Study of Destruction Mechanism of Floating-Roof Oiltank under Combustible Gaseous Explosion in a Small Scale Experiment

The number of accidental explosions has recently increased, and more researchers focus attention on damage mechanism and safety strategy of structures. The aim of this paper is to assess the mechanical effects of an accidental explosion of a gaseous mixture and the floating-roof oiltank dynamic response subjected to external blast wave loading. For this purpose, the research is based upon an experimental study at laboratory scale. It shows that...