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Sep 1976
Seismic Design of Liquid-Storage Tanks
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Volume 102, Issue 9
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Cylindrical and rectangular flat-bottomed liquid storage tanks subjected to horizontal earthquake excitations are studied. Formulas and curves that can be used to obtain bending and overturning moments are presented. Certain combination of earthquake response spectra and tank geometries produce maximum forces and moments when the tank is only partially full. The use of design curves in establishing this situation is illustrated. For slender tanks, an assumption made in present design practice is shown to lead to nonconservative results. The elimination of this assumption is shown to produce simplified expressions for the moments in these cases. Simplified expressions are also presented for use in estimating the maximum free surface displacement.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 102 • Issue 9 • September 1976
Pages: 1659 - 1673
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© 1976 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Howard I. Epstein, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., and Struct. Consultant to Brown-Minneapolis Tank, St. Paul, Minn.
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