Abstract: If a pipeline buckles in the presence of sufficiently large external pressure, a propagating buckle is initiated. The buckle propagates along the pipeline until it encounters a region of low ...

Abstract: An analysis developed for the response of liquid storage tanks under horizontal base excitation is employed and numerical results are obtained for unanchored tanks. These results are compared ...

Abstract: The effect of prismatic imperfections on the buckling load of circular cylindrical shells under axial compression is examined by considering the problem as one of interaction between panels ...

Abstract: Local geometric imperfections on pipes under external pressure can lead to local buckling which under the “right” conditions can cause the initiation of a propagating buckle. This buckle, driven ...

Abstract: An explanation is provided for the earthquake-induced damage observed at the top of liquid storage tanks. An analysis is developed and the results are compared with experimental work. The basic ...

Abstract: If a pipeline buckles in the presence of sufficiently large external pressure a propagating buckle is initiated. The buckle propagates along the pipeline until it encounters a region of adverse ...

Abstract: An oil storage tank that suffered damage during the 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake is studied using a laboratory model. The tank is unanchored and includes a floating roof. The tank is ...

Abstract: A study has been made to determine the dynamic stability of an imperfect circular cylindrical shell subject to a step loading in the axial direction. In the analysis, the radial displacement ...