New hazmat (hazardous material) and nonhazmat transport tanks will be constructed to the rules of the ASME Code Section XII (ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990). The criteria and basis to design these tanks have been questioned and a full scale buckling test has been performed to evaluate maximum allowable over-the-road loadings and required design details. This paper summarizes the results of this testing and provides comparisons with classical Code buckling criteria, Code Case 2286-2 (ASME Code Case 2286-2, Cases of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Case 2286-2, “Alternative Rules for Determining Allowable Compressive Stresses for Cylinders, Cones, Spheres, and Formed Heads”) and other methods for such evaluations. The objective is to provide the ASME Section XII committee with a basis for establishing buckling design criteria and shell stiffening details for both hazmat and nonhazmat transport tanks.
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Buckling of Cylindrical, Thin Wall, Trailer Truck Tanks and ASME Section XII
Gary P. Spoelstra
West-Mark Transport Tanks,
Atwater, CA 95301
e-mail: gspoelstra@west-mark.com
Gary P. Spoelstra
Chief Engineer
West-Mark Transport Tanks,
581 Industry Way
,Atwater, CA 95301
e-mail: gspoelstra@west-mark.com
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Guido G. Karcher
P. E. Monte Ward
Gary P. Spoelstra
Chief Engineer
West-Mark Transport Tanks,
581 Industry Way
,Atwater, CA 95301
e-mail: gspoelstra@west-mark.com
Contributed by the Pressure Vessel and Piping Division of ASME for publication in the Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology. Manuscript received February 25, 2011; final manuscript received April 5, 2012; published online June 11, 2013. Assoc. Editor: Douglas Scarth.
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Aug 2013, 135(4): 041001 (7 pages)
Published Online: June 11, 2013
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February 25, 2011
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April 5, 2012
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Karcher, G. G., Ward, P. E. M., and Spoelstra, G. P. (June 11, 2013). "Buckling of Cylindrical, Thin Wall, Trailer Truck Tanks and ASME Section XII." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. August 2013; 135(4): 041001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4024092
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