Design Reinforced Concrete Circular Water Tank

Where p water pressure on wall.

Design reinforced concrete circular water tank.

2009 parts i iv. The wall of the tank is designed for hoop tension. Designof reinforced concrete watertowerandsteeltank by euripidesfajardoymaymir thesis for degreeofbachelorofscience in civilengineering collegeofengineering universityofillinois 1913. Aci 350 recommends the allowable stress in hoop tension for grade 60 4200 kg cm2 reinforcing steel as is 1400 kg cm2.

1 design a circular water tank with flexible base for a capacity of 4 lakh litres with the tank having a depth of 4m including a free base of 200mm. The design depends on the location of tanks i e. Design of circular concrete tanks. Aci 350 01 implies in its document that the maximum allowable stress for grade 60 4200 kg cm2 reinforcing steel is 2100 kg cm2 0 5fy.

The tanks can be made in different shapes usually circular and rectangular shapes are mostly used. A design example for a circular concrete tank pca design method cven 4830 4434 university of colorado boulder spring semester 2008 prepared by ben blackard. The design of reinforced concrete water tank is based on is 3370. Formula for hoop tension ht the formula for calculating hoop tension is ht pd 2 equation 1.

The base of the circular water tank has a flexible joint. D diameter of tank in metres. The tank rests on the ground. The height of water to be retained 3 8m.

Use m20 concrete and fe415 steel. Overhead on ground or underground water tanks. Some important theory for circular water tanks. Circular tank example h 16 ft d 90 ft t 6 ft grade groundwater table fluid density inside tank 65 pcf f.