Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interaction

The possibility of damage caused by explosive loading in above-ground tanks due to not being covered is much higher compared to buried and semi-buried concrete and steel tanks. In order to evaluate the real behavior of above-ground tanks, it is necessary to pay attention to fluid and structure inter...

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Main Authors: Alipour Majid, Hosseini Mojtaba, Babaali Hamidreza, Raftari Mehdi, Mahjoub Reza
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-08-01
Series:Curved and Layered Structures
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cls-2025-0034
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author Alipour Majid
Hosseini Mojtaba
Babaali Hamidreza
Raftari Mehdi
Mahjoub Reza
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Hosseini Mojtaba
Babaali Hamidreza
Raftari Mehdi
Mahjoub Reza
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description The possibility of damage caused by explosive loading in above-ground tanks due to not being covered is much higher compared to buried and semi-buried concrete and steel tanks. In order to evaluate the real behavior of above-ground tanks, it is necessary to pay attention to fluid and structure interaction. Therefore, investigating the behavior of above-ground tanks under the blast load, taking into account the effects of fluid-structure interaction is the main goal of the study. For this purpose, the main variables are the amount of fluid in the tank (empty, half full, and full) and the distribution of fluid pressure on the tank (uniform and nonuniform pressure). Also, the investigated responses include maximum von Mises stress, maximum displacement created in the tank, kinetic energy, and failure index. The results show that considering the tank as empty of fluid, increased the responses of maximum stress, maximum displacement, kinetic energy, and failure index by 18.1, 31.2, 4.1, and 17%, respectively. Also, filling the tank with fluid has caused a decrease of 41, 90, 8.9, and 15.4% in the responses of maximum distributed stress, maximum displacement, kinetic energy, and failure index of the tank, respectively. Other results show that the nonuniform distribution of fluid pressure in the tank increases the maximum responses of stress and failure index in the tank by 35.6 and 2.5%, respectively. In this condition, the maximum responses of displacement and kinetic energy decrease by 84.3 and 4.3%, respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-46a11ef9ef7a44cabe7bf326b443d1722025-08-20T04:03:17ZengDe GruyterCurved and Layered Structures2353-73962025-08-011217667610.1515/cls-2025-0034Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interactionAlipour Majid0Hosseini Mojtaba1Babaali Hamidreza2Raftari Mehdi3Mahjoub Reza4Department of Civil Engineering, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, IranDepartment of Civil Engineering, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, IranDepartment of Civil Engineering, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, IranDepartment of Civil Engineering, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, IranDepartment of Civil Engineering, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, IranThe possibility of damage caused by explosive loading in above-ground tanks due to not being covered is much higher compared to buried and semi-buried concrete and steel tanks. In order to evaluate the real behavior of above-ground tanks, it is necessary to pay attention to fluid and structure interaction. Therefore, investigating the behavior of above-ground tanks under the blast load, taking into account the effects of fluid-structure interaction is the main goal of the study. For this purpose, the main variables are the amount of fluid in the tank (empty, half full, and full) and the distribution of fluid pressure on the tank (uniform and nonuniform pressure). Also, the investigated responses include maximum von Mises stress, maximum displacement created in the tank, kinetic energy, and failure index. The results show that considering the tank as empty of fluid, increased the responses of maximum stress, maximum displacement, kinetic energy, and failure index by 18.1, 31.2, 4.1, and 17%, respectively. Also, filling the tank with fluid has caused a decrease of 41, 90, 8.9, and 15.4% in the responses of maximum distributed stress, maximum displacement, kinetic energy, and failure index of the tank, respectively. Other results show that the nonuniform distribution of fluid pressure in the tank increases the maximum responses of stress and failure index in the tank by 35.6 and 2.5%, respectively. In this condition, the maximum responses of displacement and kinetic energy decrease by 84.3 and 4.3%, respectively.https://doi.org/10.1515/cls-2025-0034concrete tankfluid-structure interactionvon mises stressmaximum displacementkinetic energyfailure index
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Hosseini Mojtaba
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Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interaction
Curved and Layered Structures
concrete tank
fluid-structure interaction
von mises stress
maximum displacement
kinetic energy
failure index
title Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interaction
title_full Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interaction
title_fullStr Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interaction
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interaction
title_short Investigating the behavior of above-ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid-structure interaction
title_sort investigating the behavior of above ground concrete tanks under the blast load regarding the fluid structure interaction
topic concrete tank
fluid-structure interaction
von mises stress
maximum displacement
kinetic energy
failure index
url https://doi.org/10.1515/cls-2025-0034
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