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Oct 21, 2009

COADE Releases TANK Version 3.20 with API Code Updates

HOUSTON - COADE announced today the release of COADE TANK Version 3.20, an updated edition of the company’s popular software for designing and analyzing oil storage tanks that incorporates code updates in API-650 11th Edition Addendum 1, and API-653 4th Edition.

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.