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...
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...