Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Design of Petrochemical Facilities





GUIDELINES FOR SEISMIC

EVALUATION AND DESIGN OF

PETROCHEMICAL FACILITIES

Second Edition

PREPARED BY

Task Committee on Seismic Evaluation and Design of the Petrochemical Committee of the

Energy Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers


ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee

This publication is one of five state-of-the-practice engineering reports produced, to date, by the ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee. These engineering reports are intended to be a summary of current engineering knowledge and design practice, and present guidelines for the design of petrochemical facilities. They represent a consensus opinion of task committee members active in their development. These five ASCE engineering reports are:

1) Design of Anchor Bolts in Petrochemical Facilities 2) Design of Blast Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities 3) Design of Secondary Containment in Petrochemical Facilities 4) Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Design of Petrochemical Facilities 5) Wind Loads for Petrochemical and Other Industrial Facilities

The ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee was organized by A. K. Gupta in 1991 and initially chaired by Curley Turner. Under their leadership the five task committees were formed. More recently, the Committee has been chaired by Joseph A. Bohinsky and Frank J. Hsiu. The five reports were initially published in 1997. Buildings codes and standards have changed significantly since the publication of these five reports, specifically in the calculation of wind and seismic loads and analysis procedures for anchorage design. Additionally, new research in these areas and in blast resistant design has provided opportunities for improvement of the recommended guidelines. The ASCE has determined the need to update four of the original reports and publish new editions, based on the latest research and for consistency with current building codes and standards. The ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee was reorganized by Magdy H. Hanna in 2005 and the following four task committees were formed to update their respective reports:

- Task Committee on Anchor Bolt Design for Petrochemical Facilities - Task Committee on Blast Design for Petrochemical Facilities - Task Committee on Seismic Evaluation and Design for Petrochemical

Facilities - Task Committee for Wind Load Design for Petrochemical Facilities

Current ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee

Magdy H. Hanna Jacobs Engineering - Chairman William Bounds Fluor Corporation John Falcon Jacobs Engineering Marc L. Levitan Louisiana State University J. G. (Greg) Soules CB&I



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