Abstract: Vertical accelerations of circular cylindrical tanks and their contents cause hoop forces in the tank walls. The hoop forces caused by hydrodynamic fluid pressure are additive to those caused by hydrostatic fluid pressure; ...

Abstract: In November of 1990, approximately 850 m (2,800 ft) of the 2020 m (6,620 ft) long Lacey V. Murrow Bridge (LVMB), a 50-year-old floating concrete bridge over Lake Washington near Seattle, sank after a major storm. The bridge ...