Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Design of Petrochemical Facilities

by ASCE's Task Committee on Seismic Evaluation and Design

Overview

Prepared by the Task Committee on Seismic Evaluation and Design of the Petrochemical Committee of the Energy Division of ASCE.

This report offers practical recommendations regarding the design and safety of petrochemical facilities during and following an earthquake. For new facilities, the recommendations focus on interpreting of the intent of building codes as applied to petrochemical facilities; the report also gives practical guidance on design details and considerations that are not included in building codes. For existing facilities, the guidelines offer evaluation methodologies that rely heavily on experience from past earthquakes, coupled with focused analyses.

These guidelines will be valuable to structural design engineers, local building authorities, and operating personnel responsible for establishing seismic design and construction standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780784411407
Publisher:	American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication date:	01/31/2011
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Design and Evaluation Philosophy; Seismic Hazards; Ground Shaking; Earthquake Related Coastal Inundation; Seismic Analysis; Typical Period (T) Computations for Nonbuilding Structures; Guidelines for Determination of Base Shear for Combination Structures; Determination of Base Shear for Selected Structures; Stability Check Using Energy Balance Approach (Existing Facilities Only); Methodology for Determination of Sliding Displacements (Existing Facilities Only); Guidance For California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program Seismic Assessments; Examples of Configurations of Petrochemical Structures where Dynamic Analysis is Recommended; Primary Structural Design; Walkdown Evaluations of Existing Facilities; Design and Evaluation of Tanks at Grade; Earthquake Contingency Planning; Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment; Retrofit Design; New and Existing Marine Oil Terminals; International Codes; Back Matter; References; Index