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The committee would like to thank the following individuals for their reviews and
other contributions.
Finally, the task committee would like to acknowledge the numerous contributions
made to this task committee by James Lee. James passed away during the
preparation of this report update.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................1
1.1
1.2
1.3
Objective ...........................................................................................................1
Related Industry Codes, Standards and Specifications...................................3
Organization of the Document.........................................................................5
Introduction.......................................................................................................7
Considerations for New Design.......................................................................7
Considerations for the Evaluation of Existing Facilities ................................8
Cautions Regarding Design & Evaluation ......................................................9
Performance Objectives and Occupancy Categories....................................10
Design Approaches for New Facilities..........................................................13
Evaluation of Existing Structure / Replacement in Kind..............................14
Considerations for Regulatory Requirements ...............................................15
Considerations for Temporary Facilities .......................................................17
Structural Observation and Inspection ..........................................................17
Quality Assurance ..........................................................................................18
Peer Review ....................................................................................................18
Introduction.....................................................................................................19
Earthquake Basics ..........................................................................................19
Ground Shaking..............................................................................................21
Design Ground Motions.................................................................................24
Ground Failure................................................................................................34
Tsunami and Seiche........................................................................................37
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Introduction.....................................................................................................60
Structural Systems in a Petrochemical Facility.............................................61
Selection of Analysis Procedures ..................................................................64
Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure ..............................................................65
Dynamic Analysis Methods...........................................................................79
Considerations for Existing Facilities............................................................84
Appendix 4.A Typical Period (T) Computations for Nonbuilding Structures ............89
Appendix 4.B
Appendix 4.C
Appendix 4.F
Introduction...................................................................................................203
Design Criteria..............................................................................................203
Design Considerations..................................................................................213
Structural Details ..........................................................................................232
Physical Interaction of Structures and Components ...................................245
Geotechnical Considerations........................................................................247
Introduction...................................................................................................250
Basis for Performing Walkdowns................................................................250
General Methodology...................................................................................251
System Considerations .................................................................................255
Evaluation of Components...........................................................................257
Limitations ....................................................................................................284
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Introduction...................................................................................................286
Past Earthquake Performance of Flat-Bottomed Tanks..............................287
Walkthrough Inspection ...............................................................................290
Analytical Evaluation ...................................................................................300
Mitigation of Seismic Effects ......................................................................308
Considerations for Future Investigation ......................................................309
Design of New Tanks...................................................................................309
Introduction...................................................................................................312
Purpose..........................................................................................................312
Scope of Response Plan ...............................................................................312
Pre-Earthquake Preparation .........................................................................313
Incident Recognition ....................................................................................314
Command & Control / Mobilization System ..............................................314
Roles and Responsibilities of Team Personnel ...........................................315
Inspection Methodology...............................................................................315
Assembling of Inspection Data / Reporting Results ...................................315
Introduction...................................................................................................317
Pre-Investigation Activities..........................................................................319
Performing Field Inspections .......................................................................320
Evaluation of Load-Carrying Systems ........................................................321
Identification of Damaged Structures..........................................................322
Documentation..............................................................................................322
Inspection Team ...........................................................................................323
Recommended Equipment ...........................................................................324
Introduction...................................................................................................325
Upgrade Situations .......................................................................................325
Criteria for Voluntary Seismic Upgrading ..................................................326
Seismic Retrofit Considerations for Plant Structures and Buildings .........326
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Introduction...................................................................................................330
MOT Descriptions........................................................................................330
Historical Performance.................................................................................330
State of Practice ............................................................................................331
Overall Approach .........................................................................................332
Existing Marine Oil Terminals ....................................................................333
Introduction...................................................................................................335
Code Conformance.......................................................................................335
Multiple Code Conformance........................................................................336
Cautions when Performing Code Comparisons..........................................336
Vendor Issues................................................................................................339
Language Issues............................................................................................339
Nomenclature...................................................................................................................340
Glossary............................................................................................................................344
References........................................................................................................................348
Index.................................................................................................................................359