Catastrophic failure of a carbon steel storage tank

A  « Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis » published on ScienceDirect.com

Catastrophic failure due to internal corrosion of a 10 m high, 8 m diameter steel storage tank containing approximately 350 m3 of waste solvent led to a significant environmental incident in 2009. An investigation was carried out to establish the root cause and to learn lessons that might prevent a reoccurrence.

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