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浙江大学学报(工学版)
JOURNAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY (ENGINEERING SCIENCE)  2017, Vol. 51 Issue (9): 1824-1833    DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2017.09.017
Mechanical Engineering     
Floating-roof tanks' distortion analysis based on measured settlement
FAN Hai-gui, CHEN Zhi-ping, XU Feng, TANG Xiao-yu, SU Wen-qiang
Institute of Process Equipment and Control Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Abstract  

The distortion behavior of floating-roof tanks under differential settlement was investigated based on measured settlement. The radial displacement formula of tanks under uneven settlement was derived by applying the classical elasticity theory. Using finite element method, distortion response of tanks under uneven settlement was simulated by solid element and shell element, respectively. Results of theoretical formula and finite element method were compared and analyzed. Based on that, double exponential attenuation function fitting method was applied to obtain the radial displacement formula of tanks with eave wind girder under uneven settlement. The finite element simulation method was applied to compare with the formula and verify it. Results show that for tanks with eave wind girders which have different forms and sizes, the formula can be used to calculate tanks distortion under uneven settlement accurately, thus to predict the potential failure modes of in-service tanks.

Received: 13 August 2016      Published: 25 August 2017
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FAN Hai-gui, CHEN Zhi-ping, XU Feng, TANG Xiao-yu, SU Wen-qiang. Floating-roof tanks' distortion analysis based on measured settlement. JOURNAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY (ENGINEERING SCIENCE), 2017, 51(9): 1824-1833.

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