John Webster : a critical anthology / edited by G. K. and S. K. Hunter

• Record Nr.: UNINA990004876490403321
• Autore: Hunter, George Kirkpatrick <1920- >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : Penguin books, 1969
• Descrizione fisica: II, 328 p. ; 18 cm
• Disciplina: 822.3
• Locazione: FLFBC
• Collocazione: 822.3 WEBS/S 2
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Guidelines for seismic evaluation and design of petrochemical facilities [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Task Committee on Seismic Evaluation and Design of the Petrochemical Committee of the Energy Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462109303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2011
• ISBN: 0-7844-7657-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 363 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 665.5/3
• Soggetti: Petroleum refineries - Design and construction; Earthquake engineering; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""1.1 Objective""; ""1.2 Related Industry Codes, Standards and ; Specifications""; ""1.3 Organization of the Document""; ""Chapter 2: Design and Evaluation Philosophy""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Considerations for New Design""; ""2.3 Considerations for the Evaluation of Existing Facilities""; ""2.4 Cautions Regarding Design & Evaluation""; ""2.5 Performance Objectives and Occupancy Categories""; ""2.6 Design Approaches for New Facilities""; ""2.7 Evaluation of Existing Structure / Replacement in Kind""; ""2.8 Considerations for Regulatory Requirements""""2.9 Considerations for Temporary Facilities""; ""2.10 Structural Observation and Inspection""; ""2.11 Quality Assurance""; ""2.12 Peer Review""; ""Chapter 3: Seismic Hazards""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Earthquake Basics""; ""3.3 Ground Shaking""; ""3.4 Design Ground Motions""; ""3.5 Ground Failure""; ""3.6 Tsunami and Seiche""; ""Appendix 3.A: Ground Shaking""; ""Appendix 3.B: Earthquake Related Coastal Inundation""; ""Chapter 4: Seismic Analysis""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Structural Systems in a Petrochemical Facility""; ""4.3 Selection of Analysis Procedures""""4.4 Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure""; ""4.5 Dynamic Analysis Methods""; ""4.6 Considerations for Existing Facilities""; ""Appendix 4.A: Typical Period (T) Computations for Nonbuilding Structures""; ""Appendix 4.B: Guidelines for Determination of Base Shear for Combination Structures""; ""Appendix 4.C: Determination of Base Shear for Selected Structures""; ""Appendix 4.D: Stability Check Using Energy Balance Approach""; ""Appendix 4.E: Methodology for Determination of Sliding Displacements""; ""Appendix 4.F: Guidance for California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program Seismic Assessments""""Appendix 4.G: Examples of Configurations of Petrochemical Structures where Dynamic Analysis Is Recommended""; ""Chapter 5: Primary Structural Design""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Design Criteria""; ""5.3 Design Considerations""; ""5.4 Structural Details""; ""5.5 Physical Interaction of Structures and Components""; ""5.6 Geotechnical Considerations""; ""Chapter 6: Walkdown Evaluations of Existing Facilities""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Basis for Performing Walkdowns""; ""6.3 General Methodology""""6.4 System Considerations""; ""6.5 Evaluation of Components""; ""6.6 Limitations""; ""Chapter 7: Design and Evaluation of Tanks at Grade""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Past Earthquake Performance of Flat-Bottomed Tanks""; ""7.3 Walkthrough Inspection""; ""7.4 Analytical Evaluation""; ""7.5 Mitigation of Seismic Effects""; ""7.6 Considerations for Future Investigation""; ""7.7 Design of New Tanks""; ""Chapter 8: Earthquake Contingency Planning""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Purpose""; ""8.3 Scope of Response Plan""; ""8.4 Pre-Earthquake Preparation""; ""8.5 Incident Recognition""