VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL PROCEDURE

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Front Page…………………………………………………………………………. 1

Revision Log………………………………………………………………………. 2

Table of Contents………………………………………………………………… 3

1. Scope ……………………………………………………………………….4
2. Reference Documents……………………………………………………4
3. List of Item………………………………………………………………….4
4. Purpose……………………………………………………………………..4
5. Procedure Description…………………………………………………...5
6. Acceptance Criteria………………………………………………………10
7. Attachment…………………………………………………………………14

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1. SCOPE
This Procedure applied to the visual and dimensional inspection for Storage Tank, which
are fabricated by PT. Sarana Remaja Mandiri

2. REFERENCE DOCUMENT
- API Standart 650, 12th Edition, March 2013, Add 3 (2018) Welded Steel Tank for Oil
Storage
- 26071-100-3PS-MTF5-00001 Project Specification for Atmospheric Storage Tank

- 26071-203-V42A-MTF5-50004-002-Inspection and Test Plan (ITP)

4. PURPOSE
Upon completion of fabrication and erection of welded storage tank, visual and
dimension inspection shall be done to make sure there is less mistake, and to minimalize
repair process and rejection upon erection.

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5. PROCEDURE DESCRIPTION
5.1 Visual and Dimension Inspection Upon Incoming Material
a. General
Product shall be free of injurious defect and shall have workmanlike finish. Any
material or workmanship that in any way fails to meet the requirements of this
standard may be rejected by the purchaser’s inspector, and the material involved
shall not be used.
b. Visual
- Plate conditioning. The grinding of plates by the manufacturer or processor to
remove imperfections on top or bottom of surfaces shall be subject to the
limitation that the area ground is well faired without abrupt change in contour
and the grinding does not reduce the thickness of plate.
- Structural shapes conditioning. The grinding of structural shapes manufacturer
or processor to remove imperfections on top or bottom of surfaces shall be
subject to the limitation that the area ground is well faired without abrupt change
in contour and the depression doesn’t extend bellow the rolled surfaces.
- Pipe and flange conditioning. The pipe and flange shall be free from repair
welds, welded joints, laps, lamination, seams, visible crack, tears, grooves. Pipe
shall be uniform in quality and condition and have a finish conforming the best
practice for standard quality pipe.
c. Dimension
- Plate
Prior to dimensional check for incoming material of plate, thickness, width, and
length shall be conformance with acceptance criteria in 6.1.
- For thickness inspection, pick 6 (six) point at inspected plate (fig 5.1)

A C E

B D F

Figure 5.1
- Use Ultrasonic Thickness gauge meter or other tool with same accuracy for
measuring thickness from 6 point picked before.
- Calculate the average thickness from 6 point measured before.

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 - Structural Shape
Prior to dimensional check for incoming material of structural steel thickness,
length and width of flange and depth shall be conformance with acceptance
criteria in 6.2.
- For thickness inspection, pick 2 (two) point each on flange and depth.
- Use Ultrasonic Thickness gauge meter or other tool with same accuracy for
measuring those thickness.
- Make sure if actual size of flange and depth is according to standard or with
minimum requirement from engineering.
- Pipe and Flange Condition
For pipe seamless and welded, the minimum wall thickness at any point shall be
within the tolerance specified in 6.3 and so with inside diameter and outside
diameter, for forged flange that develop injurious defect shall be rejected.
- For thickness inspection, use thickness gauge meter. The tolerance for wall
thickness is shown in 6.3
- Use roll meter to identify the inside diameter of pipe. Make sure the inside
diameter not vary under that specified by more than 1/6” (1.6mm).
- Same as before, use roll meter to identify the outside diameter of pipe. The
variation of diameter shall not exceed the limit prescribed in 6.3
5.2 Visual and Dimension Inspection Upon Fabrication
Upon the completion of fabrication, make sure if all fabricated unit or material all of the
dimension is accordance with detail drawing or still within the tolerance from project
specification or other standard used for this project. Basically fabrication process in
workshop include: Shell plate, bottom plate, roof plate, stairway, nozzle, manhole,
platform and other tank accessories.
a. Shell Plate
- Check the dimension of shell plate by checking the dimension of both side of
horizontal, vertical, and diagonal line.
- Make sure if the marked plate have precisely perpendicular on all four side to
prevent the plate formed trapezoid or parallelogram.
- Give maximum tolerance of ±3mm. Do these following step at marking and after
cutting process.
- Use welding gauge to check beveled side, make sure if the beveled angle
following the engineering or detail drawing requirement.

