STANDAND OF UNDERWRITERS’ LARORATORIES Heads and Head Joints 18, A head of a horizontal tank shall be fabricated of not more than ‘three pieces for diameters of from 48 to 96 inches, and four pieces for ters of from 97 to 144 inches. When two or more pieces are used, seams shall be one of the forms shown by Pigure 1, except joint No. 5 shal not be used. 19, A head of a horizontal tank shall be attached to the shell by one of the joints shown by Figure 2. ELLIRIIZZS «cre UM a ot fare eis ay fa Sear ne Ein Se ome fan Double-welded full Sllet lap joint, or single-welded full filet lap joint on outside with 1-inch intermittent ‘weld spaced not over 12 inches’ on inside; minimum overlap, “A” inch for tank diameters 48 inches ‘or less, % inch for tank diameters bt over 4 inches. Groove weld equivalent in thick- ness to “t”; full penetration and 7 : Fall fillet weld on outside; "0" is Yetnch minimum diameter lock ‘weld spaced not over 12 inches. ke Single welded full filet lap joint; minimum overlap, “A”—¥% inch for tank diameters 48 inches or Jess, % inch for tank diameters over 48 inches. This joint only for nee ‘tanks of 65-inch diameter or less. FIGURE 1STEEL ABOVEGROUND TANKS FOR FLAMMADLE Ad ‘COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS. ' HEAD JOINTS FOR HORIZONTAL TANKS TZZETESSy _Douhlowelded vv, bevel or square groove butt juint; fall Nott penetration and eouplete fa . NOW sion. Bale FASE Ssingtewelded fom set tap joint, single-welded full sllet i p lap joint on outside with 1- eae nos F~F—N inch intermittent weld spaced noe spaced not over 12 inches on inside, or double-welded full let “lap joint; minimum aR Sk overlay, "AY, inch; “F” i ts St thn Ss BSSQQ Ge greater, but not ine tan ¥, inch, n0.14 10.15 Groove weld equivalent in Agim idem tess Sree atts " SHEER TET ate i br ‘head thickness or greater, but we wor No MBSR ES at st ven! wo Ea wat ‘than thickness of shell; “FP” is ivo times head thickness for greater, but not Jess than ie si inc, . FIGURE 2