Large Cryogenic above ground

LNG Tank
Full Containment
(9% inner wall + Pre-
Pre-stressed concrete outer wall)
Typical Construction Sequence

March 4th 2011

Storage & loading on site

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Storage & loading on site

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Storage & loading on site

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 Soil Improvement
STEP 1a – Soil Improvement (CMC)

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 Soil Improvement
STEP 1b – Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC)

Bottom Slab
Ground Level

Transition Layer
Working Platform Level (CMC)

Controlled Modulus Columns

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Concrete slab
STEP 1 - Bottom Slab
Corner Anchor to be installed before bottom slab concreting.

Concrete Wall

Corner Anchor (Carbon Steel)

Bottom Slab

Stud Bolt
Detail of “A”

Re-bar

“A” Bottom Slab

Ground Level

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Concrete slab

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Slab reinforcement &
prestressing cables casing

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STEP 2 – Concrete wall Re-bar Reinforcement

Concrete Forms
Anchor Plate to be installed.

Reinforcement

Re-bar Bottom Slab

Re-bar

“B”
Detail of “B”
Concrete Form Concrete Form

Bottom Slab
Ground Level

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STEP 3 – Concrete wall
Re-bar Panel

Reinforcement

Concrete Forms

Re-bar
“C”
Platform Re-bar

Concrete Form
Concrete Form

Detail of “C”
Platform Platform

Bottom Slab
Ground Level

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STEP 4 – Concrete wall
Reinforcement
Re-bar Panel

Concrete Forms

“D” Platform

Re-bar Panel

Concrete Form Hanger Platform

Platform

Hanger Platform Hanger Platform

Detail of “D”

Bottom Slab
Ground Level

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Jumping formwork

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STEP 6 – Assembly of roof center, outer supports
& outside rain protection From Crane

Stairway Center Support

Outer Support
Outer Support

Ground Level

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Roof structure details

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Central temporary support

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Roof section lifting (25t)

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Roof section adjustment

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General view

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Roof plates welding

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Rainy weather impact
 Taking care of rainy weather
conditions on site, bottom liner will
be erected & welding as soon as the
metallic roof is water tight

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STEP 7 – Assembly of roof sections and liner
plates
From From
Crane Crane

Roof Rafter Top Ring

Stairway Center Support Outer Support

Outer Support

Annular Plate Bottom Liner Plate

Ground Level

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Bottom liner plates welding

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STEP 8 – Assembly of Suspended deck

Roof Suspended Rod

Temporary Support

Outer Support Outer Support

Suspended Deck

Ground Level

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Suspended deck

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Suspended deck welding

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STEP 9 – Insulation work on Annular space

Concrete Wall
Outer Support

Inner Annular Plate

Secondary Annular Foam glass
Concrete Ring Beam
Corner Anchor Perlite Concrete

Detail of “E”
Roof Suspended Rod

Outer Support Outer Support

Suspended Deck
“E”
Ground Level

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STEP 10 – Ring Plate(Compression Ring Plate)
Ring Plate

“F” Ring Plate

Re-bar
Support

Detail of “F”

Roof

Suspended Deck

Ground Level

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Metallic compression ring

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Metallic compression ring

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STEP 11 – Roof Air Raising

Roof

Suspended Deck

Ground Level

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Roof at lowest position

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Venting equipment

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Air rising

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Connection with compression
ring

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Roof climbing

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Final position

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Roof Concrete STEP 13 – Side Liner Plate
(Vapor Barrier)

Hoist

Side Liner Plate

③
Installation

Opening

Fabrication
①
Ground Level

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Wall liner erection & welding

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Corner protection insulation

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Corner protection plates

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Roof Concrete STEP 12 – Roof Concreting &
Pressurizing

Opening
Compressor

Ground Level

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Pressurization & concreting

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Pressurization & concreting

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Roof Concrete
STEP 14 – Inner
shell plates erection

Inner Shell Plate

Opening
Inner Shell Plate
Inner Shell Plate
Turning Table Inner Shell Plate

Ground Level

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Roof Concrete
STEP 15 – Secondary
barrier

Concrete Wall

Inner Shell Plate Secondary Barrier

PIR

Inner Shell Plate Inner Shell Plate

“G”

Opening
Detail of “G”
Ground Level

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Inner tank shell erection

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Automatic welding machine

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Welding machine Operator

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Shell top stiffener

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Roof Concrete
STEP 16 – Bottom
Insulation and Plate

Secondary Bottom Plate(9%Ni)

Inner Bottom Plate(9&Ni) Foam Glass

Perlite Concrete

Inner Shell Plate

Bottom Slab
Inner Shell Plate
Bottom Liner Plate(C.S.) Detail of “H”

Opening “H”

Ground Level

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Foam Glass layers installation

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Roof Concrete
STEP 17 Pump Column

Inner Shell Plate

Pump Column
Opening

Ground Level

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Bottom inlet stand pipe

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Inlet top nozzle with splash
plate

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Pump column prefabrication

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Pump column erection

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Stilling well and bottom
connection

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Cool down ring

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Purge piping

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 NDE

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DIMENSIONAL

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VACUUM BOX

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LIQUID PENETRANT TEST

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X-RAY INSPECTIONS

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ALLOY MATERIAL
IDENTIFICATION

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PRESSURE TEST

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AUTOMATIC US TEST

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PRV
STEP 18 Hydrostatic, vacuum and Pneumatic Test

Inner Shell Plate

Hydrostatic Test Level

Pump Inner Stairway
Column

Ground Level

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SEA WATER TEST

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Pumping station

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PRESSURE & VACUUM TEST

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Platform
Walkway STEP 19 TOP
PLATFORM
PRV Nozzle

Suspended Deck

Inner Shell Plate

Staircase Pump Inner Stairway

Column

Ground Level

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Metallic top platform

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MAIN TOP PLATFORM

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Instrumentation

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INSTRUMENTATION

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VACUUM VALVES

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STEP 20 Wall Insulation
Glass Wool

Glass Wool
Inner Shell
Outer Shell
Gondola

Side Liner Inner Shell

Ground Level

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RESILIENT BLANKET

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RESILIENT BLANKET

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STEP 21 Dome Space Insulation & Perlite Powder Filling
Walkway
PRV Nozzle
Perlite Filling Nozzle

Glass Wool

Suspended Deck

Inner Shell Plate

Staircase Pump Inner Stairway

Column
Perlite Powder
Perlite Powder

Ground Level

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PERLITE FURNASE

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PERLITE VIBRATION &
RESERVE

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SUSPENDED DECK
INSULATION

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Nitrogen Inlet Line
Oxygen STEP 22 Box-up and Nitrogen Purging
Platform
Walkway
PRV Nozzle
Perlite Filling Nozzle

Glass Wool or Perlite powder

Suspended Deck

Inner Shell Plate

Perlite Powder
Nitrogen
Staircase Pump Inner Stairway
Column

Ground Level

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DRYING EQUIPMENT

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N2 REGASIFICATION UNIT

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O2 ANALYSER & DEW POINT

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