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...
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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...
