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API 650 10" EDITION ERRATA
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222h 2-2. | Sentence should read: ASTM A 633M/A 633, Grades C and D, for plates to a maximum
thickness of 45 mm (1.75 in.) [insert plates to a maximum thickness of 40 mm (1
Table 2-32 | 2-6 | ‘The following correetions should be made for the material group grades in SI units should
read:
Group VI~ A 537M Class 1, A 537M Class 2
Footnote #6 should be revised to read
6, Manganese content shalll be 0.8-1.2% by heat analysis for thicknesses greater
than 20 mm, except that for each reduction of 0.01% below the specified carbon
‘maximum, an increase of 0.06% manganese above the specified maximum will
be permitted up to the maximum of 1.35%. Thicknesses < 20 mm shall have a
‘manganese content of 0.8-1.2% by heat analysis,
The following corrections should be made for the material group grades in U.S. Customary
tnits should read:
Group III — A 573-58, A $16-S8, and A $16-60
Group IIIA ~ A 573-58, A 516-55, and A 516-60
Group IV ~ A 573-65, A 573-70, A 516-65, and A 16-70
Group IVA ~ A 573-70
Group V ~ A 573-70, A $16-65, and A 516-70
Group VI— A $37 Class 1, A 537 Class 2
Footnote #6 should be revised to read
6. Manganese content shall be 0.8-1.2% by heat analysis for thicknesses greater
than 0.75 in., except that for each reduction of 0.01% below the specified carbon
‘maximum, an increase of 0.06% manganese above the specified maximum will
be permitted up to the maximum of 1.35%. Thicknesses < 0.75 in. shall have a
manganese content of 0,8-1.2% by heat analysis.
3623 3-7. |The last sentence inthe section should read: This design may only be used for tanks with |
shell thicknesses less than or equal to 12.5 mm (/ i.) |
3632 The equation for the hydrostatic test shell thickness in U.S. Customary units should read
| 26 D(H-1)
| Table3-2 | 3.8 | The minimum tensile strengths for ISO 630 should read: 425 (61,900) andl 49 (71,000).
Table 3-2 3-8 | The following material should be added to the table: : :
Plate Grade Min Yield Design Hydro. Test
Specification Strength Stress Stress
AS4IM 345 (50,000) 485° (70,000") 194 (28,000) 208 (30,000)Last updated on 6-7-9
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3.644 3-9 | ‘The equation for bottom-course thicknesses for the design (t,,) and hydrostatic test (t,)
conditions in SI units should read
tug ={ 106 2.066 [AG \/49H DG), oy
HVS, Sy
ty ={1.06-2.066 [HT (494d
HVS, |S,
hy :
3.645 3.9 | ifthe value ofthe ratio Hts areater than or equal to 2.625, then fy = toy
on
3.647 3-10 | The equation for the minimum thickness of upper shell courses for both the design condition
(ta) and the hydrostatic test condition (in SI units should read:
‘The equation for the minimum thickness of upper shell courses for hydrostatic test condition
(Ga) in U.S. Customary units should read
26D[H-*~
2
tae
Figure 3 3-15 | All references to Table 3-9 in the body of the figure should read: Table 3-7
3.74.1 3-17 | ‘The second sentence should read: The stress relief shall be carried out within a
temperature range of 600°C to 650°C (1100°F to 1200°F) (see 3.7.4.3 for quenched and
‘tempered materials) for | hour per 25 mm (I in.) of shell thickness.
Table 3-6 | 3-18 | Column 8 should read: Regular Type!
3.762 3.23 | The third sentence should read: In addition, nozzles not larger than NPS 3 ~ for the
insertion of thermometer wells, for sampling connections, or for other purposes not
involving the attachment of extended piping ~ may be installed at an angle of 15 degrees
or less off perpendicular in a vertical plane without modification of the nozzle
reinforcing plate.
