• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제89권4호
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• pp.421-436
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• 2024

This research addresses experimentally the relationship between the excitation frequency and both hoop and axial wall stresses in a water storage tank. A low-density polyethylene tank with six different aspect ratios (water level to tank radius) was tested using a shake table. A laminar box with sand represents a soil site to simulate Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI). Sine excitations with eight frequencies that cover the first free vibration frequency of the tank-water system were applied. Additionally, Ricker wavelet excitations of two different dominant frequencies were considered. The maximum stresses are compared with those using a nonlinear elastic spring-mass model. The results reveal that the coincidence between the excitation frequency and the free-vibration frequency of the soil-tank-water system increases the sloshing intensity and the rigid-like body motion of the system, amplifying the stress development considerably. The relationship between the excitation frequency and wall stresses is nonlinear and depends simultaneously on both sloshing and uplift. In most cases, the maximum stresses using the nonlinear elastic spring-mass model agree with those from the experiments.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2003년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.128-131
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• 2003

In a design of LNG storage tank, one of the major loading conditions that significantly affects liquid tightness of the outer concrete wall is the cryogenic temperature of LNG under the emergency condition of LNG leakage. Proposed in this study are the more consistent procedures to ensure the liquid tightness of LNG tank focusing on the design of prestressing tendon. It is expected that the proposed schemes lead to a more effective serviceability design of LNG tank that satisfies various requirements for the liquid tightness in an efficient manner.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1999년도 학회창립 10주년 기념 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.363-366
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• 1999

This paper describes the behavior of prestressed concrete storage tanks under cryogenic temperatures by thermal stress analysis. In concrete tanks to store up LNG, a thermal shock can occur over a global area resulting from the sudden filling of the outer tank with cryogenic storage contents. Analysis results show that internal surface of concrete tank is cooled down rapidly. Tank is subjected mostly to thermal constraint moment due to temperature gradient across its section. Constraint moment may cause tensile stresses beyond tensile strength in the wall. Problems related with concrete cracking due to temperature gradient have been considered.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권5호
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• pp.627-644
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• 2022

In past major earthquakes (1994 Northridge, 1995 Kobe, Chi-Chi 1999, Kocaeli 1999), significant damages occurred in the liquid storage tanks. The basic failure patterns were observed to be the buckling of the tank wall and uplift of the anchorage system. The damages in the industrial facilities and nuclear power plants have caused the spread of toxic substances to the environment and significant fires. Seismic isolation can be used in liquid storage tanks to decouple the structure and decrease the structural demand in the superstructure in case of ground shaking. Previous studies on the use of seismic isolation systems on liquid storage tanks show that an isolation system reduces the impulsive response but might slightly increase the convective one. There is still a lack of understanding of the seismic response of seismically isolated liquid storage tanks considering the fluid-structure interaction. In this study, one broad tank, one medium tank, and one slender tank are selected and designed. Two- and three-dimensional elastomeric bearings are used as seismic isolation systems. The seismic performance of the tanks is then investigated through nonlinear dynamic time-history analyses. The effectiveness of each seismic isolation system on tanks' performance was investigated. Isolator tension forces, modal analysis results, hydrodynamic stresses, strains, sloshing heights and base shear forces of the tanks are compared. The results show that the total base shear is lower in 3D-isolators compared to 2D-isolators. Even though the tank wall stresses, and strains are slightly higher in 3D-isolators, they are more efficient to prevent the tension problem.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.97-111
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• 2024

In this paper, buckling conditions and retrofitting of cylindrical steel water storage tanks with different roof types and wall thicknesses were investigated by using finite element method. Four roof types of cylindrical steel tanks which are open-top, flat-closed, conical-closed and torispherical-closed and three wall thicknesses of 4, 6 and 8 mm were considered in FE modeling of cylindrical steel tanks. The roof shapes significantly affect load distribution on the tank shell under the seismic action. Composite FRP materials are widely used for winding thin-walled cylindrical steel structures. The retrofitting efficiency of cylindrical steel water tank is tested under the seismic loading with the externally bonded CFRP laminates. In retrofitting of cylindrical steel tank, the CFRP composite material coating method was used to improve of seismic performance of cylindrical steel tanks. ANSYS software was used to analyze the cylindrical steel tanks and maximum equivalent (von-Mises) and directional deformation were obtained. Equivalent (von-Mises) stresses significantly decreased due to the coating of the tank shell with FRP composite material. In thin-walled steel structures, excessive stress causes buckling and deformations. Therefore, retrofitting led to decrease in stress, reductions in directional and buckling deformation of the open-top, flat-closed, conical-closed and torispherical-closed tanks.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.1095-1101
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 LNG 저장탱크에 대하여 내진해석을 수행하였다. 해석 모델은 관통 파이프만을 고려한 경우와 관통 파이프, 내부 벽체, 가이드를 고려한 경우에 대하여 해석을 수행하였다. 내진 해석법으로 등가정적 해석법과 응답 스펙트럼 해석법을 두 가지 해석 모델에 대하여 각각 적용하였다. 변형량과 응력을 계산하고, 그 결과를 비교하였다. 해석 결과, 응답 스펙트럼 해석법이 등가정적 해석법에 비하여 LNG 저장탱크를 보다 잘 모사하는 방법임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.139-151
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• 1998

SI 앵커는 지반개량 앵커를 의미한다. 이는 앵커를 지지하는 지반을 JSP로 개량한 것으로, SI 앵커체는 80cm 정도의 직경을 가지게 된다. SI 앵커는 앵커체와 지반사이의 마찰저항력과 앵커체 앞면의 지압저항력으로 인해 높은 인발저항력을 발휘하게 되는데, 특히 마찰저항력은 JSP로 개량된 앵커체의 직경의 증대로 인해 상당히 증가하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 SI 앵커의 인발저항기구를 분석하기 위해 실내 모형실험과 현장실험을 실시하였다. 공기건조 모래지반 내에서의 실내 모형실험을 통해 SI 앵커 주변지반의 변형률장을 분석하였는데, 이는 토조 벽면에 설치된 라텍스 멤브레인을 이용한 사진 분석법을 통해 이루어 졌다. 10매의 변형률게이지가 부착된 특수 설계된 PVC 파이프를 앵커체 내에 설치하고 변형률을 측정하여 현장실험의 결과를 분석하였는데, 역시 실내 모형실험과 같이 앵커체 내에서의 변형률을 측정하였다.