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a ‘SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT @ Ae PROJECT PHASES 15816 vs ICAL IPC we Len - rot ts Tenia cas ERECTION PROCEDURE FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK FRECTION PROCEDURE SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK ‘3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page ofz | CONTENTS 1. GENERAL 2. FOUNDATION 3. BOTTOM PLATES (BOTTOM PLATES, ANNULAR PLANTS AND BACKING STRIP) 3.1, Preparation 3.2. Arrangement 3.3. Welding 3.4. Marking on the bottom 4, SHELL PLATE 4.1, Preparation 4.2, Arrangement 4.3. Welding 4.4, Provisions for wind load 4.5. Top angle 4.6. Wind girder 5. INSTALLATION OF FLOATING ROOF 5.1, Lower deck plates 5.2. Arrangement 5.3. Welding 5.4, Pontoon structures (Rim, Compartment plates, Truss and Rafter) 5.5. Upper deck plates 6. ADJUSTMENT OF DECK SUPPORT 7, REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORARY SUPPORTS 8, FITTING OF ACCESSORIES 9, INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES AND APPURTENANCES 10, MODIFICATION 1. GENERAL BLS goa sand SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15&16 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL 1 A FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK CWP | 3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 3 of 22 This manual applies to field erection work of floating roof tank. All field erection shall be performed strictly in accordance with the drawings approved by the owner. 2. FOUNDATION Before erection work of tanks, foundation shall be checked by the tank builder in accordance with field inspection manual (IT.P.). If there were some obstacles on foundation to erecting of tank, such foundation should be repaired by foundation constructor. 3. BOTTOM PLATES: (BOTTOM PLATES, ANNULAR PLATES AND BACKING STRIP) 3.1, PREPARATION 3.1.1. Center point of the foundation shall be determined by stretching piano wi s of leveling ). strings between contrastive points of four datum piles 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°(Refer to Fi 3.1.2. Outer Surface coating of the bottom plates, if specified the coating works shall not be executed on the foundation. 3.2, ARRANGEMENT 3.2.1. The bottom plates shall be arranged in accordance with bottom plate DWG and orientation DWG. 3.2.2, The arrangement of bottom plates shall be laid out from outwards to center and tack welded in such a manner as the plates edges exposed to the surface to be straight, 3.2.3. One backing strip shall be welded underneath of each annular plate (Réfer t SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT @ PROJECT PHASES 15816 4 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Mays FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK FE as 3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 4 of 22 3.2.4. The annular plates shall be arranged with root opening as specified clockwise starting from the basie point. 3.2.5. Contact surface of plate to plate shall be free from paint, oil, water and other foreign materials, 3.2.6. The bottom plates shall be Tack-welded using jigs (Strong back, Bottom piece, ete.) for anti- distortion, if necessary. 3.2.7. Cutting of sketch plates shall be done at site in accordance the actual dimensions. 3.2.8. Checking on diameter of the bottom shall be executed at points of 0°-180°, 45°-225°, 90°- 270° and 135°-315°. 3.3. WELDING 3.3.1. Sequence of welding (Refer to Fig. 3a, 3b, 3c). 3.3.2. The limit of 300 mm outside of bottom welded seams shall be ground smoothly and tested before shell plates laid. 3.3.3. Alll welding works shall be executed, in principle, from center to outside. 3.34. Care shall be paid during welding of bottom to assure minimum distortion and uniform lapping. 3.3.5, Skip sequence welding shall be adopted. 3.3.6. After completion of the welding works, vacuum test using soapsuds s| welded joints. SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 CSinabi5 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL aes FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK 371472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE [___ Pawe$ of22 3.3.7. All of the plates with T crossed weld detail with annular plates shall be hammer to press together preheat, temperature required for this operation is about 150°C -180 °C. 3.3.8. After arrangement of plate tack welding, welding must be start with pitch 500 mm and 25 mm length or more, of weld. 3.3.9. The final welding must be done in the opposite direction by two or four welder. 3.3.10. The welding of the shell to the bottom shall be practically completed before the welding of bottom joints that may have been left open to compensate for shrinkage of any welds previously made. 3.4, MARKING HE BOTTOM 3.4.1. Before assembling of the shell plates, the marking shall be executed with scrupulos care in accordance with orientation drawing, because those will form basis for assembly of the shell plates, accessories and etc. 3.4.2. Circular marking for the shell plates shall be divided equally with length. 