For oil tanks in the US, it would be API-653. Although it would seem unlikely that work that extensive would be carried out on a riveted tank.

The question is can you still find people and material to work on riveted tanks since it is really a dying art.

Repairs would generally be welded. And riveting is not a dying art, it's a dead art, at least in the tank world.

It is old tank and has good state except first course and bottom plates and reconstruction will be very cost what is the solution?

Have you thought about internal lining, either steel or fibre glass? My motto: Learn something new every day Also: There's usually a good reason...

..or simply plastic lining like the bolted tanks (no bottom required). Cheers, gr2vessels

Depends on your contents, the amount of damage / corrosion of the bottom and the bottom course. For water, you might be able to simply spray on a r...

One question is the structural integrity of the tank. If it's in danger of failure then spray-on liners and similar fixes won't do any good. One...

Amen to J.Stephen.... I agree ! If the cost of the new tank is twice as much as the repair, it is still worth it ! The first action that should...