• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.361-371
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• 2010

Enhancement in the seismic buckling capacity of steel tanks caused by the addition of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) retrofit layers attached to the outer walls of the steel tank is investigated. Three-dimensional non-linear finite element modeling is utilized to perform such analysis considering non linear material properties and non-linear large deformation large strain analysis. FRP composites which possess high stiffness and high failure strength are used to reduce the steel hoop stress and consequently improve the tank capacity. A number of tanks with varying dimensions and shell thicknesses are examined using FRP composites added in symmetric layers attached to the outer surface of the steel shell. The FRP shows its effectiveness in carrying part of the hoop stresses along with the steel before steel yielding. Following steel yielding, the FRP restrains the outward bulging of the tank and continues to resist higher hoop stresses. The percentage improvement in the ultimate base moment capacity of the tank due to the addition of more FRP layers is shown to be as high as 60% for some tanks. The percentage of increase in the tank moment capacity is shown to be dependent on the ratio of the shell thickness to the tank radius (t/R). Finally a new methodology has been explained to calculate the location of Elephant foot buckling and consequently the best location of FRP application.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.97-111
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• 2020

Cylindrical steel tanks are important components of industrial facilities. Their safety becomes a crucial issue since any failure may cause catastrophic consequences. The aim of the paper is to show the results of comprehensive FEM numerical investigation focused on the response of cylindrical steel tanks under mining tremors and moderate earthquakes. The effects of different levels of liquid filling, the influence of non-uniform seismic excitation as well as the aspects of diagnosis of structural damage have been investigated. The results of the modal analysis indicate that the level of liquid filling is really essential in the structural analysis leading to considerable changes in the shapes of vibration modes with a substantial reduction in the natural frequencies when the level of liquid increases. The results of seismic and paraseismic analysis indicate that the filling the tank with liquid leads to the substantial increase in the structural response underground motions. It has also been observed that the peak structural response values under mining tremors and moderate earthquakes can be comparable to each other. Moreover, the consideration of spatial effects related to seismic wave propagation leads to a considerable decrease in the structural response under non-uniform seismic excitation. Finally, the analysis of damage diagnosis in steel tanks shows that different types of damage may induce changes in the free vibration modes and values of natural frequencies.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.119-130
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• 2009

This paper reports results of the structural response of empty steel tanks under vertical ground motions. The tanks are modeled using a finite element discretization using shell elements, and the vertical motion is applied and analyzed using nonlinear dynamics. Several excitation frequencies are considered, with emphasis on those that may lead to resonance of the roof. The computational results illustrate that as the base motion frequency is tuned with the frequency of the first roof-mode of the tank, the system displays large-amplitude displacements. For frequencies away from such mode, small amplitude displacements are obtained. The effect of the height of the cylinder on the dynamic response of the tank to vertical ground motion has also been investigated. The vertical acceleration of the ground motion that induces significant changes in the stiffness of the tank was found to be almost constant regardless of the height of the cylinder.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.335-355
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• 2022

It's important to note that the number of studies on the lateral vibration of steel liquid storage tanks has been quite modest in the past. The aim of this research has to look at the variables that affect vibration of storage tanks and to highlight the characteristics of a construction that hasn't received much attention in the literature. The storage tank has pre-sized in the study, and aluminum and steel have chosen as components. The specified material qualities and the factors utilized in the investigation has used to calculate vibration frequency values. The resulting calculations are backed up by tables and graphs, and it's an important to look into the parameters that affect the vibration frequencies that will occur on the designed storage tank vary. In the literature, water tanks are usually modelled as lumped masses. The horizontal stiffness of the column on which it is placed is assumed to be constant throughout. This is an approximation method of solving this problem. The column is handled in this study with a more realistic approach that fits the continuum mechanics in the analysis. The reservoir part is incorporated directly into the problem as the boundary condition.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.195-202
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• 2016

본 논문은 강재 액체저장탱크의 내진설계를 위하여 이용되고 있는 Eurocode 8, API 650, NZSEE 등의 해외 설계기준들의 설계방법들을 비교, 분석함으로써, 강재 액체저장탱크의 내진설계를 위한 국내 설계기준을 수립하기 위하여 필요한 주요 사항들에 대한 자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 각 설계기준에서는 강재 액체저장탱크의 내진설계를 위하여 충격성분과 대류성분을 이용한 단순화된 형태의 역학적 모델을 제시하고 있다. Eurocode 8, API 650 등의 설계기준에서는 두 개의 질량을 가지는 역학적 모델을, NZSEE에서는 세 개의 질량을 가지는 역학적 모델을 사용하고 있다. 또한 Eurocode 8, NZSEE은 강도설계법을 사용하고 있으며, API 650은 허용응력설계법을 사용하고 있어 하중 등에 대한 직접적인 비교는 적절하지 않아 역학적 모델에 대한 주요 인자들을 위주로 비교, 검토하였다. 역학적 모델은 설계기준에 따라 차이는 있으나 충격성분 및 대류성분의 질량 및 진동수 등은 유사하게 나타났다. 강재 액체저장탱크에 대한 국내 내진설계기준은 허용응력설계법보다는 하중저항계수설계법을 사용하고, 국내의 실정에 맞는 하중 및 저항 특성을 고려하여 강재 액체저장탱크의 신뢰도 수준을 일정하게 유지하는 것이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.325-342
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• 2005

