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SI: Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020)

Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon

Author and affiliation details
  • Jalal Akbari Corresponding author Bu-Ali Sina University, Department of Civil Engineering, Hamedan, Iran jalal.akbari@gmail.com
  • Omid Salami Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Structural Health Monitoring of Infrastructures (LEESHMI), Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
  • Mohsen Isari Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08
Pages
92-105
Published
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CC BY 4.0
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Abstract

Ground steel storage tanks are widely used in different industries. Regarding the significance of these structures, ensuring the proper performance of such structures in earthquakes needs evaluating their seismic performance. The present study examines the seismic behavior of an unanchored fluid storage system via ABAQUS after validation using an experimental model. Next, the uplift of the bottom sheet is studied using the accelerogram records of the 1940 El Centro and 1994 Northridge earthquakes. The overturning moment time history of the fluid storage system and the maximum overturning moments were obtained to identify their behavior. The results indicated that not bracing storage tanks leads to the uplift phenomenon. Finally, the maximum axial stress of the storage tank shell was compared with the values recommended in the design codes to control the buckling.

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Article history

  1. ReceivedUntil the next stage: 36 days
  2. Revision requestedUntil the next stage: 1 day
  3. RevisedUntil the next stage: 24 days
  4. AcceptedUntil the next stage: 120 days
  5. Published

How to cite

APA

Akbari, J., Salami, O., & Isari, M. (2020). Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 14(53), 92–105. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08

IEEE

J. Akbari, O. Salami, and M. Isari, “Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 14, no. 53, pp. 92–105, 2020, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08.

MLA

Akbari, Jalal, et al. “Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 14, no. 53, 2020, pp. 92–105. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08.

Chicago

Akbari, Jalal, Omid Salami, and Mohsen Isari. 2020. “Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 14 (53): 92–105. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08.

Harvard

Akbari, J., Salami, O. and Isari, M. (2020) ‘Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 14(53), pp. 92–105. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08.

Vancouver

Akbari J, Salami O, Isari M. Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2020;14(53):92-105. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08

BibTeX

@article{akbari2020, author = {Akbari, Jalal and Salami, Omid and Isari, Mohsen}, title = {Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2020}, volume = {14}, number = {53}, pages = {92--105}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Akbari, Jalal AU - Salami, Omid AU - Isari, Mohsen TI - Numerical Investigation of the Seismic Behavior of Unanchored Steel Tanks with an emphasis on the Uplift Phenomenon JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2020 DA - 2020/07/19 VL - 14 IS - 53 SP - 92 EP - 105 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.08 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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