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FEA of Fixed-Roof Tank with out-of-plane Settlement
Hello, I'm trying to model a tank with OOP settlement. The roof is fixed, with a beam structure that I find hard to model, as the roof plate is not welded to most beams, and the radial beams are free to slide over the circumferential beams, creating a lot of friction, and allowing some...- femman
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- Forum: Storage tank engineering
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wind pressure for Fitness-For-Service of API 650 tanks
thread1452-357698 A related question regarding wind pressure. When tanks are emmpty, they are liable to blow in. Sure. More so if the shells are not within tolerances. In API 579-1, the Plastic Collapse verification indicates that the wind load case pressure be applied * a factor, but I wonder...- femman
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