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I. Project Description
The construction method should be by hydraulic jacking system. Hydraulic jacking system is integrated by
control cabinet, power source cabinet, pump station and cylinders. Before lifting the expansion ring needs to be
installed in the bottom edge of shell plates. The expansion ring needs to be close to the shell plates by jack and
fixed by door-shape snag-gauge and pins to prevent sliding. When lifting expansion ring the shell plates can be
lifted together.
Firstly fix the expansion rings on the second course and welding the 2nd course shell plates and then
fitting-up and welding tank roof; And then lift the 1st course and roof together by hydraulic jacking system;
after that fitting-up and welding the 2nd course, cylinders and expansion ring fall down and lift the 2nd course,
1st course and tank roof. By this sequence to construct the tank body until the end.
Top shell plates 3rd top plates – last shell Hydraulic Jacking device
2nd top shell plates plates
nd
Install Jack lifting device and expansion ring Lift 2 course shell plates jacks falls down to ground after all
on the second course the first course cutting and remove
2. Construction Workflow
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III. Construction Process and Description
• Fit up of annular plate joints shall be carried out using proper jigs and fixtures.
• Care shall be taken during fit-up such that annular plate and backing-strip shall be in close touch.
• Annular plate joints welding shall be carried out by welding alternative joints at to ensure minimum
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2. Flooring, Fitting-up and Welding of Bottom Plates
• All plates in center row shall be laid first in overlapped condition as mentioned in the drawing; all other
plates in subsequent rows shall then be laid moving towards the tank peripheral area as per the
approved drawing. While fitting up all tank bottom plates, care shall be taken to have all fillet joints in
• Lap shall be maintained during fit-up of short seam and long seam as per drawing.
• Short & Long seam welding shall be carried out alternatively to avoid distortion.
• Overlapped seam can be automatically SAW welded by butt/corner seam welding machine.
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3. Installation of Erection Chairs
Temporary chair (around 400-500mm height) with guide plates shall be installed at regular intervals
(around 1.5 to 2mtrs) on tank annular plates for having an easy access inside the tank, only then tank shell
course erection shall start, this would also facilitate an easy inspection, good workmanship & safe working,
since, all tank shell fitments & welding works shall be carried.
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4.Automatic Welding Machine Rail Mounting
Rail bracket and the supporting device is one unit. It is 1m between two units. The distance between the
rail and the shell plate can be adjusted according to the width of shell plate (height).
• The first top one or two shell courses shall be erected by conventional method. And balance shell
• The rolled shell plates shall be shifted to the tank foundation area and kept along the periphery using
• If the thickness of 1st course shell plates is less than 10mm we suggest use FCAW or SMAW.
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6. Hydraulic Jacking Device Auxiliary Equipment Installation
2) Install cylinders
7. Installation of Bordure angle steel, Doom Roof and Hydraulic Jacking System
The cylinders should be installed averagely around upright column and the quantity is calculated
The cylinders of upright column and shell plates should be controlled by one control system so that
• Whatever tank accessories shall come in top 1 or 2 shell courses like Primary and secondary wind girder,
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staircase, support fire and foam system and other appurtenances shall be installed before lifting
• Locate the expand ring finally, weld the gantry type board of expend ring. Tighten the hydraulic jack of
• All anchor point inspections: including gantry type board welding seam, pull rod fixed base welding
seam, inclined support fixed seat welding seam, each bolt joint of hydraulic jacking, the adjusting screw
• Tank jacking time: start from working in the morning ,wind power is less than level 4,no rain and snow;
• Before lifting set up the same output of pump station to promise the same lifting speed of all cylinders.
If the speed is not the same during lifting you can adjust the oil valve to adjust the lifting speed.
• During lifting observe the height of shell plates and upright column in all directions; if the height
deviation is less than 30mm no need to adjust; if more than 30mm you can adjust the cylinder’s height
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10. Fitting-up and Welding of Shell Plates
• Start welding after fitting-up of shell plates. If the thickness is more than 10mm and less than 24mm we
suggest use EGW which can realize single face welding-double face forming without backside gouging
and welding. And it takes 20-30mins to finish one welding vertical-up seam.
• By 2-3 vertical-up seam welding machine it takes one day to finish all the work from starting, fitting-up
• After finishing vertical-up seam welding dismantle related tools and then start girth seam fitting-up.
• During fitting-up of girth seam according to different gap you can adjust the cylinders separately.
• After fitting-up the girth seam can be welded by automatic SAW girth seam welding machine. By single
face welding-double face forming process there is no need carbon arc gouging for inside face, only
grinding is ok.
• After fitting-up the girth seam the telescopic will retract and the machine frame can avoid the cylinders’
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11. Fitting-up and Welding of Upright column
• Lifting 1st course upright column together with tank body and then start the 2nd course fitting up and
manual welding.
• After finishing the welding and fixing of 2nd course remove the positioning plates and cylinders and
auxiliary Tooling 2m cylindrical shell section fall down for the preparation of next lifting.
12. Installation of Remaining Shell Plates, Upright Column and Auxiliary Tooling
• All temporary attachments shall be removed and ground & MPT/DPT shall be performed prior to
further lifting. RT shall be carried out and cleared before the next lifting;
• Spiral stairway shall be erected & welded as per the approved drawing. Staircase erection & welding
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shall go simultaneously along with each shell lifting.
• All erection chairs shall be removed for installing bottom shell courses
• All nozzle assemblies requiring PWHT shall be prefabricated and PWHT shall be completed prior to
erection or Local SR shall be carried out as per approved procedure / code after completion of first shell
course erection.
