Research Article

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Liquid Storage Tanks Isolated by Sliding-Based Systems

Table 2

Design parameters for the TFPB isolated squat tank.

Friction coefficientRadii of curvature (m)Height (m)Effective radii (m)Displacement limit (m)

µ1,slow = μ4,slow = 0.09R1 = R4 = 2.235h1 = h4 = 0.102R1,eff = R4,eff = 2.133 =  = 0.34
µ2,slow = μ3,slow = 0.071R2 = R3 = 0.406h2 = h3 = 0.076R2,eff = R3,eff = 0.33 =  = 0.041