本标准的目的是提供用于储水的新型圆柱形、工厂涂层、螺栓连接碳钢储罐的设计、施工、检查和测试的最低要求。本标准仅适用于底部标高基本位于地面的储罐。本标准未涵盖设计和施工的所有细节。未提及的细节的设计和构造应与本标准规定的细节一样充分和安全。 本标准不适用于波纹结构的储罐。本标准不适用于由层压成多层的叠层板或薄板构成的储罐。

The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements for the design, construction, inspection, and testing of new cylindrical, factory-coated, bolted carbon steel tanks for the storage of water. This standard is only applicable to tanks with a base elevation substantially at ground level. This standard does not cover all details of design and construction. Details that are not addressed shall be designed and constructed to be as adequate and as safe as those that would otherwise be provided under this standard. This standard is not applicable to tanks of corrugated construction. This standard is not applicable to tanks constructed of stacked plates or sheets laminated to form multiple layers.