ASTM_E_2256_-_19.pdf

Designation:E225619Standard Guide forHydraulic Integrity of New,Repaired,or ReconstructedAboveground Storage Tank Bottoms for Petroleum Service1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2256;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide is intended to provide the reader with aknowledge of construction examination procedures and currenttechnologies that can be used to give an owner or operator ofan aboveground storage tank(AST)in petroleum service,relevant information on the hydraulic integrity of a new,repaired,or reconstructed tank bottom prior to return toservice.This guide does not pertain to horizontal ASTs,manufacture of tanks using UL 142,or to tanks constructed ofconcrete or other non-ferrous materials.1.2 The adoption of the methods and technologies presentedin this guide are not mandatory,rather they represent optionsthat may be selected to identify the likelihood of productleaking through a new,repaired,or reconstructed tank bottom.1.3 This guide is not intended to suggest or treat anytechnology in a preferential manner.1.4 The person responsible for applying this guide should bea knowledgeable individual with experience in the design,inspection,construction,or combination thereof,of aboveg-round storage tanks for use in petroleum service,and shouldalso be certified under the requirements of API 653 when useis related to tank bottom repair.1.5 Refer to API RP 575 for useful information and recom-mended practices for maintenance and inspection of atmo-spheric and low pressure stirage tanks.1.6 This guide is written in metric measure units(SI Units)in accordance with requirements of Practice E621.Englishmeasure equivalents are in parentheses.1.7 The applicability of this guide to the proposed tankconfiguration and service conditions should be establishedprior to use.1.8 This guide complies withASTM policy for developmentand subsequent use of a standard.1.9 This guide is subject to revision at any time by theresponsible technical committee and must be reviewed everyfive years and if not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this guide orfor additional standards and should be addressed to ASTMInternational,100 Barr Harbor Drive,W.Conshohocken,PA19428.1.10 This guide is not intended for use as a model code,ordinance or regulation.1.11 This guide does not cover every tank bottom inspectionprocedure that may be properly applied.1.12 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.13 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced DocumentsAll documents refer to the latest edition.2.1 ASTM Standards:2A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for RolledStructural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and Sheet PilingA20/A20M Specification for General Requirements for SteelPlates for Pressure VesselsA36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural SteelA53/A53M Specification for Pipe,Steel,Black and Hot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,Welded and SeamlessA106/A106M Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipefor High-Temperature ServiceA333/A333M Specification for Seamless and Welded SteelPipe for Low-Temperature Service and OtherApplications1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E50 on EnvironmentalAssessment,Risk Management and Corrective Action and is the direct responsibil-ity of Subcommittee E50.01 on Storage Tanks.Current edition approved Jan.1,2019.Published February 2019.Originallyapproved in 2003.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as E2256 13.DOI:10.1520/E2256-19.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 with Required Notch ToughnessD3282 Practice for Classific