of criteria related to the strength and cracks of API 650 SUG III tanks, mechanical damage mechanisms, corrosion mechanisms, and mathematical models of fatigue crack growth, etc., which are compiled into computer programs. In the process of programming the program, it is required to select the operating parameters, plates, reinforcement accessories, metal properties, corrosion levels, mechanical damage defects and other data of the oil storage tank under various conditions.

The Standard has gained international recognition and is the standard of choice of most builders of large liquid above ground API 650 SUG III tanks storage tanks. One reason for this is that the API 650 Standard was created and is revised by API committees comprised of the world s best tank structural engineers who also rely on the experience of tank owners and tank construction companies.

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The API 650 SUG III tanks stiffener ring and backing strip (if used) are primary components, and they shall comply with the requirements of API 620 storage steel tank Q.2.1. The stiffener rings may be fabricated from plate using an intermittent weld on alternating sides between the web and the flange.
Except for aluminum or stainless steel tanks, all fillet welds shall consist of a minimum of two passes. The ends of the fillet welds shall be 2 in. from the rat hole (see Figure Q-1), and these welds shall be deposited by starting 2 in. from the rat hole and welding away from the rat hole. An acceptable alternative to the detail that includes stopping fillet welds 2 in. short of the rat hole would be to weld continuously through the rat hole from one side of the stiffener to the opposite side. All craters in fillet welds shall be repaired by back welding.