On the analysis of vertical circular cylindrical tanks under earthquake excitation at its base

Engineering Structures

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-213

  Nachtigall, Ingolf ^a   Gebbeken, Norbert ^a   Urrutia Galicia, José Luis ^b  

^a BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

API Standard 650; Eurocode 8 Part 4; Frequency analysis; Load structure interaction; Seismic response; Shell modal forms; Tank liquid system; Vertical circular cylindrical tanks

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CANTILEVER BEAMS; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; EARTHQUAKES; RESONANCE; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

CYLINDRICAL TANKS;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STORAGE TANK;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STORAGE TANK;

EID: 0037227541     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(02)00135-9     Document Type: Article

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