COADE releases TANK 3.00 for Oil Storage
Tank Design and Stress Analysis
HOUSTON, TEXAS – February 13, 2008 – COADE announced today the release of TANK 3.00, an updated edition of its popular software program for the design, analysis and evaluation of welded steel oil storage
tanks that incorporates API-650, 10th Edition, Addendum 4. This updated code in
TANK 3.00 adds a new Appendix V for evaluating tank external pressure and includes
major code changes for analyzing tank stress loads. These code changes
include a
rewritten Appendix E (seismic evaluation), modifications to the overturning checks
in Section 3.11, an increase in base wind speed from 100 mph to 120 mph, and modifications
to various load and load combinations in Section 3.2.1 and Appendix R.
TANK incorporates full analysis and design capabilities for wall thickness, materials,
supported cone roofs, seismic requirements, service and maintenance considerations,
bottom plate thickness, nozzle flexibilities, shell settlement, wind girder requirements
and allowable fluid heights. Also included are extensive built-in materials databases
plus databases for structural steel, seismic curves and nozzle curves from current
and past API specifications.
About COADE
COADE, Inc. is a provider of software
for multiple plant design and engineering disciplines. COADE’s aims are that design
and engineering should share relevant information seamlessly, thereby maintaining
accuracy and improving efficiency. COADE’s product line conforms to those goals
and includes: CAESAR II, the world's most widely used pipe stress analysis software;
PV Elite for pressure vessel and heat exchanger design and analysis; CADWorx Plant
Design Suite for intelligent plant design modeling, process schematics and automatic
production of plant design deliverables; and TANK for the design and analysis of
oil storage tanks. COADE, CAESAR II, CADWorx, PV Elite, CodeCalc and TANK are registered
trademarks or trademarks of COADE, Inc. For more information, visit www.coade.com.
Contacts:
Gary Carson 1.713.668.8550 gcarson@equamark.com
Vornel Walker 1.281.890.4566
COADE, Inc. • 12777 Jones Rd., Suite 480 • Houston, Texas 77070
Tel: (281) 890-4566
• Fax: (281) 890-3301 • E-mail: query@coade.com
Web: http://www.coade.com
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