API 653 - (9.

10) Repair of Tank Bottoms

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1. 0.10 The bottom plate thickness at the attachment weld 12. dishing General Repair Req Welded-on patch plates
must be at least _____-in. thick before welding the settlement shall not be placed over areas of the tank
welded-on patch plate to the bottom plate. bottom that have global or local _____ [except as
allowed by 9.10.1.1 d)], _______, or distortion greater
2. 1/4 Maximum plate thickness for welded-on patch
than the limits of Annex B.
plates within the critical zone is _____-in. (fraction)
13. engineer The use of welded-on patch plates that do not
3. 2 Tombstone patches shall have a rounded corner
meet the requirements of 9.10.1.1 or 9.10.1.2 is
radius of at least ____".
permitted if the repair method has been
4. 2 Perimeter welds on welded-on patch plates within reviewed and approved by an _______ experienced
the critical zone shall be (digit) _____-pass, minimum. in tanks.
(and examined per 12.1.1.3 and 12.1.7.2.)
14. MT PT For additional welded-on plates, if the lap weld
5. 3 5t For tanks with shell plate of unknown toughness, spacing requirements as set forth in Figure 9.13
new fillet welds utilized to install a tombstone are not met, ____ or liquid ____ examination is
patch plate in the critical zone shall be spaced at required for the exposed welds or portions of
least the greater of ____ in. or _____ from existing welds failing to meet minimum spacing criteria.
vertical weld joints in the bottom shell course,
15. not Installation of a welded-on patch plate by butt-
6. 6 seam A welded-on patch plate smaller than 12 in. in permitted welding to an adjacent existing patch is ________ in
2 diameter is permitted if: it is equal to or exceeds the critical zone. (not permitted / permitted)
______ in. in diameter; it does not overlap a bottom
16. pits No welding or weld overlays are permitted
______; it is not placed fully or partially over an
pinholes within the critical zone except for the welding
existing patch; and it extends beyond the corroded
of: widely scattered _____ (see 4.3.2.2), ______,
bottom area, if any, by at least ____ in.
cracks in the bottom plates, the shell-to-bottom
7. 12 Patches over three-plate laps shall extend a weld, welded-on patch plates, or where the
minimum of ______in. in all directions along all laps bottom plate welded to the shell is being
beyond the three-plate lap. replaced.
8. 12 1/4 A welded-on patch plate may be placed over a 17. settlement If the tank is still undergoing _______, the addition
bottom mechanical dent or local dishing if: of welded-on patch plate may not be advisable.
3/8 1. Its unsupported dimension does not exceed __ in.
18. tombstone When a welded-on patch plate is within 6 in. of
in any direction;
tombstone the shell, the welded-on patch plate shall be
2. It is at least ____(fraction) in. thick;
90 _______ shaped.
3. It is at least as thick as the existing _____;
The sides of the ________ shaped welded-on patch
4. And does not overlap seams nor other patches,
plate shall intersect the shell-to-bottom joint at
except for tanks designed in accordance with API
approximately ____°.
650, Annex M, which shall have welded-on patch
plates at least ______(fraction) in. thick.
9. 12 The minimum dimension for a welded-on patch
rounded plate that overlaps a bottom seam or existing
patch is ___ in. The welded-on patch plate may be
circular, oblong, or polygonal with ______ corners.
10. 200 100 Welded-on patch plates are not permitted in the
critical zone on a tank bottom with an operating
temperature exceeding ____ °F for carbon steel or
_____ °F for stainless steel.
11. critical Welded-on patch plates over existing patches are
zone not allowed in the ________ ________.