<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Large capacity tanks storing various liquids are important components in distribution and transmission systems. During operation tanks can be subjected to different types of loading. Therefore, maximum attention must be paid to the tank design to capture all possible causes and forms of failures. The article deals with the procedure for seismic resistance of liquid storage tanks which are in accordance with the principles of Eurocode 8 standard. The seismic analysis is performed on flexible (steel) circular vertical ground-supported model of tank containing liquid (water). The main aim is to determine basic seismic characteristics, distributions of hydrodynamic pressure, dynamic properties and response of investigated tank-liquid system subjected to earthquake excitation (El Centro). Seismic analysis and results comparison are carried out on mechanical spring-mass model (Eurocode 8) and finite element model (ANSYS).</p></abstract>

Large capacity tanks storing various liquids are important components in distribution and transmission systems. During operation tanks can be subjected to different types of loading. Therefore, maximum attention must be paid to the tank design to capture all possible causes and forms of failures. The article deals with the procedure for seismic resistance of liquid storage tanks which are in accordance with the principles of Eurocode 8 standard. The seismic analysis is performed on flexible (steel) circular vertical ground-supported model of tank containing liquid (water). The main aim is to determine basic seismic characteristics, distributions of hydrodynamic pressure, dynamic properties and response of investigated tank-liquid system subjected to earthquake excitation (El Centro). Seismic analysis and results comparison are carried out on mechanical spring-mass model (Eurocode 8) and finite element model (ANSYS).

Seismic Resistance of Storage Tanks Containing Liquid in Accordance with Principles of Eurocode 8 Standard

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Nám. Slobody 17,812 31 Bratislava,

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering

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Large capacity tanks storing various liquids are important components in distribution and transmission systems. During operation tanks can be subjected to...

Seismic Resistance of Storage Tanks Containing Liquid in Accordance with Principles of Eurocode 8 Standard

Published Online: Dec 17, 2016

Page range: 79 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2016-0021

Keywords
liquid storage tank, Eurocode 8, spring-mass model, seismic resistance, seismic characteristic, fluid-structure interaction

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Seismic Resistance of Storage Tanks Containing Liquid in Accordance with Principles of Eurocode 8 Standard

Published Online: Dec 17, 2016

Page range: 79 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2016-0021

Keywordsliquid storage tank, Eurocode 8, spring-mass model, seismic resistance, seismic characteristic, fluid-structure interaction

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
liquid storage tank, Eurocode 8, spring-mass model, seismic resistance, seismic characteristic, fluid-structure interaction