• After finishing welding of shell plates start automatic welding of big angle seam.
• By butt/corner seam welding machine the big angle seam can be welded automatically. There is
magnetic device in the welding machine which can make machine run automatically in the rail.
• After completion of the erection, prior to hydro test the following points shall be checked:
• All mechanical activities & radiography requirements are complete as spelled out in drawings, relevant
• Records for entire NDT tests like chalk-diesel test, DPT, MPT, Reinforcement Pad pneumatic test &
• Finally mechanical clearance from competent authority shall be taken before commencing the hydro
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15. Tank External Scaffolding & Painting
After successful completion of Hydro test, surface preparation & painting shall be carried out as per
approved procedure and painting specification. Strict compliance to safety aspect shall be ensured while
erecting the scaffolding around tank for surface preparation & painting works. The detailed procedure for
The hydraulic lifting system is specially developed and designed for Oil Storage Tank Construction. It is
suitable for steel tank construction with construction method “from top to bottom”. With advanced technology,
the module design is introduced in this system. During the application, the oil cylinders could be lifted
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separately or intensively.
This series of hydraulic lifting system is designed with the mode that one set of hydraulic pump station is
connected with five sets of hydraulic cylinders, so as to form a module. (According to the lifting load to decide
the number of module) hydraulic cylinders are installed inside of oil tank averagely. The lifter for this system is
single-acting double-stage hydraulic cylinder (hydraulic lifting jack), which is used for vertical lifting work. The
The distance, calculated according tank diameter, between 2 cylinders should be <6m
Qty of Control systems and jacking modules is depends on the qty of Cylinders.
Formula & Quantity Calculation of Hydraulic Jacking System for Shell Plates
1). Gmax = K * (G of shell plates + G of tanks roof + G of attachments + G of tools)=692t
2). n= Gmax ÷ (Q×η)=37≈40
3). n=3.14*D/(3.8-6) =40
According to the above formulas the qty of hydraulic jacking system for Shell Plates should be:
Item Qty
Control System 1
Power Cabinet 8
Cylinders 40
WINCOO Automatic Single-sided Girth Seam Welding System(Top-to-bottom)is a new generation of high
efficient single-sided sub-arc welding machine for vertical tank which is independently designed by We are
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Strong and hard structure which can ensure the machine work in bad environment in long term.
With flame preheating device it can do preheating and dehumidification before welding.
By single face welding-double face forming process there is no need carbon arc gouging in the back.
If the thickness of shell plates is more than 14mm we suggest K beveling, or Single V beveling.
(1) Formula
According to the deposition rate the welding time of one course girth seam can be calculated out.
And then we can calculate the qty of girth seam welding machine according to required construction
period.
When calculate the qty of girth seam welding machine, below points should be considered in actual construction:
Preparation time for equipment hoisting, preparation, except for welding time;
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Equipment traveling forward and back time when welding multi-course;
For girth seam welding, the welding seam divided into two groups: inner side and outer side;
According to on-site process, girth seam welding equipments main cannot use on only one tank, but distributed
on two tanks;
Based on above mentioned table and other influential factors, we recommend 4 automatic girth seam
welding machines can match the requirement of construction schedule.
3. EGW/FCAW Vertical-up Seam Welding Machine
Basing on characteristics of bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom tank erection, our carriage electro-gas
vertical welding machine is designed and manufactured as automatic welding equipment, which is suitable
for both bottom-to-top and top-to-bottom tank erection. This machine combines American self-protecting
vertical welding technology and Japanese carriage type electro-gas vertical welding machine.
It adopts servo system and closed loop control welding carriage which controls the rising speed to
Its main characteristic is that water cooling copper slider forcing single path welding seam forming in
one step which greatly improves the welding quality and welding efficiency and reduce welder's work
intensity.
3.2 Technical Requirement
If the thickness is less than 10mm we suggest use FCAW; if the thickness is more than 10mm we suggest
use EGW.
For EGW, if 10mm≤thickness≤24mm we suggest V bevel and use single path welding seam forming in one
step without gouging and welding in the back; if the thickness is more than 24mm we suggest use X bevel.
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3.3 Quantity of Vertical-up Welding Machine
(1) Formula
For FCAW, if the thickness is less than 6mm the welding speed is 4-5m/hour; if the thickness is 8-10mm the
Vertical Total Length of seam Required time for each vertical-up welding
Thickness
Seam Process
(mm) machine(h)
No (m)
1 34 76.8 8.5-12
2 28 76.8 10-13
3 24 76.8 5-6.5
EGW
4 20 76.8 5-6.5
5 16 76.8 5-6
6 12 76.8 5-6
When calculate the qty of vertical-up seam welding machine, below points should be considered in actual construction:
Preparation time for equipment hoisting, preparation, except for welding time;
According to on-site process, vertical seam welding equipments main cannot use on only one tank, but
distributed on two tanks;
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Based on afore mentioned form, we recommend 2 sets of automatic vertical welder can match the
requirement of construction schedule.
4. Automatic Butt/Corner seam welding machine qty and calculation basis
Butt/Corner seam welding machine is used for welding of bottom plates and bottom plates welding can be processed
simultaneously with shells erection. For this tanks we suggest equip 1 sets of automatic Butt/Corner seam welding
machine. In the earlier stage it can be used for bottom plates welding and in the later stage it can be used for roof plates
welding.
V. Summary for Equipments
1.Equipment Summary
According to above calculation, Group C needs equipment qty as below table:
Work Type
operator Helpers
Equipment
Total 9 3
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