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EEMUA 159 : 2014

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ABOVE GROUND FLAT BOTTOMED STORAGE TANKS - A GUIDE TO INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

14-10-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2014

1 Introduction and scope
2 Tanks and their components - Terminology
   and materials of construction
3 Degradation mechanisms and failure modes
4 Corrosion of tanks
5 General inspection techniques and interpretation
   of inspection data
6 Tank foundations
7 Tank bottoms (with or without annular plates)
8 Tank shells
9 Tank roofs - general
10 Fixed roofs (cone roofs and dome roofs)
11 Floating roofs
12 Tank appendages
13 Tank coatings
14 Tank insulation
15 Hydrotesting
16 Re-siting of vertical tanks
17 Probabilistic Preventive Maintenance (PPM) for tanks
18 Mothballing
Appendix A - Tank assessment, records and reports
Appendix B - Inspection checklists and frequencies
Appendix C - Typical repair solutions
Appendix D - Sample calculations
Appendix E - Probabilistic Preventive Maintenance (PPM)
Appendix F - Reduction in Young's Modulus and Applicable
             Allowable Stresses in Steel components at elevated
             temperatures
Appendix G - Self-supporting aluminium roofs
Appendix H (informative) - FEA Requirements regarding
           Fit-for-Service assessments
Appendix I (informative) - Supplementary method for
           assessing floating roofs And fixed roofs
Appendix J (informative) - Tank turnaround procedure
19 References
20 Bibliography
21 EEMUA Publication - Feedback form
22 EEMUA Publication Catalogue

Describes the key features required for planning and executing inspection, maintenance and repair works on aboveground fully supported vertical steel storage tanks.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
424
PublisherName
Engineering Equipment Material Users Association
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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