Liquid storage tanks are the lifeline and critical structures for strategic industries including
petrochemical and aerospace industries, refineries, hospitals, water supply and storage …

An adequate seismic protection of steel storage tanks of industrial, chemical and
petrochemical plants is essential since potential consequences of failures, besides the …

Liquid storage tanks are widely used in the industry and can contain not only harmless
substances but also various ones that can be explosive and toxic or pollutant, thus implying …

This paper presents the numerical and experimental evaluation of a vertical‐rocking
isolation (VRI). This evaluation is done by 1‐D shaking table tests performed on a full‐scale …

Conventional base-isolation systems can significantly reduce the hydrodynamic pressure on
the walls of large liquid storage tanks, but they have limited or even adverse effects on the …

Evidence from past earthquakes has shown high levels of damage to industrial facilities,
demonstrating that seismic loading can cause damage or failure, not only to the main …

A poor seismic design of liquid storage tanks may result in large economic losses or
environmental impacts due to the spillage of their contents; therefore, an effective seismic …

Recent seismic events highlighted the importance of non-structural elements in seismic
assessment and performance-based earthquake engineering. When referring to industrial …

Past earthquakes have repeatedly demonstrated the need to properly design above-ground
liquid storage tanks to mitigate their potential for damage due to seismic actions. One …

In this paper, a novel device called the “ISO3D-2G” is proposed for a three-dimensional
vertical rocking isolation (VRI) system. The VRI system works by isolating critical vibration …