The working pressure of many plant air systems is in the range of 600–800 kPa. This incident describes the failure of a 4-ton steel tank that “took off” and attained a height of ∼30 m. The overpressure causing catastrophic tank failure was ∼60 kPa.

May 28, 2013 · Read Consulting was contracted to perform a root cause failure analysis on a collapsed 40,000 gallon water holding tank. Metal corrosion is the root cause of the tank failure. The failure originated at the bottom of the tank on the West side.

atastrophic failures of aboveground, atmospheric storage tanks can occur when flammable vapors in the tank explode and break either the shell-to-bottom or side seam. These failures have caused the tanks to rip open and, in some cases, hurled the tanks through the air.

At a brewery, the base plate-to-shell weld seam of a 90-m(3) vertical cylindrical steel tank failed catastrophically. The 4 ton tank "took off" like a rocket leaving its contents behind, and landed on a van, crushing it.

At a brewery, the base plate-to-shell weld seam of a 90-m3 vertical cylindrical steel tank failed cata-strophically. The 4 ton tank “took off” like a rocket leaving its contents behind, and landed on a van, crushing it. The top of the tank reached a height of 30 m. The internal overpressure responsible for the failure was an estimated 60 kPa.

A 50-m 3 tank made from bolted sections failed because the bolts holding the steel reinforcements together were overstressed. The contents—liquid clay—pushed over a wall and ran into the street. (b) Ninety cubic meters of sulfuric acid was spilled when a tank failed as the result of stress corrosion cracking.

Oct 1, 2013 · Catastrophic failure of a 10 m high, 8 m diameter steel storage tank containing approximately 350 m 3 of waste solvent led to a significant environmental incident in 2009. An investigation was carried out to establish the root cause …

Jun 30, 2016 · At a brewery, the base plate-to-shell weld seam of a <TEX>$90-m^3$</TEX> vertical cylindrical steel tank failed catastrophically. The 4 ton tank "took off" like a rocket leaving its contents behind, and landed on a van, crushing …

Mar 14, 2025 · In May 2018, a 600,000-litre raw water tank failed. It was a rubber-lined steel construction. At the time of failure, the tank was near full capacity. The outrush of water affected an operational area of 24,000m², displacing pumping infrastructure, ladders and associated debris. There were no personnel in the vicinity at the time of failure.

304 stainless steel tank that was fabricated by welding and used for the storage of styrene monomers. After about 13 years of satisfactory operation, significant cracking was observed adjacent to the weld joints and in base plate near tank foundation. Weld repair was by shielded gas arc welding using AISI 308 stainless steel filler wire. The ...