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Thank you for checking this out. The main storage tank is a horizontal cylindrical tank. It is built within a secondary containment out housing that creates the flat bottom. It's hard to even design the anchorage for for a horizontal tank with concrete or steel saddles. We have analyzed it a a...

JStephen has the right provision in ASCE, but there is no mention to sloshing. Thank you guys for your time!

MotorCity, that's exactly right. I'm just pounding my head on the wall right now with this one.

Thank you MotorCity. I corrected my first post to state that we analyzed as a Rigid, Non-building Structure. I was incorrect in saying component. API 650 Appendix E has design criteria for flat bottom tanks, but here again, it reads as they are describing flat-bottom vertically oriented tanks. I...

Hello all, This is my first time posting. I have been to the forums many times over the years, but never have I been this stumped. Hopefully someone has some experience with this design. We are evaluating an existing tank for a client located in the bay area of California. The tank is a 2,500...

Hello all, This is my first time posting. I have been to the forums many times over the years, but never have I been this stumped. Hopefully someone has some experience with this design. We are evaluating an existing tank for a client located in the bay area of California. The tank is a steel...