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API 650 ANNEX 1-FOOT METHOD

The document outlines standards for the design and calculation of shell thickness for welded tanks used in oil storage, specifically detailing allowable stress limits and design methods. It describes the 1-foot method for calculating thickness and the variable-design-point method, including specific formulas and conditions for their application. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of adhering to specified design parameters and corrosion allowances as determined by the purchaser.

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API 650 ANNEX 1-FOOT METHOD

The document outlines standards for the design and calculation of shell thickness for welded tanks used in oil storage, specifically detailing allowable stress limits and design methods. It describes the 1-foot method for calculating thickness and the variable-design-point method, including specific formulas and conditions for their application. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of adhering to specified design parameters and corrosion allowances as determined by the purchaser.

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5-22 API STANDARD 650

5.6.2.3 Annex A permits an alternative shell design with a fixed allowable stress of 145 MPa (21 ,000 lbf/in.2) and a
joint efficiency factor of 0.85 or 0.70. This design may only be used for tanks with shell thicknesses less than or equal to
13 mm (1/2 in.).

5.6.2.4 Structural design stresses shall conform to the allowable working stresses given in 5.1 0.3.

5.6.3 Calculation of Thickness by the 1-Foot Method

5.6.3.1 The 1-foot method calculates the thicknesses required at design points 0.3 m (1 ft) above the bottom of each
shell course. Annex A permits only this design method. This method shall not be used for tanks larger than 61 m
(200 ft) in diameter.

• 5.6.3.2 The required minimum thickness of shell plates shall be the greater of the values computed by the following
formulas:

In Sl units:

1 =4.9D(H-0.3)G+CA
d s"
= 4.9D(H-0.3)
1
I sl

where

) 1" is the design shell thickness, in mm;


)
11 is the hydrostatic test shell thickness, in mm;

) D is the nominal tank diameter, in m (see 5.6.1.1, Note 1);


)
)
Ill H is the design liquid level, in m;

) = height from the bottom of the course under consideration to the top of the shell including the top angle, if
) any; to the bottom of any overflow that limits the tank filling height; or to any other level specified by the
) Purchaser, restricted by an internal floating roof, or controlled to allow for seismic wave action;
) Ill G is the design specific gravity of the liquid to be stored, as specified by the Purchaser;
)
Ill CA is the corrosion allowance, in mm, as specified by the Purchaser (see 5.3.2);
)
)
S" is the allowable stress for the design condition, in MPa (see 5.6.2.1 );
.)
St is the allowable stress for the hydrostatic test condition, in MPa (see 5.6.2.2).

In USC units:
)
)
t = 2.6D(H- I )G + CA
) " s" ~
)
) _ 2.6D(H- I)
tl- s
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)
)
WELDED TANKS FOR OiL STORAGE 5-23

where

'" is the design shell thickness, in inches;


.)
)
t1 is the hydrostatic test shell thickness, in inches;
.)
) D is the nominal tank diameter, in ft (see 5.6.1.1, Note 1);

• H is the design liquid level, in ft:

is the height from the bottom of the course under consideration to the top of the shell including the top
angle, if any; to the bottom of any overflow that limits the tank filling height; or to any other level specified by
the Purchaser, restricted by an internal floating roof, or controlled to allow for seismic wave action,

• G is the design specific gravity of the liquid to be stored, as specified by the Purchaser;

• CA is the corrosion allowance, in inches, as specified by the Purchaser (see 5.3.2);


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) sd is the allowable stress for the design condition, in lbf/in.2 (see 5.6.2.1 );

s, is the allowable stress for the hydrostatic test condition, in lbf/in.2 (see 5.6.2.2).

:) 5.6.4 Calculation of Thickness by the Variable-Design-Point Method


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NOTE This procedure normally provides a reduction in shell-course thicknesses and total material weight, but more important is
) its potential to permit construction of larger diameter tanks within the maximum plate thickness limitation. For background
information, see L.P. Zick and R.V. McGrath, "Design of Large Diameter Cylindrical Shells."20
)
) • 5.6.4.1 Design by the variable-design-point method gives shell thicknesses at design points that result in the
) calculated stresses being relatively close to the actual circumferential shell stresses. This method may only be used
when the Purchaser has not specified that the 1-foot method be used and when the following is true:

In Sl units:
)
) !:.. < 1000
H - 6
)
.) where
J
) L equals (500 Dt)0.5, in mm;

D is the tank diameter, in m;

is the bottom-course corroded shell thickness, in mm;


)
H is the maximum design liquid level (see 5.6.3.2), in m.
)
)
20 L.P. Zick and R.V. McGrath, "Design of Large Diameter Cylindrical Shells," Proceedings-Division of Refining, American
)
Petroleum Institute, New York, 1968, Volume 48, pp. 1114-1140.
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