Mechanical Department

Graduation Project
Development of an application for
Above-Ground Storage Tanks Design

Realised by:
Fares SLAMA

Marwa SAIDI

Supervised by:
Mr Taieb DAAMI

Mr Mohamed Oussama TOUMI

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 Plan
 Overview

 Tank Design

 Verifications of the Tank Design

 Visual Basic Tank Design Program

 Roof Frame Design

 Conclusion

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 Structure used for the storage of petroleum
products.

Composed of:

 Roof

 Shell

 Bottom

 Openings

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 Codes and Standards

 API 650 Welded Tanks for Oil Storage

 API 651 Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum

 Règles de calcul selon Neiges et vents

 CM66 Règles de Calcul des Constructions en Acier

 CODERES Code de Construction des Réservoirs de Stockage

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 Scope of Project

Development of an application for above ground storage

Main Objective Gain Additional work

 Automatic generation of  Time  Roof frame design

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 Plan
 Overview

 Tank Design

 Verifications of the Tank Design

 Visual Basic Tank Design Program

 Roof Frame Design

 Conclusion

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 Tank Design

Openings Design
Plates Design

Cathodic Protection

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 Plates Design

 Shell Plates Design

 Roof Plates Design

 Bottom Plates Design

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 Shell Plates Design

 1-Foot Method.

 Variable-Design-Point Method.

 Elastic Analysis Method.

Design shell thickness

Hydrostatic test shell thickness

t= Max (td, tt, tmin) API 650 5.6.3.2

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 Bottom Plates Design
 Annular Bottom Plates
Annular plate thickness
Radial width of annular plate
API 650 5.5.1

 Bottom Plates
minimum nominal thickness of 6 mm exclusive of any corrosion allowance.

API 650 5.4.1

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 Roof Plates Design

 Self-Supporting Cone Roofs API 650 5.10.5.1

 Self-Supporting Dome and Umbrella Roofs API 650 5.10.6.1

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 Cathodic Protection

 Impressed Current System

 Galvanic System

Inputs
Anode Material

Current Density
Number of anodes
Individual Net Anode Weight
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 Openings Design

 Cleanout Fittings

 Shell/ Roof Nozzles

 Shell/ Roof Manholes

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 Plan
 Overview

 Tank Design

 Verifications of the Tank Design

 Visual Basic Tank Design Program

 Roof Frame Design

 Conclusion

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 Verifications of the Tank Design

General Stability Structural Verification

Wind Girders Freeboard

Shell to roof junction

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 Verifications of the Tank Design
Wind

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 Verifications of the Tank Design
Seismic Design

 40% Seismic zones

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 General Stability
Overturning Stability
 Against Wind and pressure

API 650 5.11.2

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 General Stability
Overturning Stability
 Against Seismic Effects

 Anchorage Ratio: J ≤ 1.54

 Shell Compression ≤

 Annular Plate Requirements ≥

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 General Stability
Sliding Resistance

 Against Wind Loads

𝐹 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑<𝐹𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

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 General Stability
Tank Anchorage

Sliding Resistance

Overturning Stability

Anchorage
Anchorage NotRequired
Required

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 General Stability
Tank Anchorage

Load per Anchor = Load divided by number of bolts

Bolt Required Section

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 Structural Stability

Wind Girders Freeboard

Roof to Shell Junction

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 Structural Stability
Wind Girders

Wind girders

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 Structural Stability
Wind Girders

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 Structural Stability
Roof to Shell Junction

Shell-Roof Junction : Maximum Pressure < 0.8 Failure Pressure

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 Structural Stability
Freeboard

 sloshing wave height

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 Plan
 Overview

 Tank Design

 Verifications of the Tank Design

 Visual Basic Tank Design Program

 Roof Frame Design

 Conclusion

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 Visual Basic Tank Design Program

Plates
design: Verifications: Openings
design:
Project Design • Shell Design
• Tank
• Roof Design • Openings
details Inputs • Bottom
Stability
Input data
• Wind girders
inputs data design • Failure
• Openings
• Cathodic calculations
pressure results
protection

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 Plan
 Overview

 Tank Design

 Verifications of the Tank Design

 Visual Basic Tank Design Program

 Roof Frame Design

 Conclusion

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 Roof Frame Design

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 Roof Frame Design
Wind bracers

Rafters

Intermediate Ring

Central
Ring

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 Roof Frame Design

Windload
Temperature
 Live
Dead load load
load

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 Roof Frame Design

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 Plan
 Overview

 Tank Design

 Verifications of the Tank Design

 Visual Basic Tank Design Program

 Roof Frame Design

 Conclusion

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 Conclusion

 Discover the petroleum engineering field

 The application is still open to further development and

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Thank You For Your
Attention