This may be a stupid question but here goes..
I have a number of large diameter tanks located in a bunded area. The tanks are bolted down to a concrete ring beam with gravel pad infill. In the event that one tank ruptures the spillage will be contained within the bund and the fluid level will...
Thanks VOD, I checked out BS5400 and it uses the same factors etc as the old British standard. Both of these codes date from the 1970's so I suspect they are on the conservative side. Sb is a 'terrain factor' related to building height and distance from the coast.
MikePP
Is anyone out there familiar with wind design to British Standards? I have a cylindrical tank and I want to calculate the overall wind load. The old code (CP3:Ch V) used an overall force coefficient, however the new code (BS 6399 pt 2) does not appear to have this and it is necessary, therefore...
