[PDF][PDF] Stability of aboveground open-top storage tanks subjected to wind loading: Static and dynamic analyses

Y Chiang, W Rich, S Guzey - … of the Annual Stability Conference Structural …, 2019 - aisc.org
… shown that when open-top storage tanks are … open-top tanks with a wider spectrum of
aspect ratios were studied to investigate how resonance may affect the buckling capacity of tanks

Stability of open top cylindrical steel storage tanks: design of top wind girder

E Azzuni, S Guzey - Journal of Pressure Vessel …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
… and more economic top wind girder design for large diameter open top storage tanks. In
this … in the design of the top stiffener ring for large diameter storage tanks by using finite-element …

Seismic analysis of open-top storage tanks with flexible foundation

H Bohra, E Azzuni, S Guzey - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
… , steel, open-top, flat bottom liquid storage tanks under horizontal seismic … for storage tanks.
The effect of liquid was modeled in terms of pressure applied on the tank wall and tank base. …

Design wind loads for open-topped storage tanks in various arrangements

Y Uematsu, J Yasunaga, C Koo - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2015 - Elsevier
open-topped storage tanks in various arrangements; main focus is on oil storage tanks. In
our previous paper, we discussed the design wind force coefficients for isolated tanks, based …

Nonlinear numerical evaluation of large open-top aboveground steel welded liquid storage tanks excited by seismic loads

JM Spritzer, S Guzey - Thin-Walled Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
… this study is to consider the effects of tank flexibility for cylindrical, open-top, steel, welded
liquid tanks in relation to the current provisions of API 650, which assumes a rigid tank [1]. Most …

A study on the buckling behavior of in-service large open-topped oil-storage tanks

J Pan, S Liang - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
open-topped oil-storage tank under wind loads is studied by analyzing four large in-service
oil-storage tanks … First, the general buckling behavior of oil-storage tanks under the external …

Stability of open-topped storage tanks with top stiffener and one intermediate stiffener subject to wind loading

T Sun, E Azzuni, S Guzey - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
… This study mainly focuses on the cylindrical storage tank with one top stiffener ring and
one intermediate stiffener ring. Consequently, the worst-case scenario will be using only one …

On the behaviour of open-topped oil storage tanks in high winds. Part I. Aerodynamic aspects

RJ Holroyd - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 1983 - Elsevier
… the surfaces of an open-topped oil storage tank, derived from … in the immediate vicinity of
the tank. By comparing these results … affect the pressure distribution and air flow near the tank. …

Fitness-for-service of open-top storage tanks subjected to differential settlement

H Bohra, S Guzey - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
… differential settlement for open-top, vertical, above ground storage tanks by using higher
order harmonics of the settlement profile. The understanding of tanks behavior under differential …

Design wind force coefficients for open-topped oil storage tanks focusing on the wind-induced buckling

Y Uematsu, C Koo, J Yasunaga - Journal of Wind Engineering and …, 2014 - Elsevier
… in magnitude for open-topped tanks than for closed-topped tanks. Such a … on open-topped
tanks. The present paper discusses the design wind loads on open-topped oil storage tanks, …