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 After completion of cutting and beveling process, the plate will be performed to bend
with rolling process. The plate will be rolled until reaches certain radius according to
drawing.
- Check the radius by using a measuring board ( sweep board ), which has been
provided.
- Check the tolerance limit of the bended plate. The maximum limit of gap
between sweep board and rolled plate is +3mm
- If all the plate has been checked and meet all the criteria, store it in the skid
shape to avoid any changing of radius during storage period or during
transportation.
b. Roof and Bottom Plate
- Check the dimension by checking the marked and (or) the cutting line.
- Make sure if the marked or cut line precisely following the engineer or detail
drawing requirement.
- Sometimes the incoming plate doesn’t need to be fabricated, only the sketch
plate that need to be fabricated.
- Make sure all the dimension doesn’t override the tolerance of ±3mm. if
necessary, exceed the dimension by 1 Inch (25mm), anticipating changes during
construction (can be asked to engineer).
c. Manhole
- For manhole neck, the inspection step will be the same as inspection at shell
plate.
- Usually manhole neck was made by using steel pipe, or sometimes using steel
plate or which approved by client.
- If using plate, make sure before rolling the plate to form the manhole neck all the
dimension (length and wide), and thickness satisfied and following the detail
drawing.
- Check for the outside diameter of manhole neck. Make sure it was all round and
with given tolerance of ±3mm in diameter.
- For manhole flange, it can be fabricated or made by using forged flange, or
fabricated by plate. If it was fabricated by plate, make sure if the inside diameter
(ID) and outside diameter (OD) follow the detail drawing, with tolerance not
exceed ±3mm.
- For manhole cover, the procedure was same with manhole flange.

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 - Make sure the Bolt Center Diameter (BCD) between manhole flange and
manhole cover were in one center line.
- Make sure the center line of manhole flange to manhole neck and flange to pipe
is in one line.
5.3 Visual and Dimensional Check upon Erection
This section covered to the minimum requirement for on site erection and installation of
specified tank. Experience has proven that checking and correcting can prevent serious
problem during construction, testing, and while the tank is in services.
a. Foundation Check
- To verify foundation diameter, pick center point of the foundation.
- Divide equally in 8 direction, measure with roll meter
- To prevent out of plumbness the foundation under the storage tank shall be
checked too
- Use auto level to mark any possible difference in height of the foundation.
- If the foundation is true to horizontal plane (flat), for a concrete ringwall pick
some point under shell plate per 9m of the circumference. If the concrete
ringwall is not provided, pick some point under the shell plate per 3m of the
circumference. When the concrete slab of foundation is provided, the first 0.3m
of the foundation (or width of annular plate) measured from outside of the tank
radially toward the center, shall comply with concrete ring wall requirement.
- Where the sloping foundation is specified, elevation difference about
circumference shall be calculated from the specified high point (center or outer
radius of foundation) to the lower part (half of the diameter). Where a concrete
ringwall is provided, pick some point per 9m of the circumference. If a concrete
ringwall is not provided, pick some point per 3m of the circumference
b. Bottom Plate
- To verify the radius and roundness of bottom plate, the process is almost the
same as when verifying the tank foundation diameter.
- After all the bottom plate has been placed on foundation and follow the
approved drawing, divide equally in 8 direction.
- Use roll meter to identify the diameter of those selected part, make sure those 8
diameter of selected section conform with approved drawing.
c. Shell Plate
For shell plate, local deviation from theoretical shape (weld discontinuity, and flat
spots) shall be checked with these following steps.

