Bulk storage tanks

Geodesic dome tank roof

Panel and strut layout generated from the tank diameter, with the fabrication and erection drawings that go with it.

Geodesic dome roof on a bulk storage tank, showing the triangulated panel and strut layout, a side manway and nozzle pipework, with a tank farm and harbour cranes behind.Inspect image
CAD render. Geodesic dome tank roof. The panel and strut layout is driven parametrically off the tank diameter.

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Geodesic dome tank roof. The panel and strut layout is driven parametrically off the tank diameter.

The design task

Every tank is a different diameter, so the dome geometry is different on every job.

Laying out the triangulated panels and struts by hand is slow, and the fabrication drawings have to be rebuilt to match.

What the automation handles

  • Dome geometry generated from the tank diameter rather than modelled per job
  • Panel and strut layout derived from that geometry
  • Fabrication and erection drawings produced from the resulting model

Generated output still needs the checks and approvals required by your engineering and manufacturing process.

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