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In this study, the seismic response of aboveground, anchored cylindrical steel tanks subjected to horizontal and vertical ground acceleration is investigated. The buckling capacity of the steel tanks is estimated using static pushover (SPO) and incremental dynamic analyses (IDA). Finite element models of a broad tank and a tall tank with height to diameter ratios (H/D) of 0.40, 0.80 and with a liquid level of 90% of the height of the cylinder were used in this study. Appropriate load patterns due to the horizontal and vertical components of ground excitations are utilized for SPO analyses. The influence of the vertical component of ground acceleration on buckling capacity curve of the tank...