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Kettler, Markus

Earthquake design of large liquid-filled steel storage tanks: comparison of present design regulations, load-carrying behaviour of storage tanks/ Markus Kettler - Germany: VDM Verlag, 2008. - xi, 125 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

List of Figures
0 Introduction
1 Liquid storage tanks
1.1 Damage to storage tanks in earthquakes
1.2 Measures against damages in earthquakes
1.3 Seismic response of liquid storage tanks

2 Discussion of existing codes and recommendations
2.1 Eurocode 8-4
2.2 Recommendations of Rammerstorfer and Fischer
2.3 Recommendations of New Zealand
2.4 API Standard 650-E
2.5 Comparisons

3 FEM-calculations on steel tanks
3.1 Geometry of the tanks
3.2 Response Spectrum due to EC 8-1
3.3 Dynamic activated pressures for the given tanks
3.3.1 Calculation example - Tank
3 3.3.2 Calculated loads for the given tanks
3.3.3 Summary of the calculated loads
3.4 Documentation of the FEM - modelling

4 Load carrying behaviour of anchored and unanchored tanlts
under seismic loading
4.1 Global deformations and stresses
4.2 Anchor forces and axial compression
4.2.1 Anchored tanks
4.2.2 Unanchored tanks
4.3 Base shear and hoop forces in annular plate
4.4 Uplifting
4.5 Annular plate and soil pressure
4.6 Hoop stress and bending of tank wall
4.7 Suction effect on rear wall
4.8 Bottom plate - global behaviour

5 Conclusion

References

ISBN: 9783639059588

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Earthquake

Dewey Class. No.: 624.1762 / KET/E