API 653 Tank Shell Evaluation (tanks with diameters equal to 200 ft or less)

Plant ID
Equipment Number:
Equipment Type:

Plant
ABC-1234
API 650 Storage Tank

Design
Material (Course 1):
Material (Course 2, 3 & 4):
Corrosion Allowance (in):
Nominal Diameter (ft):
Height (ft):
Specific Gravity:

SA 283 C
SA-515 60
200
32
0.875

Equipment:
Date:

Oil Storage Tank 01

12th August 2014

Shell Course Height (in)

Course 1:
96
Course 2:
96
Course 3:
96
Course 4:
93

Nominal thick
0.957
0.710
0.467
0.375

Minimum Thickness Calculation for Welded Tank Shell (entire shell course), inches
Reference: API 653, 4th edition, 4.3.3.1
The minimum acceptable shell plate thickness for continued service shall be determined by one or m
the methods noted herein. These methods are limited to tanks with diameters equal to 200 ft or less

When determining the minimum acceptable thickness for an entire shell course, tmin is calculated as f

tmin=

2.6 (H-1) DG
SE

where

tmin

is the minimum acceptable thickness, in inches for each course as calculated from the ab
equation; however, tmin shall not be less than 0.1 in. for any tank course;

D
H

is the nominal diameter of tank, in feet;

is the height from the bottom of the shell course under consideration to the maximum liq
when evaluating an entire shell course, in feet (ft); or
is the height from the lowest point within any location of interest to the maximum liquid
is the highest specific gravity of the contents;

G
S

is the maximum allowable stress in pound force per square inch (lbf/in. 2);
use the smaller of 0.80Y or 0.429T for bottom and second course;
use the smaller of 0.88Y or 0.472T for all other courses.

is the specified minimum yield strength of the plate; use 30,000 lbf/in. 2 if not known;

is the smaller of the specified minimum tensile strength of the plate or 80,000 lbf/in. 2;

CA

use 55,000 lbf/in.2 if not known;

is the original joint efficiency for the tank. Use Table 4.2 if original E is unknown.
E = 1.0 when evaluating the retirement thickness in a corroded plate, when away from w
by at least the greater of 1 in. or twice the plate thickness.
Corrosion allowance.

Course number: 1
D = 200
H = 31.75
G = 0.875
S = 23595
Y = 30000
T = 55000
E = 0.85

Course number: 2
D = 200
H = 23.75
G = 0.875
S = 23595
Y = 32000
T = 55000
E = 0.85

tmin =0.698

tmin =0.516

Minimum Thickness Calculation for Welded Tank Shell (entire shell course), inches
Course number: 3
D = 200
H = 15.75
G = 0.875
S = 25600
Y = 32000
T = 60000
E = 0.85
tmin =0.308

Course number: 4
D = 200
H = 7.75
G = 0.875
S = 23595
Y = 32000
T = 55000
E = 0.85
tmin =0.153

Minimum Required Thickness (t), inches

t = tmin +
CA
Course
Course
Course
Course

0.698 in
0.516 in
0.308 in
0.153 in

Nominal thickness (in):

ontinued service shall be determined by one or more of

ed to tanks with diameters equal to 200 ft or less.

ess for an entire shell course, tmin is calculated as follows:

n inches for each course as calculated from the above

ell course under consideration to the maximum liquid level

in any location of interest to the maximum liquid level, in feet;

h of the plate; use 30,000 lbf/in. 2 if not known;

m tensile strength of the plate or 80,000 lbf/in. 2;

t thickness in a corroded plate, when away from welds or joints

API 653 Tank Shell Evaluation (tanks with diameters equal to 200 ft or less)
Plant ID
Equipment Number:
Equipment Type:

Escravos Tank Farm

ABJ-802
API 650 Storage Tank

Design
Material (Course 1):
Material (Course 2, 3 & 4):
Corrosion Allowance (in):
Nominal Diameter (ft):
Height (ft):
Specific Gravity:

SA 283 C
SA-515 60
212
32
0.875

Equipment:
Date:

Oil Storage Tank #200-02

12th August 2014

Shell Course Height (in)

Course 1:
96
Course 2:
96
Course 3:
96
Course 4:
93

Nominal thick
0.957
0.710
0.467
0.375

Minimum Thickness Calculation for Welded Tank Shell (locally thinned area), inches
Reference: API 653, 4th edition, 4.3.3.1
The minimum acceptable shell plate thickness for continued service shall be determined by one or m
the methods noted herein. These methods are limited to tanks with diameters equal to 200 ft or less

When determining the minimum acceptable thickness for an entire shell course, tmin is calculated as f

tmin=

2.6 HDG
SE

where

tmin

is the minimum acceptable thickness, in inches for each course as calculated from the ab
equation; however, tmin shall not be less than 0.1 in. for any tank course;

D
H

is the nominal diameter of tank, in feet;

is the height from the bottom of the shell course under consideration to the maximum liq
when evaluating an entire shell course, in feet (ft); or
is the height from the lowest point within any location of interest to the maximum liquid
is the highest specific gravity of the contents;

G
S

is the maximum allowable stress in pound force per square inch (lbf/in. 2);
use the smaller of 0.80Y or 0.429T for bottom and second course;
use the smaller of 0.88Y or 0.472T for all other courses.

is the specified minimum yield strength of the plate; use 30,000 lbf/in. 2 if not known;

is the smaller of the specified minimum tensile strength of the plate or 80,000 lbf/in. 2;

CA

use 55,000 lbf/in.2 if not known;

is the original joint efficiency for the tank. Use Table 4.2 if original E is unknown.
E = 1.0 when evaluating the retirement thickness in a corroded plate, when away from w
by at least the greater of 1 in. or twice the plate thickness.
Corrosion allowance.

