Intermodal container tank construction

摘要

There is provided an intermodal container tank construction wherein the tank vessel is connected to and supported on the respective structural end frames by respective connecting systems. Each connecting system includes a space frame structure interconnecting a circumferential ring stiffener positioned near a tank vessel end to a respective end frame. The space frame structure includes left and right vertical trusses connecting the left and right sides of the end frame to the respective lateral sides of the ring stiffener and top and bottom horizontal trusses connecting the top and bottom of the end frame to the respective top and bottom of the ring stiffener. The trusses transfer all vertical and horizontal loads on the tank vessel to the corner fittings of the front and rear end frames.