3.4.3. After the 1* shell course is assembled, the marking for shell accessories shall be re-placed on that. 3.4.4, Annular plates shall be arranged in accordance with bottom plate DWG. and orientation DW. 3.4.5. Annular plate shall be laid out in accordance with the marking point on the foundation. 3.4.6. Annular plates shall be assembled and tack welded with a backing strip as shown on (Refer to Fig. 2). SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT Vie, PROJECT PHASES 15816 4 MiLid ‘TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Ge; FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK of CCF A 3714/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 6 of 22 3.4.7. Reinforcement of weld to be removed with in the limit of periphery approximate 200 mm from the outside by grinder. 3.4.8. A bottom plate shall be laid on the outward point which had been marked by stretching piano wires crosswise above the foundation. 3.4.9. Bottom plates shall be assembled and tack welded using special jigs for anti distortion if necessary. 3.4.10, At the continuous welding, the longitudinal joints shall be welded first. 3.4.11. The welding shall be started at the center of plate width and precede outward symmetrically. 3.4.12. When the all longitudinal joint are welded, welding of transverse joint shall be made from center to outwards in a same manner as the longitudinal joints. 3.4.13. Care shall be exercised during welding of bottom plates to assure minimum distortion and uniform lapping with as far as possible, 4. SHELL PLATE 4.1. PREPARATION 4.1.1, Shell plats are located around the foundation of tanks in a sequence so that plates with higher thickens are placed under the plates with lower thickens. Consider that these plates are rolled in. expected radius by the manufacturer. They must be stored or carried in a way that their curvature are preserved. 4.1.2. After inspection of the bottom welded seams occurring under the shell has been completed with successful result, ASSEF ‘SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT @ PROJECT PHASES 15816 F TECHNICAL PROPOSAL i. FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK We Poc3 AS [ weap007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 7 of 22 4.1.3. Prior to the assembly, horse shoes for straight and covered strong back shall be welded temporary on the shell plate (Refer to Fig. 5) and also the blank nuts be tack welded along the line (both side of the circle line at the pitch of approximate 1000 mm (Refer to Fig. 6). 4.2. ARRANGEMENT 4.2.1, First Course 4.2.1.1. The circle line for erection shall be drawn on the bottom plates and punched equally by the numbers of shell plates. 4.2.2. The shell plates shall be determined in accordance with the drawing the retained in position by spacer, Key plates, Blank nuts and taper pins It will be ensured that clean out assemblies are installed prior to arranging shell plate (Refer to Fig. 7). 4.2.2.1. When the assembling of the first rim have completed the level of top edge and plumb shall be aspect with an instrument. 4.2.3. Second Course 4.2.3.1. The scaffolding board shall be arranged with lugs an brackets on both side of the first course, When the traveling scaffolding is used the scaffoldings shall be installed. 4.2.3.2. Vertical joints of the second course shall be assembled with the match mark which had stamped on the I*' course accordance with the drawing (Refer to Fig. 8). 4.2.3.3. Vertical joints shall be matched accurately and retained in position with spacers and key plates. SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 ‘TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK ‘3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 8 of 22 4.2.3.4, Horizontal joints between 1" and 2"! course shall be matched to inside of each plates and retained in position with spacer and stiffeners (Refer to Fig. 8). 4.2.3.5. After erection of second course floating roof is erected at bottom according to the procedure which shall be described later, due to easy possibility of earrying material to inside of tanks. 4.2.4.3" And Upper Courses 4.2.4.1. Afier erection of floating roof the third course shell plates and upper are erected similar to the first and second course. 4.2.4.2. 3 and upper courses shall be assembled in the same manner as the 2“ course. The temporary assembling of each course shall be completed in the day, and the maximum allowable numbers of shell course to be assembled temporary shall be 7 course in case of the plates used 2440 mm width. 4.3. WELDING 4.3.1, Welding Of Vertical Joints Of 1* Course: 4.3.1.1. The vertical joints shall be tack welded from inside and the key plates and spacers shall be removed and replaced by strong back. 4.3.1.2. The continues welding shall be made on the outside first. The strong back shall be installed at right angle with the weld line to prevent plate distortion during welding. SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK 3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 9 of 22 43.1.3. Prior to the application of the first bead to the inside welding the strong back shall be removed and welded joints shall be cleaned thoroughly in a manner that will leave the exposed surface satisfactory for fusion of the weld metal to be added.This cleaning shall be made from inside by are air grouping and/or grinding to evenly smoothly. 