BS EN 14015

SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SITE BUILT, VERTICAL, CYLINDRICAL,
FLAT-BOTTOMED, ABOVE GROUND, WELDED, STEEL TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF LIQUIDS AT
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND ABOVE
READING CHECKLISTS

 1 Scope  7 Design loads

 2 Normative references  7.1 Load
 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and  7.2 Load values
abbreviations  7.3 Load combinations
 3.1 Terms and definitions  8 Tank bottoms
 3.2 Symbols  8.1 General
 3.3 Abbreviations  8.2 Materials
 4 Information and requirements to be  8.3 Design
documented  8.4 Fabrication
 4.1 Information to be specified by the  9 Shell design
purchaser  9.1 Design and test stress
 4.2 Information to be agreed between the  9.2 Internal loads
purchaser and the tank manufacturer  9.3 Wind and vacuum loads
 4.3 Information to be supplied by the tank  9.4 Shell plate arrangement
manufacturer  9.5 Shell joints
 4.4 Information to be supplied by the steel  10 Fixed roof design
manufacturer  10.1 Loads
 4.5 Information to be agreed between the  10.2 Type of roof
steel manufacturer and the tank  10.3 Roof plating with supporting structure
manufacturer  10.4 Roof plating without supporting
 4.6 Information to be agreed between the structure (membrane roofs)
purchaser and the cover supplier  10.5 Compression area at the junction of
 4.7 Information to be agreed between the the shell and roof
tank manufacturer and the cover  10.6 Venting requirements
supplier  10.7 Floating covers
 4.8 Information to be supplied by the cover  11 Floating roof design
supplier  12 Tank anchorage
 5 Requirements  12.1 General
 5.1 Design pressure  12.2 Anchorage attachment
 5.2 Design metal temperature  12.3 Holding down bolt or strap
 5.3 Design density  12.4 Resistance to uplift during test
 5.4 Yield strength  13 Resistance to uplift during test
 6 Materials  13.1 Resistance to uplift during test
 6.1 Carbon and carbon manganese steels  13.2 Shell nozzles less than O/D 80 mm
 6.2 Stainless steels  13.3 Roof nozzles
 13.4 Studded pad connections

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  13.5 Nozzle loads  17.4 Welders and welding operators
 13.6 Flush type clean-out doors and water approval
draw-off sumps  17.5 Production control test plates
 13.7 Nozzle welding details  18 Welding
 13.8 Flange drilling  18.1 General
 13.9 Post-weld heat treatment of nozzles  18.2 Welding sequences
 13.10 Heating and/or cooling systems  18.3 Welding of bottoms
 14 Insulation  18.4 Welding of shell to bottom
 15 Shop fabrication of tank components  18.5 Welding of shell
 15.1 General  18.6 Welding of roof
 15.2 Reception and identification of  18.7 Temporary welds
materials  18.8 Atmospheric conditions
 15.3 Handling and storage of materials  18.9 Preheating
 15.4 Material markings  18.10 Post-weld heat treatment
 15.5 Plate preparation and tolerances  18.11 Repair welding
 15.6 Preparation of nozzle components  19 Testing and inspection
 15.7 Plate forming and tolerances  19.1 General
 15.8 Openings  19.2 Qualification of NDT personnel
 15.9 Welding  19.3 Test procedures
 15.10 Surface condition  19.4 Type of inspections and examinations
 16 Site erection and tolerances  19.5 Vacuum box test
 16.1 General  19.6 Penetrant test
 16.2 Foundations  19.7 Magnetic particle examination
 16.3 Anchor points  19.8 Soap bubble examination
 16.4 Handling and storage  19.9 Radiographic examination
 16.5 Rectification of parts damaged during  19.10 Ultrasonic examination
transportation and handling  19.11 Acceptance criteria
 16.6 Bottom plates  19.12 Dimensional check
 16.7 Shell to bottom, and shell  19.13 Hydrostatic and pneumatic tests
 16.8 Fixed roofs  19.14 Empty checks
 16.9 Nozzles  19.15 Accessories
 16.10 External attachments  20 Documentation and name-plate
 16.11 Internal attachments  20.1 Information to be supplied by the
 16.12 Temporary attachments purchaser
 17 Approval of welding procedures and  20.2 Name-plate
welders
 17.1 General  Annex A Information and requirements to be
 17.2 Welding procedure approval documented
 17.3 Welding Procedure Approval Record  A.1 Information to be supplied by the
(WPAR) purchaser

