Research Article

Dynamic Response of a 100,000 m3 Cylindrical Oil-Storage Tank under Seismic Excitations: Experimental Tests and Numerical Simulations

Table 1

Performance parameters of the shaking table.

Size (m)5 × 5
Peak horizontal acceleration (g, 9.8 m/s2)1
Peak vertical acceleration (g, 9.8 m/s2)0.8
Peak horizontal velocity (cm/s)60
Peak vertical velocity (cm/s)60
Peak horizontal displacement (m)±8
Peak vertical displacement (m)±5
Maximum gravity payload (t)30
Maximum overturning moment (kN·m)750
Frequency bandwidth (Hz)0.4–40