Bryan Simpson (ed.)

Containment Structures

Risk, Safety and Reliability: Proceedings of the IABSE Henderson Colloquium
Herausgeber: Simpson, Bryan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together contributions from some of the leading researchers and practising engineers in the field of silos and containment structures, and is derived from a specially invited colloquium on the subject. As well as case studies, it

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Longman Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 195
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9780419216209
• ISBN-10: 0419216200
• Artikelnr.: 21809735

Autorenporträt

Bryan Simpson

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Containment structures - an overview. Challenges for the
future in the design of bulk solids storage. Silos: evolution by failure.
Silo loads - numerical results. A concept for the classification of steel
containments due to safety considerations. Storage of cement and
cementitious materials. Criteria for storage systems for hazardous
substances. Containment of nuclear material - the perspective of the
structural engineer. Underground nuclear waste containments. Will
containment practice make perfect? Recent improvements in the safety and
reliability of above-ground LNG storage. Containment of explosions and
fires. The BP harding field-gravity base tank oil storage facility. Key
word index.