Buckling strength of cylindrical steel tanks under measured differential settlement: Harmonic components needed for consideration and its effect

• Published in: Thin-walled structures Vol. 119; pp. 345 - 355
• Main Authors: Gong, Jian-Guo, Zhou, Zhong-Qiang, Xuan, Fu-Zhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Buckling; Cylindrical shells; Differential settlement; Harmonic components; Tanks; Cylindrical shells; Differential settlement; Tanks; Harmonic components; Buckling

In practical engineering, the measured differential settlement can be gained by monitoring the points beneath the tank wall and it can induce the buckling of the tank even with a small amplitude. In general, Fourier series is adopted to decompose the measured differential settlement into harmonic co...