Description

This standard covers manufactured steel storage tanks in sizes up to 60,000 gallons and all ranges of shapes. Typical shapes include cylindrical horizontal, cylindrical vertical, obround and rectangular. This standard addresses the addition of an external second bottom for the purpose of detecting and containing product in the event of a leak in the bottom of the primary tank.

Table of contents contains: Glossary, Design Criteria, Double Bottom, Weld Joints, Monitoring Pipe, Monitoring of the Interstitial Space, Corrosion Protection, Tightness testing,