Underground storage tanks (UST): A closer investigation statistical implications to changing the shape of a UST

Gasoline service stations that use underground storage tanks (UST) assume that the manufactured tank is an ideal cylindrical shape. This cross-sectional shape plays a crucial role in determining a functional form for the volume of liquid that remains inside the tank. In industry, these formulas are used to compute strapping charts. But realistically, the manufacture, assembly, and installation of a tank may have deviation from the actual tank …