Large Amplitude Settlements of Oil Storage Tanks

Location

St. Louis, Missouri

Presentation Date

05 Apr 1995, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Abstract

The measured profile of large-amplitude settlements of an oil storage tank was analyzed by the finite element method. Both geometric and material nonlinearities were included in the finite element analysis. Stresses and deformations, based on available qualification criteria, were examined. The results showed that most criteria in use today for the tank shell and the bottom plate are overly conservative. The calculated response of the existing operational tank under the measured large-amplitude settlements confirmed such an observation.

Author

Medhat A. Haroun, University of California, Irvine, CA
Yunxia Wang, University of California, Irvine, CA
Wajdi Abou-lzzeddine, University of California, Irvine, CA
Nicolino Mode, University of California, Irvine, CA

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Document Version

Final Version

Rights

© 1995 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

Creative Commons Licensing

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

File Type

text

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Haroun, Medhat A.; Wang, Yunxia; Abou-lzzeddine, Wajdi; and Mode, Nicolino, "Large Amplitude Settlements of Oil Storage Tanks" (1995). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 25.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/03icrageesd/session05/25