TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1.
Introduction.........................................................p.2
1.1. Safety
1.2. General
1.3. Definitions
Section 2.
Preparation for Installation ...............................p.3
2.1. General
Section 3.
Preinstallation Testing .......................................p.4
3.1. General
3.2. Single-Wall Tank
3.3. Double-Wall Tank with Dry Interstitial Space
3.4. Double-Wall Tank with Wet Interstitial Space
3.5. Single-Wall Multicompartment Tank with
Single-Wall Bulkhead
3.6. Single-Wall Multicompartment Tank with
Double-Wall Bulkheads
3.7. Double-Wall Multicompartment Tank with Dry
Interstitial Space
3.8. Double-Wall Multicompartment Tank with Wet
Interstitial Space
Section 4.
Backfill Material ................................................p.10
4.1. General
Section 5.
Excavation Parameters....................................p.11
5.1. General
5.2. Tank Spacing
5.3. Geotextile
Section 6.
Anchoring Tanks ..............................................p.13
6.1. Deadman Anchors
6.2. Xerxes Deadman Anchors
6.3. Anchor Slab
6.4. Hold-down Straps
6.5. Hardware and Anchoring Points
6.6. Man-Out-of-Hole Anchoring
6.7. Alternate Anchoring Methods in Wet-Hole
Installations
Section 7.
Bottom Sumps and Fittings............................p.17
7.1. General
Section 8.
Installation.........................................................p.17
8.1. General
8.2. Dry-Hole Installation
8.3. Wet-Hole Installation
Section 9.
Postinstallation Testing ...................................p.18
9.1. General
Section 10.
Ballasting ..........................................................p.19
10.1. General
Section 11.
Piping and Venting ...........................................p.19
11.1. Internal Piping
11.2. External Piping
11.3. Venting Tank
11.4. Venting Interstitial Space
Section 12.
Filling Tank ........................................................p.20
12.1. General
Section 13.
Backfilling to Grade .........................................p.20
13.1. General
Section 14.
Deflection Measurement .................................p.20
14.1. General
14.2. Diameter Measurement without a Standpipe
14.3. Diameter Measurement with a Standpipe
14.4. Calculation and Comparison
Section 15.
Monitoring.........................................................p.21
15.1. Single-Wall Tank
15.2. Double-Wall Tank
15.3. Tank with Dry Interstitial Space
15.4. Tank with Wet Interstitial Space
Section 16.
Installing Attached Collar Risers (ACR)........p.22
16.1. General
16.2. Preinstallation
16.3. Preparing the Collar and Riser Body
16.4. Sealing and Assembly
16.5. Hydrostatic Water Test
16.6. Watertight Cover Installation (WT)
16.7. Final ACR Installation
Section 17.
Adding Tanks at Existing Locations ..............p.25
17.1. General
17.2. Preferred Method
17.3. Alternate Method
Section 18.
Operating Guidelines.......................................p.26
18.1. General
18.2. Filling Tank
18.3. Entering Tank
Section 19.
Limited Warranties ...........................................p.26
19.1. General
Section 20.
Selected List of Supplemental Materials ......p.26
20.1. General
Section 21.
Retaining Installation Manual.........................p.27
21.1. General
Addenda.
Tank Installation Checklist..............................p.28
Tank Handling Data..........................................p.29
