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ChangestoAPI650,TwelfthEditionWeldedTanksforOilStorage
ByVincentA.Carucci
ThreeaddendawereissuedfortheEleventhEditionofAPI650in2008,2009,and2011sinceitwasfirstpublishedinJune2007.The
TwelfthEditionofAPI650waspublishedinMarch2013.Thefollowinghighlightsseveralofthechangesthatweremadeandisnotall
inclusive.RefertoAPI650forcompleteinformation.OnegeneralcommentisthatsectionsthatwerepreviouslycalledAppendixare
nowcalledAnnex.

Section2NormativeReferences
ASCEStandard710,MinimumDesignLoadsforBuildingsandOtherstructureshasbeenaddedinadditiontoASCEStandard705of
thesametitle.Bothstandardsarereferencedlaterasalternativesthatmaybeusedtodeterminetheappropriatedesignwindspeedto
usefortankdesign.

Section3TermsandDefinitions
AdefinitionforexaminerhasbeenaddedandisapersonqualifiedandcertifiedtoperformaspecificNDEmethod.Thismakesa
distinctionbetweenanexaminerandaninspector,whoisthepersontakingresponsibilityforcompliancewithAPI650
requirements.Wordchangesfrominspectiontoexamination,etc.weremadethroughoutthestandardasappropriate,many
ofwhicharehighlightedbelow.
Thedefinitionofinletdiffuserswasmodifiedtobetterdescribetheirfunction.

Section4Materials
Para.4.7.b.Additionalrequirementsandanotheroptionwereaddedforanchorbolting.

Section5Design
Para.5.1.3.7.Additionalsituationswereaddedwhereattachmentstotankexteriorsurfacesmaybeattachedbyintermittent
ratherthancontinuouswelds.
Para.5.2.1b.ClarifiesthattanksthatmeetAPI650requirementsmaybesubjecttoapartialvacuumof0.25kPa(1in.ofwater)
withoutneedingcalculationstosupportthis.
Para.5.2.1k.BothASCE705andASCE710arenowreferencedasacceptablealternativesfordeterminingthedesignwind
speed.Explicitreferencetoa190km/hr(120mph)designwindvelocityasabasecaseisnotincluded.However,190km/hr
(120mph)isstillimpliedwhencalculatingadesignwindpressureinthisparagraphandlaterinwindgirdercalculation
requirements.
Para.5.2.2.Thisisanewparagraphthatdefinesthevariousloadcombinationstobeconsideredinthestoragetankdesign(e.g.,
deadloadoftank,weightofstoredliquid,wind,internalorexternalpressure,etc.).ThesehadbeeninanAppendixR,whichhas
beendeleted.
Para.5.8.11.2.Statesthatinletdiffusersmaybespecifiedbyeitherthepurchaserorfloatingroofmanufacturer.Itwaspreviously
impliedthatonlythepurchasercoulddothis.Italsoprovidessomeinformationregardingdiffusers.
Para.5.10.5.2.Explicitlydefinestheallowablestressbasistouseintheparticipatingareaequationforselfsupportingcone
roofs,ratherthanjustreferencinganotherstandard.
Para.5.10.6.2.SameapproachusedasinPara.5.10.5.2,butthistimeforselfsupportingdomeandumbrellaroofs.
Para.5.11.2.Additionalupliftcriteriaarespecifiedthatmustbesatisfiedforunanchoredtanks.
Tables5.21a/b.Theallowableanchorboltstressandshellstressattheanchorattachmenthavebeenchangedfromexplicitvalues
tofunctionsoftheboltorbottomshellcourseyieldstrengths,respectively.

Section7Erection
Para.7.2.4.1.Clarifiesshelltobottomweldinspectionrequirements(e.g.,whetherinsideoroutsideweldtobedonefirst
consideringinspectionmethodused).
Para.7.3.Headingchangedtonotincorrectlyimplythattestingrequirementsareincludedhere.
Para.7.3.2.HeadingchangedtoExaminationofWeldsfrompriorInspectionofWelds.Thesamewordchangewasalsomade
inlaterparagraphs,apparentlytomakeadistinctionbetweenanexaminerandaninspector(consistentwithadditionof
definitionforexaminerpreviouslynotedinSection3).
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Section8MethodsofExaminingJoints
SectiontitlechangedtoabovefrompriorMethodsofInspectingJoints.Thesamewordchangewasmadeinrelevantparagraphswithin
thissection.