Course number: 1
D = 212
H = 31.75
G = 0.875
S = 23595
Y = 30000
T = 55000
E = 0.85

Course number: 2
D = 212
H = 23.75
G = 0.875
S = 23595
Y = 32000
T = 55000
E = 0.85

tmin =0.764

tmin =0.571

Minimum Thickness Calculation for Welded Tank Shell (locally thinned area), inches
Course number: 3
D = 212
H = 15.75
G = 0.875
S = 25600
Y = 32000
T = 60000
E = 0.85
tmin =0.349

Course number: 4
D = 212
H = 7.75
G = 0.875
S = 23595
Y = 32000
T = 55000
E = 0.85
tmin =0.186

Minimum Required Thickness (t), inches

t = tmin +
CA
Course
Course
Course
Course

0.764 in
0.571 in
0.349 in
0.186 in

Oil Storage Tank #200-02

Nominal thickness (in):

nk Shell (locally thinned area), inches

ontinued service shall be determined by one or more of

ed to tanks with diameters equal to 200 ft or less.

ess for an entire shell course, tmin is calculated as follows:

n inches for each course as calculated from the above

ell course under consideration to the maximum liquid level

in any location of interest to the maximum liquid level, in feet;

h of the plate; use 30,000 lbf/in. 2 if not known;

m tensile strength of the plate or 80,000 lbf/in. 2;

t thickness in a corroded plate, when away from welds or joints

nk Shell (locally thinned area), inches

Table 4.1Maximum Allowable Shell Stresses (Not for Use for Reconstructed Tanks, See Note 6)
Allowable Product
Stress, S (lbf/in.2) (Note 7)

Minimum
Material Specification
Specified
and Grade
Yield Stress,
Y (lbf/in.2)

Minimum
Specified
Tensile
Strength,
T (lbf/in.2)

Lower Two
Courses

Upper Courses

Allowable Hydrosta
Test Stress, St (lbf/in.2)

Lower Two
Courses

ASTM Specifications
A283-C
A285-C
A36
A131-A, B, CS
A131-EH 36

30,000
30,000
36,000
34,000
51,000

55,000
55,000
58,000
58,000
71,000

23,600
23,600
24,900
24,900
30,500

26,000
26,000
27,400
27,400
33,500

26,000
26,000
27,400
27,400
33,500

A573-58
A573-65
A573-70

32,000
35,000
42,000

58,000
65,000
70,000

24,900
27,900
30,000

27,400
30,700
33,000

27,400
30,700
33,000

A516-55
A516-60
A516-65
A516-70

30,000
32,000
35,000
38,000

55,000
60,000
65,000
70,000

23,600
25,600
27,900
30,000

26,000
28,200
30,700
33,000

26,000
28,200
30,700
33,000

A662-B
A662-C
A537-Class 1
A537-Class 2

40,000
43,000
50,000
60,000

65,000
70,000
70,000
80,000

27,900
30,000
30,000
34,300

30,700
33,000
33,000
37,800

30,700
33,000
33,000
37,800

A633-C, D
A678-A
A678-B
A737-B
A841
A10 (Note 1)
A7 (Note 1)
A442-55 (Note 1)
A442-60 (Note 1)

50,000
50,000
60,000
50,000
50,000
30,000
33,000
30,000
32,000

70,000
70,000
80,000
70,000
70,000
55,000
60,000
55,000
60,000

33,000
33,000
37,800
33,000
33,000
26,000
28,300
26,000
28,200

33,000
33,000
37,800
33,000
33,000
26,000
28,300
26,000
28,200

G40.21, 38W
G40.21, 44W
G40.21, 50W
G40.21, 50WT

38,000
44,000
50,000
50,000

60,000
65,000
65,000
70,000

28,300
30,700
30,700
33,000

28,300
30,700
30,700
33,000

Unknown (Note 2)

30,000

55,000

23,600

26,000

26,000

Riveted Tanks:
A7, A9 or A10 (Note 1, Note 3)
Known (Note 4)
Unknown (Note 5)

NA
Y
NA

NA
Y
NA

21,000
Note 4
21,000

21,000
Note 4
21,000

21,000
Note 4
21,000

30,000
30,000
34,300
30,000
30,000
23,600
25,700
23,600
25,600
CSA Specifications
25,700
27,900
27,900
30,000

