2009 parts i iv.
Circular reinforced concrete water tank design.
The design depends on the location of tanks i e.
The wall of the tank is designed for hoop tension.
The tank rests on the ground.
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.
Area of water tank volume height 400 4 100m 2.
All the designs have been b ased on the recommendations of i s 3370 based on these designs those dimensions of tanks.
The height of water to be retained 3 8m.
Overhead on ground or underground water tanks.
Reinforced concrete water tanks are constructed for storing water.
The base of the circular water tank has a flexible joint.
Difference between plastic water tank concrete water tank duration.
Circular tank example h 16 ft d 90 ft t 6 ft grade groundwater table fluid density inside tank 65 pcf f.
Where p water pressure.
Some important theory for circular water tanks.
Use m20 concrete and fe415 steel.
Provide a diameter of 11 5m.
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.
Formula for hoop tension ht the formula for calculating hoop tension is ht pd 2 equation 1.