Storage tanks under earthquake loading

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Applied Mechanics Reviews; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3119154· OSTI ID:6103310

Rammerstorfer, F G; Scharf, K ^[1]; Fisher, F D ^[2]

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1. Technical Univ. of Vienna (Austria)
2. Univ. for Mining and Metallurgy, Leoben (Austria)

This is a state-of-the-art review of various treatments of earthquake loaded liquid filled shells by the methods of earthquake engineering, fluid dynamics, structural and soil dynamics, as well as the theory of stability and computational mechanics. Different types of tanks and different possibilities of tank failure will be discussed. The authors will emphasize cylindrical above-ground liquid storage tanks with vertical axis. But many of the treatments are also valid for other tank configurations. For the calculation of the dynamically activated pressure due to an earthquake a fluid-structure-soil interaction problem must be solved. The review will describe the methods, proposed by different authors, to solve this interaction problem. To study the dynamic behavior of liquid storage tanks, one must distinguish between anchored and unanchored tanks. In the case of an anchored tank, the tank bottom edge is fixed to the foundation. If the tank is unanchored, partial lifting of the tank's bottom may occur, and a strongly nonlinear problem has to be solved. They will compare the various analytical and numerical models applicable to this problem, in combination with experimental data. An essential aim of this review is to give a summary of methods applicable as tools for an earthquake resistant design, which can be used by an engineer engaged in the construction of liquid storage tanks.

• OSTI ID: 6103310
• Journal Information: Applied Mechanics Reviews; (United States), Journal Name: Applied Mechanics Reviews; (United States) Vol. 43:11; ISSN 0003-6900; ISSN AMREA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420205* -- Engineering-- Transport & Storage Facilities-- (1980-)
ANCHORS
CALCULATION METHODS
CONTAINERS
CYLINDERS
DATA
DESIGN
EARTHQUAKES
FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
FUNCTIONS
INFORMATION
ORIENTATION
RESPONSE FUNCTIONS
SEISMIC EFFECTS
SEISMIC EVENTS
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
STABILITY
STRUCTURAL MODELS
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TANKS