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9)Stability of Tank Against Wind Load (Ref: ASCE -7)

Wind velocity V = 138.0 Km/hr = 38.33 m/s


Roof Height Above Shell HR = 0.56 m
Height of tank including roof height HT = 6.86 m
Shell Height H = 6.300 m
effective wind gust factor G = 0.85 (As per 6.5.81 of ASCE 7-98)
force co- efficient Cf = 0.8
wind directionally factor *Kd = 1 0.98409 These values were taken from Bid Stage Correspondance,
Velocity Pressure Exposure Co-Eff. *Kz = 0.95 Document # BCR-001 Rev A, General Clarification/1.1.
Topo Graphic Factor Kzt = 1
Importance Factor I = 1.15
Design Wind Pressure qz = 0.613 x Kz x Kzt x Kd x V 2 x I/1000
2
0.984 KN/m

Design Wind Load P1 = 20.720 KN

Overturning Wind Moment Mw = P1 x Ht


2
71.10 KN-m = 52422.3 ft-lbs
9.1) Resisting Moment
Resisting Moment = Mr = 2 D (Ws' + Wr'-Uplift due to Design Pressure )
3 2
Wa = weight of tank roof = 10.013 KN (Weight of curb Angel)

Ws' = total weight of tank shell + Curb Angle = = 41.727 KN


Wr' = total weight of tank roof = 10.013 KN
Mr = -41.784 KN-m
As Mr < Mw Anchorage is Required

9.2) Resistance To Sliding ( Ref: API 650 3.11.4)

2
The wind load\ presure on projected area of cylinderical surfaces = 0.86 KN/m = 18.0 psf
This presure is for wind velocity of 120 mph (190 Km/hr) For all other wind velocities
2
the presure shall be adjusted in proportion of ratio (V/190)
O.D of tank = D 0 = 4.512 m

Design Wind Velocity V = 138 Km/hr


(Ve/190)2 = 0.528 (Vf=Velocity Factor)
Wind Presure on vertical plane surfaces = 0.86 KN/m2
Wind Presure on vertical conical surfaces = 1.44 KN/m2
2
Projected area of roof = 1.269 m
2
Projected area of shell = 28.426 m
Fwind = Vf(Wind Pressure on Roof X Projected Area of Roof + Wind Pressure on Shell X Projected Area of Shell)
= 13.8601 KN
Ffriction = Maximum of 40% of Weight of Tank
= 26.488 KN
Ffriction>Fwind No Anchorage Is Required To Resist Sliding
10)Stability of Tank Against Seismic Load

D = 4.506 m
H = 6.3 m

D/H = 0.71524

Site Class = D
Corroded thickness of bottom plate = 7.00 mm
Corroded thickness of first shell course = 3.00 mm

Over turning ring wall moment As per API 650 E.6.1.5

2 2
Mrw = sqrt[Ai(WiXi+WsXs+WrXr)] + [Ac(WcXc)]

For Site class 'D' As per API 650 E.4.9.1

Ai = 2.5 x Q x Fa x So ( I / Rwi )

Acceleration-based site coefficient, Fa = 1.6 For Site Class " D "


Scaling Factor Q = 1
So = 0.112 As per E4.2.C
Rwi = 4 Table E4
I = 1.25
Therefore
Ai = 0.14 > 0.007

Eq. E.5 satisfied

Wi = Effective impulse weight of the liquid

When D/H < 1.333

Wi = (1-0.218x(D/H)) x Wp Eq E-14

Wp = Weight of Carbonate content


= 982.934245 KN 982934.2 N
So
Wi = 829.67326 KN 829673.3 N

When D/H < 1.33 As per E-6.1.2.1

Xi = Height from the bottom of the shell to the center of action of the lateral Siesmic force related to impulsive liquid force

Xi = 0.5-0.094(D/H)*H E- 17

Xi = 2.726436 m

Ws = Total Weight of Shell and appurtenances ( Uncorroded )


= 64.2 KN

Xs = Height from the bottom of the tank shell to center of gravity


= 3.15 m

Wr = Total Weight of fixed tank roof including framing


= 10.01 KN

Xr = Height from the top of the shell to the roof and roof appurtenances center of gravity
= 0.167 m

Tc = Natural peroid of the convective (sloshing ) mode of behaviour of the liquid, seconds As per E 4.8.2
Tc = 1.8 Ks sqrt (D)

Where Ks = Sloshing peroid cofficient

Ks = 0.578 ( As per E-3)


sqrt (tanh (3.68H/D))

Ks = 0.578
Therefore
Tc = 2.209 ( As per E.4.8.2)

TL = 4 ( As per E.4.9.1)

When TC < TL ( As per E.4.9.1)


=
Ac 2.5QFaSo(Ts/Tc)(I/Rwc ) < Ai E-7
Where
K = 1.5 By definition
Sp = 0.112 ( As per E.4.2.c)
Ss = 0.28 From Data sheet
S1 = 1.25 Sp 0.14 E-2
Fa = 1.6 From Table E-1
Fv = 2.4 From Table E-2
So ( Sp ) = 0.112 From E.4.9.1
Q = 1 From E.4.9.1
I = 1.25 (By using Group II as per Bid Stage Correspondance Document # BCR-001 Rev A)
Ts = (FvS1) / (F aSs) By definition
= 0.750
Rwc = 2 From Table E-4

Therefore
Ac = 0.09508 < Ai

As Ac < Ai Eq-8 Satisfied

Wc = Effective Convective Weight

= 0.23 * (D/H) Tanh (3.67 H/D) Wp E-15

Wc = 161.68607 KN = 161686.1 N

Xc = Height from the bottom of the tank shell to the center of action of lateral siemic force related to convective liquid force

Xc = 5.788 E-18

Therefore Ring Wall Moment Mrw,

Mwr = sqrt(Ai(WiXi+WsXs+WrXr)² + (Ac(WcXc))²) E.6.1.5

Mrw = 356.50 KN-m = 356496 N-m


= 262937 ft-lbs
Resisting force to be adequate for tank stability J<1.54

Anchorage Ratio J = M rw As per API 650 E.6.2.1.1.1


2
D (Wt(1-0.4Av)+Wa')
Where
Av = 0.14SDS As per API 650 E.6.1.3

SDS = 2.5QFaSo From Equation E-4


= 0.448
So
Av = 0.0627

Wa = 99ta (FyHGe)^0.5 As per API 650 E.6.2.1.1

Ge = Effective specific gravity including seismic effects


= G(1-0.4Av) By Definition
Ge = 0.975
ta = 7.00 mm
So
Wa = 25474.02 = 25.474 KN-m

Wt = [(Ws/πD)+Wrs)] As per API 650 E.6.2.1.1

Ws = Total Shell Weight


Wrs = Roof Loading

Ws = 41.727 KN = 2.948 KN/m


Wrs = 11.213 KN = 0.792 KN/m

Wt = 3.74 KN/m

Therefore
J = 0.603

Tank is Self Anchored


10.1) Shell Compression in Self anchored Tanks As per E.6.2.2.1

When J<0.785, Maximum shell compression stress at bottom of the shell, ơc

2
ơc = [wt(1+0.4Av)+1.273Mrw/D )1/1000ts]

2 2
= 0.0087 KN/mm = 8.73 N/mm

10.2) Allowable Longitudinal Membrane Compression Stress in Tank Shell As per E.6.2.2.3

2
Calculating value of GHD
2
t

= 3.6
2 2
When GHD / t is less than 44,

Than
Fc = 83ts/(2.5*D)+7.5 sqrt(G*H < Fty)

2
Fc = 40.93 N/mm

= 110 N/mm 2

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