1-8 API STANDARD 650

See note

RingwaU foundation shown

Detail is typical for all types
(
of foundations

Detection well
~ 100 mm (4 in,)
I' diameter (min)
with top hatch

Drain pipe to well

Pipe may be above
grade or below grade
(with pipe sleeve)

\ ISee note

Removable weather cover

~ Detection well (concrete pit

Jf adjacent to concrete ringwall)

~--
Drain pipe

Note: Top of well shall be above maximum high water level within dike

Figure 1,1 0-Typical Leak Detection Wells

extent practical Grillage members shall be arranged to minimize the length of unsupported tank shell spanning
between grillage members

1.7,,5 Grillage members shall be symmetrical about their vertical centerline Steel grillage members shall be
designed to prevent web crippling and web buckling as specified in Chapter K of the AISC, Manual of Steel
Construction Concrete grillage members may also be used"

1.7,,6 The Purchaser shall specify the corrosion allowance to be added to steel grillage members If a corrosion
allowance is required, the manner of application (added to webs only, added to webs and flanges, added to one
surface, added to all surfaces, and so forth) shall also be specified

1.7,,7 For tanks designed to withstand wind or seismic loads, provisions shall be made to prevent sliding, distortion,
and overturning of the grillage members" Lateral bracing between the top and bottom flanges of adjacent steel

Copyrigh!American Pelroleum Institute

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