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Lecture 15C.1 : Design of Tanks for the Storage of Oil and Water


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1. DESIGN OF WELDED CYLINDRICAL TANKS

1.1 General

1.2 Design Standards

1.3 Design Pressure and Temperature

1.4 Material

2. DESIGN LOADING

2.1 Dead Load

2.2 Superimposed Load

2.3 Contents

2.4 Wind Loads

2.5 Seismic Loads

3. BOTTOM DESIGN

4. SHELL DESIGN

4.1 Circumferential Stresses

4.2 Axial Stresses in the Shell

4.3 Primary Wind Girders

4.4 Secondary Wind Girders

5. FIXED ROOF DESIGN

5.1 General

5.2 Membrane Roofs

5.3 Supported Roofs

5.4 Venting

6. DESIGN OF FLOATING ROOFS AND COVERS

6.1 Use of Floating Roofs and Covers

6.2 Floating Roofs

6.3 Floating Covers

7. MANHOLES, NOZZLES AND OPENINGS

7.1 Manholes

7.2 Nozzles

8. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

9. REFERENCES