Calculation of Horizontal Base Shear COMPRESS finds the horizontal base shear (V) by

applying the appropriate base shear formulae from the selected code. The base shear is
distributed over the length of the vessel using the base shear distribution formula given below.
The fundamental period of vibration of the vessel (T) is also calculated for the following
conditions:

Internal pressure and corroded

External pressure -- operation

Empty and corroded

Base Shear Distribution Formulae (All Codes Except ASCE 7-93) V is the total horizontal
base shear calculated by the appropriate formula. The force concentrated at the vessel top (Ft) is
the lesser of the following:
Ft = 0.07*T*V
== or ==
Ft 0.25*T*V
If T < 0.7 seconds, Ft = 0.
The base shear is then distributed over the length of the vessel according to this formula:

where:
w i , w x = Weight assigned to the shell course at level i or x respectively.
h i ,hx = Height above the base to the center of level i or x respectively.
n = Total number of sections in the vessel. COMPRESS assigns one section to each shell,
transition, skirt, or group of legs.
k = An exponent related to the structure period. If T 0.5 seconds, k = 1. If T 2.5 seconds, k =
2. If the period is between 0.5 and 2.5 seconds, k is to be linearly interpolated between 1 and 2.

This formula produces a shear distribution proportional to the mass distribution along the vessel.
The location of the mass with respect to the base is considered. For example, a mass located 100
ft. above the base will attract more shear than an equivalent mass located 10 ft. above the base.

Consider Vertical Accelerations -- This option activates consideration of the effects of

vertical seismic accelerations on vertical vessels when the selected building code does not
require it. Vertical seismic accelerations are always considered for saddle supported vessels
regardless of the setting specified here. This option cannot be deactivated for building codes
UBC 1997, ASCE 7-93, and ASCE 7-95, as they require consideration of vertical accelerations.
The method that follows below is outdated for ASCE 7-98, 7-02, and 7-05, and IBC 2000, 2003,
and 2006, but is still accessible by activating this option, redesignated "Consider User Defined
Vertical Accelerations." Should one of those codes be selected, the corresponding ASCE rules for
Vertical Accelerations will only be considered when this option is unchecked. See the ASCE
Seismic Code (7-05, 7-02, and 7-98) topic for more information.
In combined loading checks in the longitudinal direction, the weight (dead load) is increased by
the Vertical Acceleration factor (VAccel). VAccel is calculated as the greater of
(Force Multiplier * Base Shear / Vessel Weight) or (Minimum Weight Multiplier)
For example, if the Minimum Weight Multiplier governs and is set as 0.2, the weight is
multiplied by 1.2.
When the Consider Vertical Accelerations option is enabled, the Seismic Report displays a table
summarizing the VAccel values for each of the seven cases that the value is used to investigate.

Force Multiplier -- The force multiplier input will set the magnitude of the vertical
acceleration used by COMPRESS. It is expressed as a multiple of the horizontal acceleration
calculated by COMPRESS. For example, if the vertical acceleration is to be 30% of the
horizontal acceleration then a value of 0.3 would be input here.

Minimum Weight Multiplier -- This number can optionally be used to specify a lower limit
on the vertical acceleration used by COMPRESS. For example, if you wanted to ensure that the
vessel acceleration used was not less than 0.1 G a value of 0.1 would be input here.