Abstract: This paper presents a qualitative description of structural damage in aboveground steel tanks in oil refineries and facilities, which were observed during reconnaissance missions to the states of Texas and Louisiana following ...

Abstract: This paper reports on a controlled experiment carried out to investigate the differences between novices and experts during the review of papers for engineering journals. A total of 17 young faculty members with PhD degrees ...

Abstract: An approximate analysis of end supported, thin‐walled prismatic members of open profile section to predict buckling loads under dead weight and water loading is presented. When the critical buckling mode involves considerable ...

Abstract: Bending stresses caused by filling interstice cells in multi-bin reinforced concrete cylindrical silos are analyzed by means of a well-known finite strip solution for various radius-to-thickness and height-to-radius ratios. ...

Abstract: This paper reports the computational results of an investigation of oil storage tanks with the shape of an open cylindrical shell under thermal loads induced by fire. Interest in this problem has arisen as a consequence ...

Abstract: This paper reports on an initiative to strengthen the research activities of engineering faculty at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. As a specific objective, the project attempts to improve the number and quality ...

Abstract: A simple analytical solution for the buckling and postbuckling behavior of elastic thin-walled angle cross section beams under liquid loading is presented. The main assumptions made concern the one-dimensional modeling of ...

Abstract: The design and optimization of a nonlinear dynamic vibration absorber based on a snap-through truss geometry is investigated. The effect of absorber's parameters on primary system (PS) vibration amplitude reduction and ...