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Structural Integrity of Storage Tanks
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Sabarethinam Kameshwar Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Rice University
Jamie E. Padgett, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
SSPEEDSSPEEDSSPEED Center Conference: Hurricane Ike 5 Years Later
September 24-25, 2013
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Hurricane Katrina and Rita
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Hurricane Ike and Gustav
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Impact of Tank Failure
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• Spillage of hazardous material (e.g. 8 Million gallons of petroleum products during Katrina)
• Environmental impact due to spilling of hazardous material
• Clean up costs and losses due to irrecoverable produce
• Repair and replacement costs of ASTs
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Outline
• Failure modes of above ground storage tanks (ASTs) in severe storms
• Code provisions • Houston ship channel region • Basic failure analysis • Preliminary recommendations and future
work
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Failure Modes: Flooding
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AST Uplift/Displacement Mechanism
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Failure Modes: AST Buckling
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• Due to external water pressure on tank shell caused by flooding
• Due to debris and wave impact and external wind pressure
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Code Provisions: API 650 (2013)
• Welded Tanks for Oil Storage – 5.2.1 I(1): Design for external pressure and
flotation to be decided by purchaser. – E6.2.1 & F1.3: Anchorage to prevent uplift and
overturning due to earthquakes and internal pressure only.
• No mandatory provisions for shell buckling and prevention of tank uplift due to flooding.
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Houston Ship Channel Region: Location of Tanks
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“Draft” 500 Year Return Period Surge Height Estimates (FEMA1)
• Out of 4197 tanks in the region 1485 tanks lie within 500 feet
• 35% tanks susceptible to flooding
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1: FEMA (2013). Personal communication. FEMA Region 6.
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Analysis of Tank Dimensions
• Inventory analysis through ArcGIS using areal imagery
• Roof type (fixed, floating, open) • Tank diameter • Tank height (difference of full feature and
bare earth digital elevation model)
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Analysis of Tank Dimensions
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Preliminary Analysis: Typical Tank
• Fixed roof tank (flat roof) • Aspect ratio (H/D) : 0.4 • Tank height : 25’
• Tank diameter : 62’ • Shell thickness : 0.394” • Vary S and L
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D: Tank diameter H: Tank height L: Liquid level inside tank S: Surge height
S
D
L
H Liquid pressure
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Safe
Uplift
Flotation Analysis Self weight + Liquid weight > Weight of water displaced
2𝜋𝜋𝜋 + 2𝜋𝐷2
4𝑡𝜌𝑠 + 𝜋𝐷2
4𝐿𝜌𝑙 > 𝜋𝐷2
4𝑆𝜌𝑤; 𝑆 < 𝜋
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Flotation Analysis
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Rule of thumb To avoid uplift height of liquid inside the tank should at least equal external surge height. Exact amount of liquid height needed may vary depending on liquid density.
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Possible Solution: Anchoring Tanks
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• Provide equally spaced anchors around the base
• May require large number of anchors for large tanks and sufficient foundation
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Shell Buckling
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Bifurcation buckling analysis
No buckling (safe)
Tank buckles (unsafe)
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Shell Buckling (Internal Liquid)
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Shell Buckling (Tank Dimension)
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D=62.5’
L H=25’
D=50’
L
H=50’
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Possible Solution: Stiffening Rings
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Stiffening rings
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Conclusions and Recommendations
• Past events show vulnerability of ASTs to hurricane events and in particular to surge.
• Predominant failure modes include flood induced displacement, shell buckling and rupture.
• Houston Ship Channel ASTs are in a hazard prone region that poses a major threat.
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Conclusions and Recommendations
• Fill entire tank with water prior to the storm, if possible.
• Fill the tank with produce, at least 4-5 feet higher than expected surge.
• Anchor tanks to prevent uplift. • Use stiffener rings to prevent buckling from surge
and wind loads. • Conduct detailed risk assessment to evaluate
impact of mitigation strategies in the face of uncertainties.
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Future Work
• Probabilistic study and parametric analysis on tank floatation and shell buckling during flooding events.
• Non-linear buckling analysis and stochastic modeling of imperfections.
• Dynamic wave impact study on tanks. • Quantification of the impact of risk mitigation
strategies (protective, structural, procedural).
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THANK YOU!
Acknowledgements: Houston Endowment via the SSPEED Center at
Rice University
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