TY - JOUR TI - A study on the imperfection sensitivity of the shell of a cylindrical steel tank AU - Piekarczyk, Marek AU - Nytko, Joanna AU - Gidlewski, Damian TI - A study on the imperfection sensitivity of the shell of a cylindrical steel tank AB - This paper summarises a study on the imperfection sensitivity of the shell of a steel cylindrical tank. The loadings – normal to the peripheral of the shell and along it were taken into consideration. A bifurcation analysis and then a non-linear analysis with geometric imperfections, which amounted to 2, 5, 10 mm, were conducted. Comparison of the results is given in the form of charts and tables, some conclusions are then drawn. VL - 2016 IS - Civil Engineering Issue 2-B 2016 PY - 2016 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 173 EP - 184 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.16.167.5778 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/a-study-on-the-imperfection-sensitivity-of-the-shell-of-a-cylindrical-steel-tank KW - tank KW - shell KW - non-linear analysis KW - geometric imperfections