Open AccessSeismic design and evaluation guidelines for the Department of Energy High-Level Waste Storage Tanks and Appurtenances
Author(s) -
K Bandyopadhyay,
A Cornell,
C Costantino,
R Kennedy,
C Miller,
A Veletsos
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/146793
Subject(s) - piping , civil engineering , ground motion , construction engineering , seismic analysis , storage tank , engineering , computer science , structural engineering , waste management , mechanical engineering
This document provides seismic design and evaluation guidelines for underground high-level waste storage tanks. The guidelines reflect the knowledge acquired in the last two decades in defining seismic ground motion and calculating hydrodynamic loads, dynamic soil pressures and other loads for underground tank structures, piping and equipment. The application of the guidelines is illustrated with examples. The guidelines are developed for a specific design of underground storage tanks, namely double-shell structures. However, the methodology discussed is applicable for other types of tank structures as well. The application of these and of suitably adjusted versions of these concepts to other structural types will be addressed in a future version of this document. The original version of this document was published in January 1993. Since then, additional studies have been performed in several areas and the results are included in this revision. Comments received from the users are also addressed. Fundamental concepts supporting the basic seismic criteria contained in the original version have since then been incorporated and published in DOE-STD-1020-94 and its technical basis documents. This information has been deleted in the current revision