This paper deals with the buckling behavior of thin-walled aboveground tanks under wind load. In order to do that, the wind pressures are obtained by means of wind-tunnel experiments, while the structural non linear response is computed by means of a finite element discretization of the tank. Wind-tunnel models were constructed and tested to evaluate group effects in tandem configurations, i.e. one or two tanks shielding an instrumented tank. Pressures on the roof and on the cylindrical part were measured by pressure taps. The geometry of the target tank is similar in relative dimensions to typical tanks found in oil storage facilities, and several group configurations were tested with blocking tanks of different sizes and different separation between the target tank and those blocking it. The experimental results show changes in the pressure distributions around the circumference of the tank for half diameter spacing, with respect to an isolated tank with similar dimensions. Moreover, when the front tank of the tandem array has a height smaller than the target tank, increments in the windward pressures were measured. From the computational analysis, it seems that the additional stiffness provided by the roof prevents reductions in the buckling load for cases even when increments in pressures develop in the top region of the cylinder.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1992년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.61-66
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• 1992

The present paper deals with the optimum design of reinforced concrete cylindrical shell tanks in according to ACI 318-89 code. The purpose of this investigation is to find the optimum values of the steel ratio and the effective thickness of reinforced concrete cylindrical shell tanks. The analysts is carried out using a simple computer programming, SMAP(segmented matrix analysis package). The optimization is carried out using GINO programming. Optimum results for cylindrical shell tanks with uniform, stepwise and piecewise linealy varying thicknesses are presented.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the practical application of high-flowing concrete for a steel-concrete panel (SCP) module for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank. We evaluated the physical properties and filling performance of the developed concrete for the SCP module. First, slump tests were performed to evaluate the performance of the proposed standards for the filling tests. All the concrete mixes showed satisfactory performance. Based on the results of the previous study, the reliability of the required time measured using the T₅₀₀ test and the rheometer results measured before and after pumping was 0.94, indicating that segregation and blocking should not occur. L-box and U-box tests were conducted before and after pumping. All the recommended standards showed satisfactory performance. The SCP structural module for LNG storage tanks was fabricated to a full scale to evaluate its practical application at the final site. Satisfactory filling performance was confirmed for all the specimens.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.86-93
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• 2018

Recently, the use of composite steel plate concrete structural modules filled with concrete between steel plates of complex internal structure, in which a large amount of studs are installed, is increasing in order to reduce the weight and to increase workability of structures such as LNG storage tanks. However, in Korea, there is no systematic criterion for evaluating the construction performance of composite steel plate concrete structural modules. Therefore, in this study, we propose a filling guideline of concrete for composite steel plate structural module. For this purpose, high filling performance concrete with general strength range was formulated and tested for filling ability and permeability for each formulation. Rheology analysis was performed to quantitatively evaluate the flow characteristics of concrete. The reliability of $T_{500}$ and plastic viscosity was evaluated to reflect the results of each test, and a guideline for high filling concrete satisfying the reliability of 0.9 or more was derived by reflecting the results of the study on the relationship between the $T_{500}$ and plastic viscosity. Through final fill-box test, filling performance was verified and guidelines were suggested.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.19-28
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• 1999

건물과 교량의 내진설계기준 제정작업이 활발하게 진행되고 있는 반면 탱크구조물에 대한 내진설계기준 제정작업은 아직 초기단계에 머무르고 있는 실정이다 탱크구조물이 지진에 의해 붕괴되는 경우 탱크자체의 파손 및 저장물의 손실에 의한 직접피해보다 저장물의 유출에 의한 피해파급이 더욱 심각한 상황을 초래할 수 있다 따라서 탱크구조물의 내진설계기준에는 탱크구조물의 동적 거동에 대한 해석 및 검토방법은 물론 이러한 피해파급을 최소할 수 잇는 조치가 포함되어야 한다 이논문에서는 원통형 액체저장 강탱크에 대한 내진설계기준의 제정에 필수적으로 고려해야 하는 설계개념과 원칙 해석방법 검토사항 및 피해파급 차단초치를 제시하였다.