Analysis of tank damage during the 1994 Northridge earthquake
Conference
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OSTI ID:403468
- Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The damage sustained by cylindrical liquid storage tanks during the 1994 Northridge earthquake is summarized. It included elephant foot buckling, anchor failure and roof-shell connection separation. A few of the important lessons learned, in particular, as related to the accuracy of code computations in predicting the actual behavior of these structures are outlined. A detailed case study is presented to illustrate the application of current seismic design standards to a damaged unanchored tank and to demonstrate the use of a state-of-the-art finite element analysis in assessing the seismic safety of the same tank.
- OSTI ID:
- 403468
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9508226--; ISBN 0-7844-0101-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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