Overview

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.