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 - For deviation (peaking) at vertical weld joints, shall be checked using a
horizontal sweep board with length at least 900mm and the radius shall be
made to the nominal radius of tank.
- Put the sweep board at the vertical welding line
- Check the gap in between the sweep board and welding line using tapper
gauge
- Do those steps for three part of vertical welding line (lower, middle, and
upper)
- Repeat these following process for all vertical welding line, and record all of
the result.
- For deviation (banding) at horizontal weld joints, shall be checked using a
straight edge vertical sweep board with length at leas 900mm
- Put the sweep board at the horizontal welding line.
- Check the gap in between the sweep board and welding line using tapper
gauge
- Do those steps for five parts for each plate, specially at T joint.
- Repeat these following process for all plate, and record all of the result.
- For vertical spot or roundness in vertical plane shall not exceed the appropriate
plate flatness and waviness required at 6.6
- Measure the roundness from 0.3m (1 ft) from bottom plate
- Divide the diameter in 8 direction
- Use roll meter or other measuring tool, to measure the diameter.
- Repeat these process for all shell course, and record all the result.
- Plumbness
- Use auto level or other measuring tool to measure plumbness of a storage
tank
- Divide the tank into 8 direction
- Shoot the bottom of the tank to the upper most of shell plate
- Record all result from pluumbness test.
d. Nozzle
Nozzle at the shell plate, shall be checked within these following process.
- For flange projection, use roll meter to measure total projection of nozzle.
Measure total length from outside of tank shell to extreme face of flange. Repeat
this step for all flange and record it.

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 - For elevation of shell nozzle, use roll meter or auto level. Measure total height
from tank bottom to center line of flange, repeat this steps for all flange and
record it.
- For radial location of roof nozzle, use roll meter to measure center of tank to
center line of flange in flat horizontal plane.
- To measure flange verticality or horizontality, use waterpass placed at flange
face.
e. Manhole
Same with nozzle, manhole shall be checked with these following process.
- For manhole projection, use roll meter to measure total projection of manhole.
Measure total length from outside of tank shell to extreme face of manhole
flange. Repeat this step for all manhole and record it.
- For elevation of shell manhole, use roll meter or auto level. Measure total height
from tank bottom to center line of manhole, repeat this steps for all manhole and
record it.
- To measure flange verticality or horizontality, use waterpass placed at manhole
flange face.

6. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
All of those procedure above shall follow these acceptance criteria below to prevent any
rejection at fabrication and erection.
6.1.Plate
- For any repair on plate surfaces shall be ground well faired without any abrupt
change in contour and doesn’t reduce the thickness by 7% under the nominal plate
thickness.
- The chipped, ground, or gouged area shall not exceed 2% of the area of the
surfaces being conditioned.
- Follow this table below for verifying maximum thickness tolerance.
Permited variations, Over specified thickness for width given in inches, in
Specified 182
48 and 48 to 60 to 72 to 84 to 96 to 108 to 120 to 132 to 144 to 168 to
thickness, in and
under 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 168 182
over
To 1/4 , excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 - - -
¼ to 5/16, excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 - - -
5/16 to 3/8, excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 - -
3/8 to 7/16, excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 -
7/16 to ½, excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 -
½ to 5/8, excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 -
5/8 to ¾, excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.07
¾ to 1, excl. 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09
1 to 2, excl. 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.16

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 Permited variations, Over specified thickness for width given in inches, in
Specified 182
48 and 48 to 60 to 72 to 84 to 96 to 108 to 120 to 132 to 144 to 168 to
thickness, in and
under 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 168 182
over
2 to 3, excl. 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.15 -
3 to 4, excl. 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.17 -
4 to 6, excl. 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.20 0.20 -
6 to 10, excl. 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.27 0.28 -
10 to 12, excl. 0.29 0.29 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.35 -
12 to 15, excl. 0.29 0.29 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 -

