ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Construction, Mining, and Agricultural Equipment
Brittle Fracture of a Soybean-Oil Storage Tank Caused by High Service Stresses
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Published:2019
Abstract
A riveted 0.25% carbon steel oil-storage tank in Oklahoma was dismantled and reassembled in Minnesota by welding to form a storage tank for soybean oil. An opening was cut in the side of the tank to admit a front-end loader. A frame of heavy angle iron was welded to the tank and drilled for bolting on a heavy steel plate. The tank was filled to a record height. In mid-Jan the temperature dropped to -31 deg C (-23 deg F), with high winds. The tank split open and collapsed. The welding used the shielded metal arc process with E6010...
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