Abstract: The seismic design guidelines or methods for the U.S. pressure vessel design standard ASME Ⅷ-1&2 (2019 edition) and the storage tank design standard API 650 (2019 edition) are derived from U.S. ASCE 7-10 (2010 edition) Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. This paper analyzes the seismic design method of petrochemical static equipment based on ASCE 7-10 (2010 edition) in terms of seismic level and target, risk category and seismic importance factor, seismic design response spectrum, seismic action calculation, seismic calculation of frame-supported equipment, load combination and seismic verification guidelines, and other seismic design requirements. It summarizes the characteristics of the seismic design methods, with the aim of providing reference for the implementation of foreign projects and the boost of the development of seismic design technology for petrochemical static equipment in China.

Key words: ASCE 7-10, petrochemical static equipment, seismic design