Constrution Procedure

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This document covers the procedure of field erection of 60-Tk-9010 Propane storage tank
and 60-Tk-9020 Butane storage tanks for PARS PETROCHEMICAL OFF-SITE FACILITIES BANDAR
ASSALUYEH IRAN

2.0 GENERAL SEQUENCE OF WORK

FOUNDATION CHECK
ARRANGEMENT OF WELDING OF
OUTER ANNULAR PLATE OUTER SHELL TO ANNULAR

WELDING OF PRE-ASSEMBLY OF OUTER

OUTER ANNULAR PLATE ROOF SUPPORTING FRAME

ERECTION & WELDING OF INSTALLATION OF TEMPORALY

OUTER 1ST,2ND SHELL ROOF SUPPORT

ERECTION & WELDING OF ARRANGEMENT OF

OUTER SHELL UNTIL LAST SHELL ROOF STRUCTURE

ERECTION & WELDING OF ARRANGEMENT AND WELDING

COMMPRETION RING & SHELL OF ROOF PLATE

ARRANGEMENT AND WELDING

OF ROOF & NOZZLE & SLEEVE

ROOF AIR RAISING

BOTTOM INSULATION

ARREMGEMENT OF
INNER ANNULAR PLATE

WELDING OF
INNER ANNULAR PLATE

ARREMGEMENT & WELDING

OF BOTTOM PLATE

ARREMGEMENT & WELDING WELDING OF

INNER 1st & LAST SHELL INNER SHELL TO ANNULAR

ARREMGEMENT & WELDING

INTERNAL NOZZLE

ARREMGEMENT & WELDING

OPENING SHELL

TANK CALIBRATION PRESSURE TEST

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1. INNER ANNULAR PLATE

1.1 The inner annular plate may be pre-assembled into the blocks of 2 plates.

1.2 After completion of the ring insulation, temporary stands shall be placed on the wood blocks to
provide working space for annular plate bottom side works.

1.3 The pre-assembled annular blocks shall be arranged on the temporary stands.

Strong Back
Annular plate
or Back Piece

Tamporary Support

Protection Plywood

Wood Block Galvenized Sheet

Fig. 1.

1.4 Outside diameter of the annular plate may be arranged in excess of the dimension on the
drawing to compensate for the welding shrinkage.

Drawing diameter plus around 12 mm should be taken.

1.5 To control the welding distortion, either strong back or back piece shall be installed prior to
welding.

1.6 After completion of welding and inspection, the temporary stands under the annular plate shall be
removed and the annular plate shall be laid down.

1.7 Hoist crane will be used to lift up the annular plate for removal of the temprary stand.

1.8 To prevent damage of the top surface of the concrete beam including the teflon srat and etc,
the temporary stands shall be placed on the protection plywood.
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1.9 Prior to arrangement of the inner bottom plate, centre lines shall be marked on the
bottom.

1.10 The inner bottom plate shall be arranged and welded on the insulation block from the tank
centre toward the outside.

1.11 The skip welding method with a pitch of approximately 300mm shall be adopted for the
first pass welding.

On the 2nd or further passes, if necessary, continuous welding may be adopted.

1.12 To minimize the welding distortion, the reinforcing channels or proper materials should be
installed along the welding joints.

Fig 2.
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2.0 INNER SHELL PLATE

2.1 shell erection

2.1.1 After completion of welding of the inner annular plate, the inner shell plate shall be erected.

2.1.2 Prior to erection of the 1st course shell plate, following marking shall be performed on the annular
plate.

1) The radius marking for shell erection.

This marking shall be larger than the drawing daimeter, considering the gap of vertical
joints. This dimension is the drawing radius plus around 6 mm.

2) The radius marking for checking roundness of shell plate.

3) The marking of vertical joints for the 1st course inner shell plate.

1)

2) 3)
100mm

INNER ANNULAR PLATE

FIG. 3 .

2.1.3 The shell plate shall be taken into the tank through the temporary construction. (shell 1 sheet)

2.1.4 The erection work shall be performed by the hoist crane installed on the trolley beam in the tank.

2.1.5 The shell plate handling is performed as shown in Fig.4,5.

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Fig 4.
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Fig 5.
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2.1.6 The vertical joints shall be adjusted for the required gap and plate alignment.

