Abstract: This paper deals with the effectiveness of two isolation systems for the seismic protection of elevated steel storage tanks. In particular, the performance of high damping rubber bearings (HDRB) and friction pendulum ...

Abstract: Catastrophic failure of the above ground steel storage tanks was observed during past earthquakes, which caused serious economic and environmental consequences. Many of the existing tanks were designed in the past with ...

Abstract: Earthquakes represent a class of natural-technical (NaTech) hazards which in the past have been responsible of major accidents and significant losses in many industrial sites. However, while codes and standards are issued ...

Abstract: The need of enhanced seismic analysis and design rules for petrochemical piping systems is widely recognized, where the allowable stress design method is still the customary practice. This paper presents an uptodate ...

Abstract: This paper aims to comprehensively evaluate the performance of a series of ground motion intensity measures (IMs) used in the seismic vulnerability assessment of steel storage tanks with unanchored support conditions. ...