tank with 2 vertical joints aligned
tank with 2 vertical joints aligned
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Hello,
I have a tank with 2 vertical joints aligned, the tank is done. My plan is to cut the shell area of the tank where the joints are aligned and replace that area with a new one following the requirements.
I want to know if the API says something about this procedure.
see attached drawing
Thanks by advance.
I have a tank with 2 vertical joints aligned, the tank is done. My plan is to cut the shell area of the tank where the joints are aligned and replace that area with a new one following the requirements.
I want to know if the API says something about this procedure.
see attached drawing
Thanks by advance.





RE: tank with 2 vertical joints aligned
If a repair was mandated, I'd make cuts a couple of feet or more on either side of the first-ring vert and weld a new piece in there, in the first ring only.
If I remember right, some of the older tank standards allowed the option of stacking verts, so if it's an old existing tank, I'd research a bit more as to whether anything needed to be done.
RE: tank with 2 vertical joints aligned
it is a new tank but the shell wall construction is already finished.
Seeing from a engineering view, what is the effect of have 2 vertical joints aligned.
Regards
RE: tank with 2 vertical joints aligned
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