- Post-inspection after fabrication or after cutting shall be held to check whether the
dimension of the plate has been meet the required dimension from detail drawing,
even though after marking process, the inspection has been held. For every
dimension, the tolerance shall not over ±3mm.
- For rolled plate specially shell plate, the gap between sweep board and the plate
measured with tapper gauge shall not exceed ±5mm
6.2.Structural Shapes
- Almost the same as steel plates, for any repair on structural surfaces shall be
ground well faired without abrupt change in contour and the depression doesn’t
extend below the rolled surfaces by more than 1/32 in (1mm) for material less than
10mm in thickness, 1/16 in (2mm) for material 10 to 50mm inclusive in thickness or
1/8 in (3mm) for material over 50mm in thickness
- The total area of the chipped or ground surfaces of any pieces prior to welding shall
not exceed 2% of the total surfaces area of that piece.

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6.3.Pipe
- For pipe thickness, the minimum wall thickness at any point shall be within the
tolerance specified in table below, except for welded pipe the weld area shall not
limited by the over tolerance.

- Variations in outside diameter, unless otherwise specified, shall not exceed the
limits prescribed in table below. Thin-wall pipe usually develops ovality (out-of
roundness) during final annealing, straightening, or both. For pipe outside diameter
the cross section shall not exceed 1.5% of the specified outside diameter, or can be
seen from table below.

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6.4.Foundation
- For a foundation where concrete ringwall is provided, the top of ringwall shall be
level within ±3mm in any 9m of the circumference, and ±6mm in the total
circumference measured from the average elevation.
- For a foundation where concrete ringwall isn’t provided, the foundation under the
shell shall be level within ±3mm in any 6m of the circumference, and within ±13mm
in the total of circumference measured from average elevation.
- If a concrete slab foundation is provided, the requirement shall follow the
requirement from foundation with concrete ringwall.
- If there is any sloop, the actual elevation shall not deviate from calculated design by
more than these following tolerances.
- where a concrete ringwall is provided, ±3mm in any 9m of circumference and
±6mm in the total circumference.
- where a concrete ringwall isn’t provided, ±3mm in any 6m of circumference and
±13mm in the total circumference.
6.5.Bottom Plate
- For diameter of bottom plate after divided into 8 direction, make sure for each
dimension of diameter doesn’t exceed ±13mm in tolerance.
- For overlap joint at bottom and roof plate, the overlap shall not less than 25mm or 5
times the nominal thickness of thinner plate, whichever is smaller.
6.6.Shell Plate
- For peaking tolerance, the gap between sweep board and vertical weld joints, shall
not exceed ±13mm

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 - For banding tolerance, the gap between sweep board and horizontal weld joints,
shall not exceed ±13mm
- For roundness of tank diameter, shall not exceed these following tolerance

6.7.Nozzle
For installed nozzle, shall follow these tolerance
- Specified projection from outside of tank shell to extreme face of flange : ±5mm
- Elevation of shell nozzle or radial location of a roof nozzle : ±6mm
- Flange tilt in any plane, measured from flange face :
- ±½ ̊ for nozzle greater than 12 in. nominal diameter
- ±3mm at the outside flange diameter for nozzle 12 in and smaller
6.8.Shell Manhole
For installed manhole, shall follow these criteria
- Specified projection from outside of tank shell to extreme face of flange : ±13mm
- Elevation and angular location ±13mm
- Flange tilt in any plane, measured across the flange diameter ±13mm

7. ATTACHMENT
7.1 Marking and Cutting Inspection Report
7.2 Rolling Inspection Report
7.3 Settlement of Bottom Survey Report
7.4 Fit Up Inspection Report
7.5 Daily Visual Welding Inspection Report
7.6 Roundness Inspection Report
7.7 Plumbness Inspection Report
7.8 Peaking / Bending Inspection Report

