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About this book
This timely reference surveys manufacturing and installation methods, standards, and specifications of factory-made steel storage tanks and appurtenances for petroleum, chemicals, hydrocarbons, and other flammable or combustible liquids. It chronicles the trends toward secondary containment, aboveground storage tanks, and corrosion-resistant underground steel storage systems. Written by over 20 leading experts in industry, this handbook discusses relevant fire safety and building codes, construction specifications, and environmental regulations, making it a valuable asset for chemical, pollution, environmental, industrial, mechanical, and civil engineers, to name only a few.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction: A History of Storage Tank Systems
- 2 Historical Perspective on Standards and Codes
- 3 History of the Uniform Fire Code
- 4 Quality Control on USTs and ASTs
- 5 UST and AST Fabrication
- 6 Storage Tank Specification Considerations
- 7 To Bury or Not to Bury: Steel TankTechnology Decisions
- 8 UST Design: The Wall Thickness Question
- 9 Development of UL Standards for Underground Steel Tank Safety
- 10 Development of ULC Standards for Underground Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids
- 11 Federal UST Regulatory Program
- 12 Steel UST Technologies
- 13 Underground Storage Tank Installation
- 14 UST Performance
- 15 Corrosion and Cathodic Protection on Underground Storage Tanks
- 16 How to Specify UST System Equipment
- 17AST Design
- 18 Development of UL Standards forAboveground Steel Tank Safety
- 19 Development of ULC Standards forAboveground Storage and Handlingof Flammable and CombustibleLiquids
- 20 Secondary Containment for Noninsulated Steel Aboveground Storage Tank Systems
- 21 AST Environmental Regulations
- 22 Plan Review and Inspectionof Aboveground Storage Tanks
- 23 Aboveground Storage TankInstallation
- 24 How to Specify AST SystemEquipment
- Appendix
- About the Book
- About the Editor
- Index