Effect of Near-Fault Earthquakes on the Sloshing Behavior of Concrete Rectangular Liquid Storage Tanks

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Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Imam Khomeini International University

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One of the most important components of water supply systems is the liquid storage tanks. During an earthquake, the interaction of fluid and structure in the liquid storage tanks and the sloshing phenomenon has a significant effect on the response values of the structure. Regarding the importance of the effects of near-fault earthquakes and their effect on seismic behavior and structures loads, in this study, the sloshing height and vibration of 2D concrete rectangular tanks under near- and far-field earthquakes was investigated using numerical methods. The effect of tank's dimensions, depth of water and ground motion characteristics on the maximum sloshing height was taken into account. Therefore, 9 tank models and 10 near- and far-field ground motion records were considered. The results indicated that the median values of maximum sloshing height in the near-field records are significantly higher than those related to far-field records. The average of increase of sloshing heights in tanks with lengths 20, 40 and 60 meters is 65, 77 and 100 percentage respectively. Also, with increase of fluid depth and tank width, the median of the maximum sloshing height increases and decreases respectively. In tanks, subjected to far- and near-field earthquakes, sloshing height had the highest correlation with Arias Intensity and PGV respectively. According to the results of this research, correction coefficients for the relations presented in the codes can be proposed to consider the effects of near-field earthquakes in calculating the maximum sloshing height.

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Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering
Volume 51, Issue 3
September and October 2019
Pages 401-414

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