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 MARKING & CUTTING INSPECTION REPORT

Project No : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Contractor :

Tank Tag No. : Material :

Item Name : Heat No. :
Activity : Place of Insp. :

Dimensional Result
Qty
No. Material Heat No. Dimension Actual Remarks
(Sheet) Differ Tolerance Accept Reject
D1 (mm) D2 (mm) L (mm) W (mm)

Notes :

Inspected by Contractor Owner

Name
Signature
Date

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 ROLLING INSPECTION REPORT

Project No : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Subcontractor :

Tank Tag No. : Material :

Item Name : Heat No. :
Activity : Place of Insp. :

Dimensional Result
Qty
No. Erection Mark Material Heat No. Dimension Design Actual Radius Remarks
(Sheet) Differ Tolerance Accept Reject
Radius A (mm) B (mm) C (mm)

Notes :

Inspected by
Name
Signature
Date

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 SETTLEMENT OF BOTTOM SURVEY
REPORT

Project No : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Subcontractor :

TANK Name & Tag No. :

Result of Inspection
Settlement of Degree Level H Level H' Settlement ( H - H' ) Survey of
Section Remarks
Foundation (0) ( mm ) ( mm ) ( mm ) Date

Remarks : Stage of Water Filling :

Inspected by Contractor Owner

Name
Signature
Date

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 FIT UP INSPECTION REPORT

Project No. : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Subcontractor :
Tank Tag No. : Item No. / Material :

Roof to Top Angle Pipe to Flange SKETCH

Roof to Roof Neck to Roof Plate

Shell to Top Angle Neck to Shell Plate

Shell to Shell Neck to Reinf Pad

Shell to Bottom Reinf Pad to Roof Plate

Bottom to Bottom Shell to Man Hole

Pipe to Elbow

Dimension Groove Result

Joint Part Heat Fit Up
No. Iso Drawing No Root Bevel Groove Root Date Remarks
No. No Number Type Misalign Accept Reject
gap Angle Angle Face

Notes :

Inspected by Contractor Owner

IName
Signature
Date

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 DAILY VISUAL WELDING INSPECTION REPORT

Project No. : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Subcontractor :

Joint Material Welder Fit Up Visual Welding

No. Drawing No. Tank No. Plate No. WPS No. Remarks
No. Type Length Spec. Heat No. Thk. Stamp Date Accept Reject Date Accept Reject

10

Inspected by Contractor Owner

Name
Signature
Date

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 ROUNDNESS INSPECTION REPORT

Project No : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Subcontractor :

CHECK DIMENSION (mm) RESULT

No. DESCRIPTION REMARKS
POINT NO DESIGN ACTUAL DIFFER TOLERANCE ACCEPT REJECT

NOTES :

Inspection Result : Accept Reject

Inspected by Contractor Owner

Print Name
Signature
Date
SRM-IR-008

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 PLUMBNESS INSPECTION REPORT

Project No. : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Contractor :

TANK Name & Tag No. :

Result of Inspection :

Item of Measured Plumbness measured (mm)

Result
Inspection High (mm) 0⁰ 90⁰ 180⁰ 270⁰ Average

Diameter of Tank = mm

High of Tank = mm

Inspected by Contractor Owner

Name
Signature
Date
SRM-IR-009

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 PEAKING / BANDING INSPECTION REPORT

Project No. : Report No. :

DWG No. : Date :
Location : Contractor :

TANK Name & Tag No. :

Result of Inspection :

Peaking Banding Date of Inspection

NO DESCRIPTION Drawing No. RESULT REMARKS
(mm) (mm) Vertical Horizontal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

NOTES :
Peaking Vertical Joint Shall not exceed 1/2 Inch. ( Using a horizontal sweep board 36 inch long )
Banding Horizontal Joint Shall not exceed 1/2 Inch. ( Using a Vertical sweep board 36 inch long )

Inspected by Contractor Owner

Name
Signature
Date
SRM-IR-010

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