4.3.2, Welding Of Vertical Joints Of 2"' Course 4.3.3. Welding Of Vertical Joints Of 2"! Course Shall Be Made In The Same Manner As The 1* Course 4.3.4. Welding Of Horizontal Joints Between 1* Course And 2" Course 4.3.4.1. The welding of horizontal joints between Ist course and 2 course shall be made the outside first and being the stiffeners removed. If there were some defect at 1“ layer which shall be hindrance to welding from inside, it shall be removed by are air gouging from inside. After that, the reversed of horizontal joints shall be welded. 4.3.4.2. Welding of first course shell plates to bottom plates can be done after at least welding of two courses are completed. 4.3.5. Welding Of Horizontal Joints Between 2" Course And 3"! Course: Welding of horizontal joints of between 2nd course and 3rd course shall be made in the same manner as horizontal joints between Ist course and 2nd course 4.3.6. Welding Joints Of 3"! Course And Other Upper Courses 4.3.6.1. The vertical joints of between 3" course shall be welded before the w joints between 2" and 3" course. SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT | 4p PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK 371472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 10 of 22 4.3.6.2. Owing to circumstances of erection schedule, welding of vertical joints or two or three courses may be proceeded prior to welding of horizontal joints. 4.3.6.3. Assembling and welding of other upper courses shall be made as the same manner as stated before. In principle, shell plates which is higher than 5" course shall be assembled and welded one by one course. 4.3.6.4, If there were some one desirable phenomenon like a settlement of foundation during the shell assembling and welding, the level should be measured. 4.4, PROVISIONS FOR WIND LOAD ‘Typical placing shell plates on bottom plates has been shown (see Fig. 6. at this stage, the shell plates must be tightened to each other by stiffening tools which is shown the figure for anchorage of shell plates against wind and other conditions, braces must be prepared in a suitable way shown the figure. if the curvature of first course plates are changed, some must are welded on bottom plates in side or outside of tank near the shell plates for regulation of curvature. 4.5. TOP ANGLE 4.5.1. Top course and top angle shall be assembled and tack.weld at the same time, and the welding of vertical joints of top course and top angle shall be done simultaneously. 4.5.2. The horizontal joints between top angle and top course shall be welded finally. 4.6. WIND GIRDER Wind girder and rib shall welded to the shell plate after the vertical joint of shell are welded and radiographically cleaned, the vertical seams of windgirders shall be welded first, then circumferential joint shall be welded. SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT @ PROJECT PHASES 15816 y ICAL PROPOSAL we 5 7) oA IES RIE a hoa 3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page | To 22, ] 5. INSTALLATION OF FLOATING ROOF 5.1. LOWER DECK PLATES 5.1.1. Preparation 5.1.1.1. After the vacuum test for bottom and the radiographic test of 1 and 2n* shell courses are completed, Temporary deck support for the floating roof shall be arranged on the bottom. 5.1.1.2. Four derection point 0°,90°,180°,270° shall be replaced inside shell from existing points on the foundation. 5.1.1.3. Center point of the floating roof shall be determined by stretching two wires or strings contrastive points. 5.2. ARRANGEMENT 5.2.1. The lower deck plates shall be arranged in accordance with orientation and lower deck plate drawings. 5.2.2. The lower deck plates shall be arranged with appropriate lap outward from center of the tank. 5.2.3, Contact surface of plate to plate shall be free from paint.oil,water and other foreign materials 5.2.4, The deck plates shall be tack-welded using jigs (Strong back, Bottom piece, ete.) for anti- distortion, if necessary 5.3. WELDING SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT @ PROJECT PHASES 15816 7 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL ue . FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK Yt Bew.5 START ERECTION PROCEDURE Tage 12 of 5.3.1. Sequence of Welding the lower deck is the same of the tank bottom. 5.3.2. All welding works shalll be executed, in principle from center to outside. 5.3.3. Care shall be paid during welding of lower deck to assure minimum distortion and uniform lapping. 5.3.4, Skip sequence welding shall be adopted. 5.3.5. After completion of the welding works, vacuum test using soapsuds shall be applied to all the welded joints. 5.4. PONTOON STRUCTURES(RIM,COMPARTMENT PLATES, TRUSS AND RAFTER 5.4.1, Preparation ‘After the arrangement with tack-welding for lower deck, the markings of pontoon structure and roof drain sump shall be executed with high accuracy in accordance with orientation and floating roof detail drawing. 