Dynamic Buckling of 50000m³ Vertical Storage Tanks under Seismic Excitation

Abstract:

To study the dynamic buckling characteristics of storage tank subjected to three-dimensional seismic excitation, selecting 50000m³ large vertical floating roof storage tanks as research object, the base isolation system was introduced and allowing for the impact of floating roof. The finite element models of non-isolation and base isolation storage tank were established respectively by ADINA. The seismic responses of these two types of storage tank were calculated and the numerical solutions were compared. The results indicate that the dynamic buckling modes of these two types of storage tank system belong to plastic buckling; base isolation measure can effectively increase the critical load value of dynamic buckling and plasticity yielding, the improve rates up to 38% and 60% respectively. The effectiveness of the base isolation can be verified from the angle of buckling.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 353-356)
• Pages: 2039-2042
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.353-356.2039
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Sun Ying, Jian Gang Sun, Li Fu Cui
• Keywords: 50000m3 Vertical Storage Tanks, Base Isolation, Dynamic Buckling, Seismic Excitation

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