2.1.7 The level, roundness and verticality shall be checked, prior to welding of the 1st course
vertical joints as illustrated in Fig.6.

L
L/4 L/4

VERTICAL JOINT

CHECKING POINT
2 POINTS PER A SHELL
PLATE
MEASURE

3)
REFERENCE MARKING

1)
2)
PLUMB BOB

LEVEL

FIG.6.

The tolerances for 1st course shell plate shall be as follows

1) Verticality : within limit As Per ITP/API 620

2) Roundness : within limit As Per ITP/API 620
3) Level : within limit As Per Applicable Code/Spec.

The tolerances for subsequent course shell plate are follows.

1) Verticality : within limit As Per ITP/API 620

(Roundness and level should be checked as result
of verticality measurement)
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2.1.8 The vertical joints of 1st course can then be welded after aligment work is completed.

2.1.9 The 2nd course shell plate may be erected after fitting-up of the vertical joints of 1st course.

2.1.10 The horizontal joint between the 1st and 2nd course shall be fitted-up after welding of 1st and 2nd
course vertical joints.

2.1.11 The following shell courses shall be erected after completion of welding in the lower course.

2.1.12 The peaking of the vertical joints and the banding of the horizontal joints shall be checked during
fitting-up and after welding and shall not exceed as per ITP/API620

Tank inside VERTICAL JOINT

b
b
a 1m

Horizontal
1m Joint

b -a - 5 = PEAKING (Propane Tank)

b -a - 6 = PEAKING (Butane Tank) b - a = BANDING

FIG.7.

2.1.13 After welding of inner shell plate, roundness and verticality shall be checked,
as illustrated in Fig.5.
The tolerances for shell plate are follows
1) Verticality ; ITP/API 620
2) Roundness ; ITP/API 620
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2.2 Shell welding

2.2.1 The surfaces to be welded shall be cleaned thoroughly before any welding opertion.

2.2.2 The welding of each joints of the inner shell plate shall be performed as following sequence.

1) Tack welding to fit-up on the inner side.

2) Welding up to the top layer of the outer side i.e. bevel side.
3)Gouging of the inner side and inspection.
4) Welding of the inner side.
5) Inspection.

2.2.3 From the 1st to the top course, the vertical joints shall be welded by mamual welding.

The horizontal joints shall be welded by automatic welding except the temporary opening plate
and top horizontal joint.

2.2.4 The horizontal welding shall be started after the completion of the vertical seams in each course.

2.2.5 The corner welding between the shell and annular plate should be started after 2nd course shell
erection and first horizontal weld.

2.2.6 The outside corner weld shall be performed first by manual welding, then the inside shall be
performed by automatic welding.

2.3 Temporary opening

2.3.1 One temporary shell openings shall be provided by removing a shell plate at each location in the
1st course inner shell, after erection and fitting-up of the 2nd course.

2.3.2 Reinforcement steel shall be installed around the openings, prior to removing the plates.
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2.3.3 Before tank pressure test, temporary openings shall be closed and welded permanently.

Welding shall be performed by manual welding as following sequence.

1) Vertical joints
2) Horizontal joints
3) Corner joints

2.4 Top girder & Stiffener

The stiffener and the top girder shall be installed in parallel with shell erection.

2.4.1 The top girder ring will be pre-assembled on the ground prior to installation.

2.4.2 The stiffener shall be installed on the shell plate in parallel with applicable shell erection.

2.4.3 After completion of the shell plate erection, pre-assembled top girders shall be installed
on the top of the shell.

3.0 APPURTENANCES

3.1 The roof manhole and nozzles (or sleeve pipes for nozzles) which are welded on the
outer roof plate shall be installed after welding of the roof plate.

3.2 Generally, these manhole and nozzles will be installed before roof raising, and shall be
installed.

INSTALL BEFORE ROOF AIR RISING INSTALL AFTER AIR RISING

SLEEVE

MANHOLE
NOZZLE
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4.0 HYDROSTATIC AND PNEUMATIC TESTING

After completion of welding and all required inspection of inner shell,bottom,and

appurtenances of the inner tank, hydrostatic testing shall be performed.

Pneumatic testing shall follow the hydrostatic testing on the completion of outer tank.