5.1.5.

7 Shell-to-Bottom Fillet Welds

For bottom and annular plates with a nominal thickness 13 mm e/2 in.), and less, the attachment between the bottom edge of
the lowest course shell plate and the bottom plate shall be a continuous fillet weld laid on each side of the shell plate. The size
of each weld shall not be more than 13 mm e/2 in.) and shall not be less than the nominal thickness of the thinner of the two
plates joined (that is, the shell plate or the bottom plate immediately under the shell) or less than the following values:

Nominal Thickness of Shell Plate Minimum Size of Fillet Weld

(mm) (in.) (mm) (in.)
5 0.1875 5 3/16
> 5 to 20 > 0.1875 to 0.75 6 1/4
> 20 to 32 > 0.75 to 1.25 8 5/16
> 32 to 45 > 1.25 to 1. 75 10 3/8
For annular plates with a nominal thickness greater than 13 mm (1/2 in.), the attachment welds shall be sized so that either the
legs of the fillet welds or the groove depth plus the leg of the fillet for a combined weld is of a size equal to the annular-plate
thickness (see Figure 5-3C), but shall not exceed the shell plate thickness.

5.1.5.9 Roof and Top-Angle Joints

a. Roof plates shall, as a minimum, be welded on the top side with a continuous full-fillet weld on all seams. Butt-welds are
also pernlitted.
b. For frangible roofs, roof plates shall be attached to the top angle of a tank with a continuous fillet weld on the top side
only, as specified in 5.10.2.6. For non-frangible roofs, alternate details are permitted.
c. The top-angle sections, tension rings, and compression rings shall be joined by butt-welds having complete penetration
and fusion. Joint efficiency factors need not be applied when conforming to the requirements of 5.10.5 and 5.10.6.
d. At the option of the Manufacturer, for self-supporting roofs of the cone, dome, or umbrella type, the edges of the roof
plates may be flanged horizontally to rest flat against the top angle to improve welding conditions.
- e. Except as specified for open-top tanks in 5.9, for tanks with frangible joints per 5.10.2.6, for self-supporting roofs in
5.10.5 and5.10.6, and for tanks with the flanged roof-to-shell detail described in Item f below, tank shells shall be supplied
with top angles of not less than the following sizes:

Tank Diameter Minimum Top Angle Size Minimum Top Angle Size
(D) (mm) (in.)
D ~ 11 m, (D ~ 35 ft) 50 x 50 x 5 2x2x 3/16
11 m < D ~ 18 m, (35 ft < D ~ 60ft) 50 x 50 x 6 2x2xl/4
D> 18m, (D>60ft) 75 x 75 x 10 3 x 3 x 3/8