Behaviors of Thin-Walled Cylindrical Shell Storage Tank under Blast Impacts

Table 5

Deformation energy of storage tank with no constraint (unit: MJ).

Structure	25% filled (Hliquid = 5.4 m)		50% filled (Hliquid = 11 m)		75% filled (Hliquid = 16 m)
	Deformation energy (EPT)	Percentage	Deformation energy (EPT)	Percentage	Deformation energy (EPT)	Percentage
Bottom plate	15.35	9.3	2.9	2.8	0.22	0.41
1^st wall	11.8	7.2	4.48	4.3	0.07	0.13
2^nd wall	8.45	5.1	1.45	1.4	0.03	0.06
3^rd wall	12.08	7.3	2.81	2.7	0.03	0.05
4^th wall	8.22	5	1.57	1.5	0.13	0.25
5^th wall	13.32	8.1	8.57	8.1	0.84	1.6
6^th wall	16.09	9.7	12.13	11.5	1.88	3.4
7^th wall	8.52	5.2	9	8.5	7.09	13
8^th wall	13.70	8.3	11.63	11	9.51	17.4
Wind girders	57.4	34.8	50.78	48.2	34.78	63.7
Total energy	164.93		105.33		54.6