ABSTRACT

A Design Aid for Structural EngineersCircular Storage Tanks and Silos, Third Edition effectively explains and demonstrates the concepts needed in the analysis and design of circular tanks. Tanks have to sustain high-quality serviceability over a long lifespan. This text covers computing the stresses in service in several chapters. It considers ther

chapter 2|26 pages

Circular walls of constant thickness

chapter 3|18 pages

Circular walls of varying thickness

chapter 4|28 pages

Design tables and examples of their use

chapter 5|18 pages

Finite- element analysis

chapter 6|30 pages

Time- dependent effects

chapter 7|14 pages

Thermal stresses

chapter 8|16 pages

Optimum design of prestressing

chapter 9|16 pages

Effects of cracking of concrete