AnnexALAluminumStorageTanks
Paras.AL.5.6.5andAL.5.6.6.Explicitlydefinetheallowablestressbasistousefortherequiredrooftoshelljunctionareaofself
supportingcone,dome,andumbrellaroofs.
Para.AL.8.HeadingchangedfromInspectionofWeldtoExaminationofWelds.

AnnexCExternalFloatingRoofs
Para.C.3.1.6.DeletedNFPA780asanadditionalreferencestandardforcurrentcarryingcapacityofelectricalshuntsand
maintainedreferencetoAPIRP2003.
Para.C.3.15.Newparagraphtosupplyinletdiffusers,ifrequired,onthetankdatasheet.RenumberedpreviousC.3.15paragraphs
asC.3.16.
Paras.C.4.1,C.4.2,andC.4.4.Changedinspectionorinspectedtoexaminationorexamined.

AnnexDInquiriesandSuggestionsforChange
Titlechangedtoalsoincludesuggestionsforchange.Textrewrittenandexpanded.
Specificquestionsandrepliescontainedintheprioreditionweredeleted.LinkstosectionsintheAPIwebsitearenoted.

AnnexESeismicDesignofStorageTanks
Para.E.2.2.Newdefinitionsareprovidedfortheconvectivedesignresponsespectrumaccelerationparameterandvertical
earthquakeaccelerationparameter.
Para.E.6.1.3.Thisparagraphcoveringverticalseismiceffectshasbeenrevised.
Para.E.6.1.4.6.Equationforcalculatingthetotalstresswhenverticalaccelerationisspecifiedwasrevised.

AnnexFDesignofTanksforSmallInternalPressures
Para.F.2.Thisnewparagraphrequiresthatshell,manhole,andflushtypecleanoutfittingthicknessesforAnnexFtanksaccount
fortheinternaldesignpressure.ThisisdonebyincreasingthevalueofH(designliquidheight)intheequations.This
adjustmentisnotrequiredifthedesignpressureislessthan1kPa(4in.ofwater,0.14444psi).Asimilarrequirementhadbeen
containedinPara.F.7.1ofthepreviousstandardforanchoredtanks.ThecurrentPara.F.7.1isthepreviousPara.F.7.2.
Para.F.4.2.Clarificationprovidedthatthisparagraphandassociatedequationonlyappliesforanchoredtanks.

AnnexGStructurallySupportedAluminumDomeRoofs
Para.G.9.Addedstatementthatifscreenedperipheralventingisprovidedbetweentheroofandshell,itsareamaybeconsidered
tocontributetotherequiredemergencyventarea.
Para.G.11.3.Changedwordingfromvisuallyinspectedbytovisuallyexaminedbywithrespecttoaluminumstructural
welds.

AnnexJShopAssembledStorageTanks
Paras.J.5andJ.5.1.Wordingchangedfrominspectionorinspectingtoexaminationandexamining,respectively.

AnnexSAusteniticStainlessSteelStorageTanks
Paras.5.4.14,5.4.14.1,and5.4.14.2.Wordingchangedfrominspectiontoexamination.

AnnexSCStainlessandCarbonSteelMixedMaterialsStorageTanks
Para.SC.1.2.Maximumdesigntemperaturelimitincreasedfrom93C(200F)to260C(500F).
Para.SC.3.Thecriteriaforwhenastructuralanalysisoftheentiretankstructureisrequiredhavebeenmodified.Theseareused
whenausteniticstainlesssteelisjoinedtoeithercarbonsteelorduplexstainlesssteel,andconsidertankdesigntemperatureand
diameter.

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AnnexVDesignofStorageTanksforExternalPremiere

Para.V.3.1.CorrectionmadetoSIunitsusedtocalculatethefirstmomentofareaofstiffener,qscm3insteadofmm3.
Para.V.8.2.2.2.Equationsusedtodeterminethemaximumspacingbetweenadjacentintermediatestiffenershavebeenrevised.
Para.V.8.2.4.Theequationsusedtodeterminethestrengthofthestiffenerattachmentweldhavebeenaugmentedbyadding
equationsforSIunits(previousequationswereapparentlyonlyvalidforUSCunits).TheUSCequationwasalsochangedinone
caseforunitconsistency.
Para.V.10.2.Theexampleproblemcalculationswererevisedasneededforconsistencywithchangestocalculationdetailsmade
elsewhereintheannex.

AnnexXDuplexStainlessSteelStorageTanks
Para.X.1,X.2.3.1,TableX.1,andlatertables.Materialgrade2202(UNSS32202)hasbeenadded.
Paras.X.4.14andX.4.14.1.Wordingchangedfrominspectiontoexamination.

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