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Gravitational and Inertial Forces

The gravitational and inertial loads due to the presence of an internal fluid are superimposed on the main loads caused by the structure itself. The loads due to the fluid are as follows:

               (1)

               (2)

where:

• is the gravity force vector

• is the inertia force vector

• is the mass of the entrained fluid

• is the gravitational constant

• is the structural acceleration vector