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STANDARD TANKS VoL. 1 160000 160001 16.90.02 160003 1600.00 CONTENTS OF SECTION ADDING COURSES AND METHODS OF LIFTING Adding Courses Lifting for Foundation Repairs Safety Precautions Figure 1600.01 Lifting a Tank by Means of Jacks STANDARD TANKS VOL 1 160080 160001 1600.02 we 160008 1600.00 ADDING COURSES AND METHODS OF LIFTING Adding Courses An economia method of incteasing the soap capacity fextng tanks sto height by adding cours, The addton ofa course wil ness the fos onthe ground beneath he tank and thee ‘nus ot be any doubt about che ait of the proved to witand the pe lou. The conden ‘fhe vol beneath tanks tht hve because tay tow hes tne e eee Wl ‘exceeding these bearing capacy ofthe si ut proper sll vestigations mst aba be (tte out before # decor i taken, 0120.00 “The method of ling tanks a otder hs cures may’ be added ea fits: (@) The tank sel is ed fom the bottom plating by Mame gouging the file vel betwee shel plates and Bttom plates, for etd tanks by fame citing ove the bottom cub ange iting jacks ae posoned around the tank at sppeoninatly 20.1 (Gm) cenites and temporary ing treks sce welded tothe see plates to tran the tan weight thee, (©) The tank slid high enough fr the new cure f plates tobe inserted, The vera seams ofthe ne courte of pater ae welded and, fe lowering te existing tank to bear on the new pnts, the horton seam joing the now ples te ‘xing als welded By re-peloning ke ling reeks on the nev sous of Plates and repeating the operon, farther soure of pats cn be added, Litng jacks shoul be positioned so that a far as posible al vert seams of ew sell plates are rendly accesible for welding. Further information on the ue of iting jacks for tank eeton is given in 0.0000. ‘Asutale typeof jackin operation i tated in Figure 16000, “Litng for Foundation Repairs ‘Wena tank has o be Hite scent high above its foundation for repairs to be atid ‘ito fer foundations to be renewed, conventional ype jacks ied om aulabl spreader pads nay be wsed, The a eased ia tages and packing lad under iat cach it ofthe jc. Altrmatvly, te jacks used for adng courses to tank maybe employed, ce 1800.0 Lining Jocks shuld be placed under the sel plates and spaced at approximately 20. (Gam crates. Fore tanks the jacks shouldbe postoned wader the veri Jont of the fintope abl plats, ‘pial iting opeeton i sated in Figure 16.0001. Safety Precatons ‘When carrying oot aniting operation the enk mux be adequately safeguarded spins winds by providing slab sel Wie rope guys, s= 090300 Tn igh winds, work shoud be respended "TOprnios sould ere be allowed under the tank to ene oes foundation vi ach its complete i should be ensued that the snd beds under the temporary spreader pads are not wate say ding petods of bevy unaland thatthe ask aintaned ina aly eel poston. UFTING FOR FOUNDATION REPAIRS LIFTING A TANK BY MEANS OF JACKS FIGURE 160001 len 17.00.00 17.01.00 Wr9101 rnoLo2 1791.03 17.02.00 170201 1102.02 1702.03 CONTENTS OF SECTION DISMANTLING, RE-ERECTION AND RE-SITING DISMANTLING AND RE-ERECTION General Welded Tanks Riveted Tanks RE-SITING General Skidding of Tanks Moving by Floating STANDARD TANKS VOL 1 17.00.00 17.01.00 ra. rro102 110198 rons DISMANTLING, RE-ERECTION AND RE-SITING DISMANTLING AND RE-ERECTION anerat Te operation of csmanting 2 ank, transporting to a ne se and re-cston can be very ‘pensive and may even exces th cox t= completly new tok, Conran shoul oa fotealvaysbe pve o oher alerts, nis uch aon a tincand avalbty of tates outweigh the high cot Welded Tanks [An economical mathod of disnaslng and re-erestag welded tank i to cut the sel, ‘botom td rof into the largest pices which canbe handed and tansporte oe new a {this wl ede the amount of welig aad handling during ve-scton ‘Wen plates which are aporecay larger than the exiting tak plates canbe handled, ‘he tak shalt eat to these zs, making th et Wel lene of ensting welds whcrever pose The deal drawing given in Volume 2 shows &asquense of operations for both die Imantlng and reerection, together wih addtional afocmation vot for crying ot this wrk ‘When an advantage cannot be une by eating the sel plates ito larger sas the an fs redoced othe orginal plate siz flame cating and gougig ut the ents welded sas inthe sland bottom, with the exception ofthe top curb ange and junction of sel pats 10 bottom which are ested as shown fa Volume 2 Before re-yelding al plat edges shouldbe caned by chipping or flame cating and shaped tothe core pie forte plat edge preparation requied The profile required depends Upon the plate hictnes, se Volume 2, ‘Ail cats shoud te made accursey in parallel ines and with square ends to the pit ‘The use ofa staph edge to guide the operator when cating is xen i diieulty fe ssenbling the pte Io be avoid Rite Tanks ‘he method desetibed for dsmantng welded tanks can be ued fo vee tanks. All the ats stigulé be made avay fom thea ete seam, ating the tank nto a age pies ‘mn Be fanaported. Re-wedlng shold be done onsite, in socordanee with the ifarmation ‘ven in Volume 2 “weve ite seams of an existing tank are leaking, othe ives ae badly coroded ‘all plats shoud be dismantled either by flame cating lve to the ret tart or y eating ‘ut sivets and finaly ming the plats to smaller sie, Top and bolton carb angles shoud ‘be disarded andthe top curb angle replaces, Shel plates cia be tached tothe Bolom By ‘welding alone, without a carb anaes shown on the standard tank dang. Makes se ust be provided to compensate for the duis pat messin Tafortation onthe postions of cus fo be made and onthe reassembly of the tank is iver in Volume 2 gt 1965 naw 1702.00 mmo v0 170203 STANDARD TANKS VoL. 1 RESITING General Tanks may bled and moved one postions in refinery, instalation or depot without

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