The design of bolted steel water storage tanks is based on provisions of AWWA
Standard D103. Criteria are established to ensure reliable performance and
continued operation under expected seismic loading conditions. Damage to tanks
and other structures in recent earthquakes, and the prevalence of tanks in areas
of high seismic risk have sparked renewed interest in earthquake resistant
design. Damage to tanks consists of shell/roof damage, failure of anchor bolts
and pipe connections, and shell-base deformation or 'elephants foot' buckling.
Most of these types of failure are caused by seismic overturning movement from the
hydrodynamic pressures exerted from the fluid. Although the economic loss of tank
damage is comparatively low, the value of the performance of tanks for water
supply and fire suppression during a large scale earthquake can be significant.
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the static and dynamic behavior of
ground level, bolted steel water storage tanks and the parameters of importance
to design. Includes 8 references, figures, appendix.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 17 |
| Published : | 01/01/1999 |
