Underpressure in a tank with a fixed roof may arise in the final stage of its construction as well as during its usage. This article presents stages of deformations of the tank shell and their development from the occurrence of the first deformation to either removal of the causes of underpressure or cracking of the steel shell.

Omówiono zagrożenie stateczności i nosności płaszczy i den zbiorników dwupłaszczowych w tym także zbiorników na ciecze magazynowe w wysokiej temperaturze (asfalt magazynowany w temparaturze +200 C. Rozważania teoretyczne odniesiono do sytuacji awaryjnych które wystąpiły w praktyce.

On the jubilee year of the 90th birthday of prof. Eugeniusz Bielewicz, a portrait of this eminent civil engineer and scholar is presented by his co-workers.