“SAN BS 4994 : 1987 ue 621.642.3:676.6.087.5 Reprinted, incorporating Amendment No. 1 British Standard Specification for Design and construction of vessels and tanks in reinforced plastics Conception et construction des récipients et réservoirs en plastiques renforcés — Spécifications Bemessung und Konstruktion von Behéltern und Tanks aus verstarktem Kunststoff NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWContents Page Foreword 3 Committees responsible Back cover Specification Section one. General 1 Scope 4 2 Definitions 4 3 Nomenclature 4 4 Information and requirements to be soreed and to be documented 4 5 Categories of vessels and tanks 8 Section two, Materials and design loadings 6 Materials 10 7 Construction of chemical barrier " 8 Flammability " 8 Allowable and design unit loadings " Section three, Design 10 General 18 11. Design basis 18 12 Datign deta 6 13 Laminate design and thickness 16 14 Cylindrical and spherical shells 19 16 Shells subjected to wind loading 26 16 Rectangular tanks 27 17 Flat panels 28 18 Ends 38 19 Circumferential seams 6 20 Openings, branches and compensation 8 21 Bolted flanged circular connections 6 22 Supports a 28 Structures and fi 74 24 Local load analysis % Section four. Construction and workmanshi 25 Approval of design and construction details. © 76 26 Conditions in works 16 27 Manufacturing procedure 7 28 Constructional details 8 29 curing 78 30 Tolerances 8 Section five. Inspection and tests 31 Inspection and test requirements a 32 Certificate of inspection and testing ai 33 at 34 19 procedure and welder approval tests for thermoplastics linings ai 35 Production weld tests for thermoplastics linings 82 ‘36 Laminating procedures and approval of operators 2 37 Production samples for mechanical tests on laminates 83 38 Prototype testing 83 ‘39 Testing after completion of fabrication a 40 Marking 35 BS 4994 : 1987 Section six. Erection 41 Preparation for shipment 42 Handling 43 Transportation 44 Temporary storage 45 Installation 46 Support of associated pipework Appondi General information on the materials used for reinforced plastics construction Methods of test Effects of materials on water quality Worked examples of the design calculations specified in soctions two and three Selection procedute for factor kz Design calculation for tank and vessel anchorage Stresses fram local loads, ete. : recommended ‘methods of calculation Recommended supports for vertical vessels and tanks J Design of metall K Bibliography goo > = amm lifting lugs and trunnions Tobles 1 Nomenclature, symbols and units 2 Minimum categories of vessel or tank 3 Design documentation and drawing requirements 4 Quality control: tests and records 5 Minimum properties of reinforced laminate layers 6 Factor relating to method of manufacture 7 Factors to be applied to the design unit loading Of continuous rovings for different winding angles 8 Deflection and bending moment constants for flat plates 9 Deflection and bending moment constants for central local loads on rectangular flat plates 10 qand 8 constants for sector and triangular plates: 11. Shape factor for domed ends 12 Shape factors for conical ends as shown in figure 12(a) 13 Shape factors for conical ends as shown in figure 12(6) 14 Flange and bolt details 15 Recommended design stress values for flange bolting materials 16 Permissible limits for laminate detects 17 Tolerance for shells 18 Values of kK‘, and Figures 1 Factor relating to temperature, ks 2 Factor relating to cyclic loading, ky 3 Unit modulus/winding angle 37 88 o7 97 413 15 15 152 152 184 33 35 43 63 66 7 73 124 12 13 8