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Repair of Aboveground
Storage Tanks
SP031 Tank Repair Standard
NOT COVERED
Shell height modification or other change in tank dimensions
Addition of anchor chairs for code requirements
Change of service
Pipe penetrations larger than 12 inches below maximum liquid level
Pipe connections with external loads
These modifications require engineering assistance
Modifications Covered
Minimum Schedule 40
Minimum ANSI Class 150 raised face flanges
Verify the type of connection meets local code
Vents must be flush on the inside of the roof or shell
Minimum continuous welding from the exterior of the tank
is required!
Adding a Pipe Penetration
Reinforcing plates are not required when:
Penetration is above the liquid level
Penetration is less than 2”
Reinforcing plate must be
at least 3” wide, with 2” minimum radius corners
the same thickness as the shell
have and OD that is twice the diameter of the opening
Minimum spacing of 3” from the toe of an existing weld or must overlap the weld by
3”
¼” threaded tell tale or test hole if welded inside and out to allow testing of the
welds
Installing a Second Bottom
Like the lap patch, must be the same material and thickness
as the plate being repaired
Same size limitations as lap patches
Same shape limitations. No sharp corners
To reduce the potential for distortion in the tank shell, fit-
up, heat input and welding sequence must be considered
Insert plates require a full penetration weld
Insert Plates
Same rules for intersecting the shell
to floor joint
12” minimum cut back of the shell to
floor joint is required (except for
rectangular tanks)
Patch Plates
Bottom Repairs