Continue to Site

Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

Register Log in
  • Congratulations KootK on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Shop Assembled Tank Bottom Plates

Status
Not open for further replies.
99491

99491

Mechanical
Apr 3, 2008
34
Dear All,

Why must all shop welded tanks' bottom plates be butt welded rather than lap welded as per J.3.1.5 11th Edition?

Thanks
 
Replies continue below

Recommended for you

Sort by date Sort by votes
Because of the high bending stresses in the bootm plate induced by the shop air test.

Joe Tank
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

nabeel3
  • Question
API 650_Polygon shape for Bottom plate
Replies
3
Views
3K
Vegas Consulting
Vegas Consulting
skangal
  • Locked
  • Question
is it allowed to use two grade plates( A36 and A516gr70) for same bottom plate for tanks.
Replies
1
Views
443
JStephen
JStephen
oldisgold981
  • Locked
  • Question
API 650 design using TANK software
Replies
8
Views
3K
zelgar
zelgar
Youcef40
  • Locked
  • Question
Using thickened sheet plates to patches shell plates courses. 2
Replies
7
Views
629
Dhurjati Sen
Dhurjati Sen
Lorenzo Loreto
  • Locked
  • Question
API 650 Tank Rebuild - Type and quantity of weld inspections 2
Replies
8
Views
6K
IFRs
IFRs

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor

Back
Top Bottom