The design depends on the location of tanks i e.
Design reinforced concrete circular water tank.
The height of water to be retained 3 8m.
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 tanks can be made of reinforced concrete or even of steel.
The base of the circular water tank has a flexible joint.
D diameter of tank in metres.
Overhead on ground or underground water tanks.
Where p water pressure on wall.
Design of circular concrete tanks.
The design of reinforced concrete water tank is based on is 3370.
The tank rests on the ground.
The wall of the tank is designed for hoop tension.
Some important theory for circular water 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.
2009 parts i iv.
Use m20 concrete and fe415 steel.
Designof reinforced concrete watertowerandsteeltank by euripidesfajardoymaymir thesis for degreeofbachelorofscience in civilengineering collegeofengineering universityofillinois 1913.
Provide a diameter of 11 5m.
Aci 350 recommends the allowable stress in hoop tension for grade 60 4200 kg cm2 reinforcing steel as is 1400 kg cm2.
Formula for hoop tension ht the formula for calculating hoop tension is ht pd 2 equation 1.
Area of water tank volume height 400 4 100m 2.