Managing your aluminium dome asset

In today’s world of uncertainty, it becomes very important to maintain and manage current assets. Geodesic aluminum domes are an investment within our oil and gas industry that protects the product in the storage tank and has a service life of 50 plus years with some maintenance along the way. WHAT is a geodesic dome? A geodesic dome is a site specific, structurally engineered dome roof composed from an integrated aluminum system of interlocking panels, extruded struts, gusset plates, batten bars and hubs. Why do I want a geodesic dome? One major reason is to seal the tank from the elements of nature such as rainfall and snow. Many open top tanks with carbon steel floating roofs have drainage issues with their roof drain systems in severe rain seasons, hurricanes and in severe snow seasons. Not having to worry about your roof drain system keeping up with the elements keeps your floating roof from sinking into the product. Other reasons are for the strength-to-span-ratio. This allows for a dome to span a large area without structural support columns, unlike a fixed cone roof. In today’s world where storage for your oil & gas products has led to larger and larger storage...