Standard seismic resistant details for industrial tanks and silos

Technical Abstract

The objectives of the report as derived from the brief are as follows:

1.Provide an overview of the existing types of tankage and their typical hold down systems.
2. Review the Current Practices of specifiers, designers and constructors within the industry.
3. Review existing types of anchorages using details in current use.
4. Provide analysis and design recommendations for seismic holding down for the practical use by designers of tankage.
5. Present standard details for hold down of various types and sizes of tank.
6. Provide a set of Specification Notes to accompany the standard details.
7. Review the various methods of anchorage of tank fixings to concrete foundations and provide design recommendations for these.
8. Provide a brief set of outline requirements able to be used by client/specifier of tankage and silos to cover seismic anchorage of tankage.
9. Provide a set of references that would assist designers requiring further background information and source material.