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‘The term for the as ordered thickness of the top shell course should read: tuxjromLast updated on 6-7-99
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3.9.7.6.2
3.10.34
Bd
3.47
‘The equation forte section modulus ofthe intermediate wind girder should read
In Sl units
BaD”
where
D = nominal tank diameter (m)
shell thickness at the attachment (mm)
In US. Customary units:
147(D9"*
where
D=nominal tank diameter (ft)
hell thickness at the attachment (in.)
‘The formulas for allowable compression should read:
[.-w],
y
5 3ie)_Wiek
sae
l ° 7]
where
When //r exceeds CyLast updated on 6-7.
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3.10.5.1
348
‘The maximum thickness for sel
uupported cone roofs in SI units should read
Maximum thickness = 12,5 mm, exclusive of corrosion allowance
‘The formula for minimum thickness in U.S. Customary units should read:
D
2¥,
Minimum thickness
400sin @~ /16in.
Maximum thickness = Yin., exclusive of corrosion allowance
So
‘The first sentence should read: Repairs of defeets discovered after the tank has been filled
with water for testing shall be made with the water level at least 0.3 m (I f1) below any
point being repaired or, if repairs have to be made on or near the tank bottom, with the
tank empty.
‘The first sentence should read: Where a concrete slab foundation is provided, the first
the tank radi
requirement,
ly towards the center, shall comply with the concrete ringwall
.3 m (J ft) of the foundation (or width of the annular ring), measured from the outside of
‘The first sentence should read: Vertical joints in which the shell plates are greater than
25 mm (1 in.) thick shall be fully radiographed.
l
‘The section should read: When two or more tanks are erected in the same location for the
same purchaser, either concurrently or serially, the number of spot radiographs to be
taken may be based on the aggregate length of welds of the same type and thickness in
each group of tanks rather than the length in each individual tank.
Figure 6-1
Note #2 should read: Horizontal spot radiograph in accordance with 6.1.2.3: one in the
first 3 m (10 ft) and one in each 60 m (200 ft) thereafter.
os
The section should read; The frequeney of surface porosity in the weld does not execed one
cluster (one or more pores) in any 100 mm (4 in.) of length, and the diameter of each
cluster does not exceed 2.5 mm (3/32 in.).
8144
81
The section should read: The maximum operating temperature, in degrees Celsius
(Fahrenheit) (unless other units are specified by the purchaser), which shall not exceed
90°C (200°F) except in eases where Appendix M applies.Last updated on 6-7-99
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ESS 7 | ‘The frst sentence should read: The maximum longitudinal compressive stress inthe shell,
110001 (6/12, shall not exceed the maximum allowable stress, F determined by the
following formulas for Fy which take into account the effet of internal pressure due to
the liquid contents
“The equation forthe maximum allowable shll compression when GHD is less than 4
should read
In Stunts
BF,
+13 GH
“asp
In US. Customary units:
10! Fy
a
Pal 4 | The equation for the maximum design pressure for tanks with small intemal pressures shoul
read:
In Stunts
where
Pa = maximum design pressure (KPa),
\W = total weight ofthe shell and any faring (bt not roof plates) supported bythe shell and
roof ON),
M = wind moment (Nm)
|
In US, Customary units
Pyg, = AM 844 —
>
where
Pox = maxima design pressure (in. of wate,
W =~ total weight ofthe shell and any framing but not roof plates) supported by the shel and
roof lb,
M= wind moment (bf),
116221 | Hot | ‘The third sentence should read: The total open area ofthese vents shall be greater than oF
aqua to 0.6 en (02 27) of tank diameter.
I
Ls. 13. | ‘The frst sentence should read: The minimum thickness of flexible-membrane leak
barriers shall be 800 ym (30 mils for fiber-reinforced membranes and 1000 jm (40 mils)
for unreinforced membranes.Last updated on 6-7-99
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Table $3 | $-5 | The allowable stress for 304L at 40°C (100°F) (second column) should read: 117 (16,700).
S4.10.1¢ S-7. | The sentence should read: Water temperature shall be below 50°C (120°F).