Abstract: Storage tanks operating at elevated temperatures (200 آ°F to 500 آ°F) need to consider stresses due to thermal expansions and restraints, due to the tank shell and bottom plate interactions and operating conditions in ...

Abstract: The shelltobottom joint of hydrocarbon storage tanks is a critical location which may experience fatigue cracking and requires evaluation of the local cyclic stresses especially in the case of elevated temperature tanks. ...