Table of Contents 
                        INTRODUCTION 
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL
1.1—Scope 
1.2—Quality assurance 
CHAPTER 2—NOTATION AND DEFINITIONS
2.1—Notation 
2.2—Definitions 
CHAPTER 3—REFERENCED STANDARDS 
CHAPTER 4—MATERIALS
4.1—Testing of materials 
4.2—Cementitious materials .
4.3—Aggregates  
4.4—Water  
4.5—Admixtures 
4.6—Fibers  
4.7—Deformed reinforcement  
4.8—Plate steel composite with concrete 
4.9—Prestressed reinforcement 
4.10—Prestressing anchorages  
4.11—Post-tensioning ducts 
4.12—Grout  
4.13—Metal liners and nonstructural metal components .
4.14—Insulation  
4.15—Coating requirements  
CHAPTER 5—DESIGN LOADS 
5.1—Design loads  
5.2—Loading conditions  
CHAPTER 6—MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS 
6.1—General  
6.2—Primary concrete container 
6.3—Secondary concrete container 
6.4—Roof performance criteria  
6.5—Other performance criteria  
6.6—Concrete quality  
6.7—Shotcrete  
6.8—Coating design  
6.9—Metal components  
CHAPTER 7—LOAD FACTORS 
7.1—General  
7.2—Load factors for ultimate limit state of primary container  
7.3—Load factors for ultimate limit state of secondary container 
CHAPTER 8—ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 
8.1—Methods of analysis  
8.2—Design basis  
8.3—Foundation design  
8.4—Wall design  
8.5—Roof design  
CHAPTER 9—DETAILING 
9.1—General  
9.2—Reinforcement details 
9.3—Internal prestressing systems
9.4—External prestressing systems
9.5—Concrete containment wall 
9.6—Metal components  
9.7—Anchorage to concrete 
9.8—Liners and coatings 
CHAPTER 10—FOUNDATIONS 
10.1—General 
10.2—Geotechnical investigation
10.3—Design requirements for shallow foundations
10.4—Design requirements for deep foundations 
10.5—Ground improvement  
10.6—Foundation details  
10.7—Foundation performance monitoring details 
10.8—Monitoring frequency  
10.9—Inspection and testing  
CHAPTER 11—CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS 
11.1—Construction plan  
11.2—Tolerances  
11.3—Shotcrete for external prestressing systems 
11.4—Post-tensioning  
11.5—Winding of prestressed reinforcement: wire or strand  
11.6—Forming  
11.7—Construction joints 
11.8—Concrete embedments  
11.9—Coatings  
11.10—Welding 
CHAPTER 12—COMMISSIONING/DECOMMISSIONING 
12.1—Scope  
12.2—Testing 
12.3—Pressure and vacuum testing 
12.4—Purging into service  
12.5—Cool-down  
12.6—Settlement and movement monitoring 
12.7—Liquefied natural gas tank fill methods 
12.8—Decommissioning: purging out of service and warm-up 
12.9—Recordkeeping 
12.10—Nameplate  
APPENDIX A—TANK CONFIGURATIONS, DETAILS, AND EXAMPLES
RA.1—Tank configurations  
RA.2—Full-containment tanks: typical details 
RA.3—Examples of base joint details
APPENDIX B—OFFSHORE CONCRETE TERMINALS 
B.1—Scope  
B.2—General  
B.3—Loads and load combinations 
B.4—Concrete and reinforcement materials
B.5—Global and local structural analysis
B.6—Criteria and methodology of concrete sectional design 
B.7—Fatigue performance criteria 
B.8—Design considerations during construction
transportation, and installation
B.9—Decommissioning 
B.10—Design for accidents  
APPENDIX C—FATIGUE PERFORMANCE 
C.1—Scope  
C.2—General 
C.3—Fatigue performance criteria
COMMENTARY REFERENCES