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Seismic assessment of unanchored steel storage tanks by endurance time method

Alembagheri, M ; Sharif University of Technology

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/s11803-011-0092-y
  3. Abstract:
  4. Liquid storage tanks are essential structures that are often located in residential and industrial areas; thus an assessment of their seismic performance is an important engineering issue. In this paper, the seismic response of unanchored steel liquid storage tanks is investigated using the endurance time (ET) dynamic analysis procedure and compared to responses obtained for anchored tanks under actual ground motions and intensifying ET records. In most cases, the results from ground motions are properly obtained with negligible differences using ET records. It is observed that uplifting of the tank base, which is closely related to the tank aspect ratio, has the greatest significance in the responses of the tank and can be predicted with reasonable accuracy by using currently available ET records. © 2011 Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
  5. Keywords:
  6. Endurance time method ; Intensifying dynamic excitation ; Seismic assessment ; Steel liquid storage tanks ; Tank base uplifting ; Endurance time ; Ground motions ; Industrial area ; Liquid storage tanks ; Reasonable accuracy ; Seismic assessment ; Seismic Performance ; Steel storage tank ; Aspect ratio ; Durability ; Dynamic analysis ; Liquids ; Rating ; Seismology ; Steel tanks
  7. Source: Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration ; Volume 10, Issue 4 , 2011 , Pages 591-603 ; 16713664 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11803-011-0092-y