5.4.2. Arrangement After the vacuum test for lower deck completed the pontoon structure shall be arranged outward from center of the tank. 5.4.3. Welding Vertical joint shall be welded first from rim plates and compartment plates. 5, UPPER DECK PLATES 5.5.1. Preparation a SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT @ 2 PROJECT PHASES 15816 MN} ‘TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Weis FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK 31472007 ; ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 13 of 22 5.5.1.1. The upper deck plates shall not be put on one portion only but be arranged on the pontoon structures in equal distribution. 5.5.2. Arrangement 5.5.2.1, The upper deck plates shall be arranged in accordance with orintation and floating roof detail drawings. 5.5.3. The upper deck plates shall be arranged with approprriate lap outward from center of the tank. 5.5.4, Contact surface of plate to plate shall be free paint, oil, water and foreign materials. 5.5.5. The deck plates shall be tack-welded using jigs (Strong back, Bottom piece, etc.) for anti- distortion, if necessary. 5.5.6. Cutting of the sketch plates shall be done at site in accordance with actual dimensions. 5.5.7, Sequence of arrangement for the deck plates shall be in contrast of right with left. 5.5.8. Welding 5.5.8.1. Sequence of Welding the lower deck is the same of the tank bottom. 5.5.8.2. All welding works shall be executed, in principle from center to outside. 5.5.8.3. Care shall be paid during welding of lower deck to assure minimum distortion and uniform lapping. 5.5.8.4. Skip sequence welding shall be adopted. SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK ‘31472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 14 of 22 5.5.8.5. After completion of the welding works, vacuum test using soapsuds shall be applied to all the welded joints. 6. ADJUSTMENT OF DECK SUPPORT 6.1.1. In accordance with orientation and deck support legs drawing to mark the position on the upper deck. In this case, care should be taken to make drilling after confirming that supports do not obstruct to other accessories. 6.1.2. The reinforcing plates and guide pipes shall be installed and welded in accordance with the drawing. 6.1.3. The height of supports shall be adjusted and corrected, and then the supports shall be assembled. 7. REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORARY SUPPORTS When the deck support are completed, to remove the temporary deck supports 8. FITTING OF ACCESSORIES 8.1.1. Roof manhole, pontoon manhole, roof drain, ete. shall be correctly marked the positions according to the DWG. 8.1.2. Before hydrostatic test should be the fitting of seal materials should be done after completion the fire using place. 9. INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES AND APPURTENANCES Each tank accessories and appurtenance shall be assembled and installed in accordance with the applicable construction drawings. 10. MODIFICATION In case any modification or alteration is to be done to the present specification on site such will be first discussed with owner his approval. SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK AS ‘371472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 15 of 22 ENTER POINT OF FOUNDATION 270° Piono Wires or Leveling Strings Datum Piles a SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK nabs 7 ‘3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 16 of 22 ANNULAR PLATE & BACKING STRIP SHELL_PLATE BOTTOM PLATE BACKING STRIP. FIG. NO. 2 SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15&16 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK 3/14/2007 ERECTION PROCEDURE WELDING SEQUENCE OF TANK BOTTOM FIG. NO. 3- FOR TANK BOTTOM SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT @ PROJECT PHASES 15816 rar TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Wen, : FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK of Cas nae 371472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 18 of 22 WELDING SEQUENCE OF SHELL AND TANK BOTTOM @ 4v— 3H Oa | © m_. @) 2 @ 14. @Qw FIG. NO. 4 SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK @, 371472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE ~ Page 19 of 22 ARRANGEMENT OF HORSE SHOE FOR UPPER SHELL PLATE FIG. NO. 5 “Hik3 SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 ‘TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK 31472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 20 of 22 ASSEMBLY OF 1°' SHELL COURSE SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK 371472007 ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 21 of 22 ERECTION KEY PLATES, SPACER, ETC SOUTH PARS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASES 15816 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK Eoca5 a Si 371472007 ~ ERECTION PROCEDURE Page 22 of 22 ASSEMBLY OF 2%” SHELL COURSE FIG. NO. 8

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