Variable　curvature　friction　pendulum　bearings　(VCFPB)　effectively　reduce　the　dynamic　response　of　storage　tanks　induced　by　earthquakes.　Shaking　table　testing　is　used　to　assess　the　seismic　performance　of　VCFPB　isolated　storage　tanks.　However,　the　vertical　pressure　and　friction　coefficient　of　the　scaled　VCFPB　in　the　shaking　table　tests　cannot　match　the　equivalent　values　of　these　parameters　in　the　prototype.　To　avoid　this　drawback,　a　real-time　hybrid　simulation　(RTHS)　test　was　developed.　Using　RTHS　testing,　a　1/8　scaled　tank　isolated　by　VCFPB　was　tested.　The　experimental　results　showed　that　the　displacement　dynamic　magnification　factor　of　VCFPB,　peak　reduction　factors　of　the　acceleration,　shear　force,　and　overturning　moment　at　bottom　of　the　tank,　were　negative　exponential　functions　of　the　ratio　of　peak　ground　acceleration　(PGA)　and　friction　coefficient.　The　peak　reduction　factors　of　displacement,　acceleration,　force　and　overturning　moment,　which　were　obtained　from　the　experimental　results,　are　compared　with　those　calculated　by　the　Housner　model.　It　can　be　concluded　that　the　Housner　model　is　applicable　in　estimation　of　the　acceleration,　shear　force,　and　overturning　moment　of　liquid　storage　tank,　but　not　for　the　sliding　displacement　of　VCFPBs.