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  A.2 Information agreed between the  Annex E Requirements for rim seals for
purchaser and the manufacturer floating roofs
 A.3 Information to be supplied by the  E.1 General
manufacturer  E.2 Design
 A.4 Information to be supplied by the steel  E.3 Seal types
manufacturer  E.4 Weather shields
 A.5 Information to be agreed between the  E.5 Application and technical details of rim
steel manufacturer and the tank seals
manufacturer  E.6 Installation
 A.6 Information to be agreed between the  Annex F Selection of carbon and carbon
purchaser and the cover supplier manganese steel plate to alternative
 A.7 Information to be agreed between the specifications to those in 6.1
tank manufacturer and the cover  F.1 Alternative national standards
supplier 121  F.2 General
 A.8 Information to be supplied by the cover  F.3 Chemical composition
supplier  F.4 Mechanical properties
 Annex B Operational and safety  F.5 Impact testing
considerations for storage tanks and  Annex G Recommendations for seismic
storage installations provisions for storage tanks
 B.1 General  G.1 General
 B.2 Tank type  G.2 Design loads
 B.3 Health, safety and environmental  G.3 Resistance to overturning
considerations  G.4 Shell compression
 B.4 Attachments to tanks for safety or  G.5 Anchorage of tanks
firefighting facilities  G.6 Piping
 Annex C Requirements for floating covers  G.7 Sloshing height
 C.1 General  Annex H Recommendations for other types of
 C.2 Types of floating covers tank bottoms (double bottoms, elevated
 C.3 Design and construction requirements bottoms etc.)
 C.4 Installation  H.1 Non-fully supported bottoms
 C.5 Documentation  H.2 Double bottoms
 Annex D Requirements for floating roofs  H.3 Elevated or beam supported tanks
 D.1 Generals  H.4 Leak test
 D.2 Roof types  Annex I Recommendations for tank
 D.3 Design foundations
 D.4 Prefabrication in the workshop  I.1 General
 D.5 Marking, packing, handling, transport  I.2 Soil Investigation
 D.6 Assembly  I.3 Foundation design
 D.7 Welding  I.4 Types of foundations
 D.8 Inspection and testing

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 Annex J Example calculations of stiffening  O.3 Combined water draw-off and clean-
rings (wind girders) out sump
 J.1 General  Annex P Heating and/or cooling systems
 J.2 Section moduli  P.1 General
 J.3 Worked examples of design of  P.2 Heat transfer fluid
secondary stiffening rings (wind girders)  P.3 Type of heating or cooling devices
 J.4 Example 1  P.4 Installation
 J.5 Example 2  Annex Q Recommendations for the design
 Annex K Design rules for tanks with frangible and application of insulation
roof to shell joints  Q.1 General
 K.1 General  Q.2 Design considerations
 K.2 Construction  Q.3 Mechanical support arrangement
 K.3 Materials  Q.4 Design details
 K.4 Design rules  Q.5 Corrosion protection
 Annex L Requirements for venting systems  Q.6 Insulation
 L.1 General  Q.7 Cladding
 L.2 Types of vents and valves  Q.8 Securing insulation materials
 L.3 Calculation of maximum flow rates for  Q.9 Fire hazard
normal outbreathing and inbreathing Annex R Surface finish
 L.4 Calculation of maximum flow rates for  R.1 Internal surfaces in contact with the
emergency pressure venting product
 L.5 Emergency vacuum venting  R.2 External surfaces
 L.6 Testing venting devices
 L.7 Manufacturers documentation and
marking of venting devices
 Annex M Tank anchorages
 M.1 General
 M.2 Holding down strap
 M.3 Holding down bolt with individual chair
M.4 Holding down bolt with continuous
support ring
 Annex N Weld details for the connection
of mounting
 N.1 Set-through mountings
 N.2 Set-on mountings
 N.3 Studded pad connections
 Annex O Flush-type clean-out doors and
water draw-off sumps
 O.1 Flush-type clean-out doors
 O.2 Water-draw-off sumps

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