NOTE 1 ASTM A7, ASTM A9, ASTM A10 and ASTM A442 are obsolete ASTM material specifications previously listed in API 12C and API 6
NOTE 2 The yield stress and tensile strength values shown are per API 653 for welded ASTM material of unknown origin.
NOTE 3 This provision is for riveted tanks, constructed of any grade of material, evaluated per 4.3.4.1 of this standard.
NOTE 4 This provision is for riveted tanks, constructed of known grades of material, evaluated per 4.3.4.2 of this standard. For all cours
maximum allowable shell stress for both product and hydrostatic test conditions are listed under column for allowable product stress, S.
NOTE 5 This provision is for riveted tanks, constructed of unknown grades of material, evaluated per 4.3.4.2 of this standard.
NOTE 6 The allowable stresses for reconstructed tanks are tabulated in API 650, Table 5-2a or 5-2b or calculated per 8.4 of this standar

NOTE 7 The allowable stresses are calculated per 4.3.3.1 and 4.3.3.2 of this standard, unless otherwise noted. The calculated allowable
stresses are rounded to the nearest 100 lbf/in.2.

See Note 6)

Allowable Hydrostatic
Test Stress, St (lbf/in.2) (Note 7)

Upper Courses

27,000
27,000
30,100
30,100
36,800
28,800
31,500
36,300
27,000
28,800
31,500
34,200
33,700
36,300
36,300
41,500
36,300
36,300
41,500
36,300
36,300
27,000
29,700
27,000
28,800
31,100
33,700
33,700
36,300
27,000
21,000
Note 4
21,000

sly listed in API 12C and API 650.

nknown origin.
his standard.
of this standard. For all courses, the
r allowable product stress, S.
4.2 of this standard.
ulated per 8.4 of this standard.

oted. The calculated allowable

Table 4.2Joint Efficiencies for Welded Joints

Edition
and Year

Standard

Seventh and Later

(1980 to Present)
API 650
First to Sixth
(1961 to 1978)
14th and 15th
(1957 to 1958)

API 12C

3rd to 13th
(1940 to 1956)
First and Second
(1936 to 1939)

Unknown

Type of
Joint

Joint
Efficiency E

Butt

Butt

0.85

Butt

0.7

Butt

0.85

Butt

Butt
Lap a

0.85
0.75

Butt c
Lap a

0.85
0.7

Lap

0.50 + k/5

Butt

0.85

Lap

0.7

Lap
Butt

0.50 + k/5
0.7

Lap

0.35

Full double lap-welded.

Full fillet weld with at least 25 % intermittent full fillet opposite side; k = percent of
intermittent weld expressed in decimal form.

Single butt-welded joints with a back-up bar were permitted from the years of 1936
to 1940 and 1948 to 1954

Single lap-welded only.

Applicability
or Limits
Basic Standard
Annex A
Spot RT
Annex A
No RT
Basic Standard
Annexes
D and G

3/8 in. max. t

7/16 in. max. t
1/4 in. max. t

7/16 in. max. t

1/4 in. max. t

l fillet opposite side; k = percent of

e permitted from the years of 1936

Table 4.3Joint Efficiencies for Riveted Joints

Type of
Joint
Lap
Lap
Lap
Lap
Butt

Joint
Number of
Efficiency
Rivet Rows
E
1
2
3
4

0.45
0.6
0.7
0.75

0.75

Butt

0.85

Butt

0.9

Butt

0.91

Butt
a
b

6
0.92
All butt joints listed have butt straps both inside and outside.
Number of row on each side of joint center line.
b

Notes
4.3.4 Minimum Thickness Calculation for Riveted Tank Shell
4.3.4.1 The minimum acceptable thickness for riveted tank shells shall be calculated using the equation in 4.3.3.1
except that the following allowable stress criteria and joint efficiencies shall be used:
S = 21,000
E= 1

lbf/in.2
for shell plate 6 in. or more away from rivets.
See Table 4.3 for joint efficiencies for locations within 6 in. of rivets

4.3.4.2
The rivet joint efficiencies given in Table 4.3 are conservative minimums for riveted tank construction details
and are included to simplify riveted tank evaluations. However, in some cases it may be advantageous to calculate
the actual rivet joint efficiencies using computational methods applicable to lap and butt type riveted joints. When this
alternative of calculated joint efficiencies is used, the following maximum allowable stresses shall apply:
a) for the maximum tensile stress in net section of plate, use the lesser of 0.80Y or 0.429T; use 21,000 lbf/in. 2 if T or Y is unknown;
b) for the maximum shear in net section of rivet, use 16,000 lbf/in. 2;
c) for the maximum bearing stress on plates or rivets, use 32,000 lbf/in. 2 for rivets in single shear, and 35,000 lbf/in. 2 for rivets in double shear.
4.3.4.3
For tanks with riveted joints, consideration shall be given to whether, and to what extent, corrosion affects such joints.
If calculations show that excess thickness exists, this excess may be taken as corrosion allowance.
4.3.4.4
Non-liquid loads (see 4.3.3.5) shall also be considered in the analysis of riveted tanks.

Y is unknown;

for rivets in double shear.