Optimization of the bottom plate of a ground-supported liquid storage tank
Several tanks have failed due to intolerable differential settlements, causing major problems in most cases. The objective of this study is to optimize the bottom plate of the tank so that the differential settlements are reduced to a minimum. Circular plates on an elastic half-space are investigate...
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| Language: | en |
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46137 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12052009-020116/ |