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Tank Foundation Ringwall Design

API 650, IS 875 III, IS456

Input Parameters

Tank Information

Tank ID : Tank Foundation

Tank Foundation Type : Self Anchored
Input Unit System : SI
Weight Input Method : Direct Weight Input
Design Code : Indian Code
Overturning Check
Overturning Check Requirement :
Required
Sliding Check Requirement : Sliding Check Required

Footing Geometry

Footing Centreline Diameter (Fd) : 20400.000 mm

Minimum Ringwall Width (Fwmin) : 600.000 mm

Maximum Ringwall Width (Fwmax) : 2000.000 mm

Ringwall Height (Fh): : 1100.000 mm

Compacted Granular Fill (Ds) : 800.000 mm

Width Dimension Increment (widinc) : 50.000 mm

Bottom of Footing Elevation (BOF) : 30480.000 mm

Tank Properties

Internal Tank Diameter (Di) : 20.000 m

Height of Tank Shell (Hs) : 6.500 m
Average Thickness of Tank (Tavg) : 40.000 mm
Thickness of Tank Bottom (Tbot) : 10.000 mm
Thickness of Tank Roof (Trf) : 15.000 mm
Yield Strength of Bottom Plate (Fby) : 250.000 N/mm2
Elastic Modulus of Tank Shell (Es) : 20000.000 N/mm2
Tank Material Density : 78.50000 kN/m3
Insulation Thickness (Tins) : 10.000 mm

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Fluid Weight

Product Empty Weight (Wtempt) : 0.000 kN

Product Operating Weight (Wtoper) : 80.000 kN

Product Test Weight (Wttest) : 85.000 kN

Miscellaneous Loading

Internal Operating Pressure ( oper) : 0.000 kN/m2

Internal Test Pressure ( test) : 0.000 kN/m2
Minimum Roof Snow Load (Snow) : 12.000 kN/m2
Snow Importance Factor (Isnow) : 1.000
Miscellaneous Dead Load (Misc) : 10.000 kN/m2
Miscellaneous Live Load (Live) : 12.000 kN/m2
% Miscellaneous Weight for Attachments (Misc_wt): : 5.0 %

Design Parameters

Soil Properties

Allowable Bearing Pressure (SBC) : 96.000 kN/m2

Soil Density (Ysoil) : 20.000 kN/m3
Coefficient of Friction (P) : 0.400
Soil Bearing Multiplication Factor for Wind and Siesmic Load Case
: 1.330
(SBF)
Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficient (k_lateral) : 0.500
Overturning Safety Ratio (OTR) : 1.500
Sliding Safety Ratio (SLR) : 1.400

Material Properties

Concrete Compressive Strength (fc) : 25.000 N/mm2

Concrete Density (Yc) : 25.000 kN/m3
Concrete Cover (cc) : 50.000 mm
Yield Strength of Rebar (fy) : 415.000
Minimum Rebar Size : ∅6
Maximum Rebar Size : ∅40
Minimum Stirrup Size : ∅6
Maximum Stirrup Size : ∅20

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Minimum Stirrup Spacing : 50.000 mm

Strirrup Spacing Increment : 50.000 mm

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Calculations

External Diameter of Tank (D) = Di + 2.Tavg : 20.080 m

Miscellaneous attachment weight is considered for Weight of Tank Shell and Roof
Weight of Tank Shell (Ws) : 1349.163 kN
Weight of Tank Roof (Wr) : 391.518 kN
Weight of Tank Floor (Wf) : 248.583 kN
Total Snow Load (Wsnow) : 3800.131 kN
Total External Dead Load (Wdead) : 3166.776 kN
Total Live Load (Wlive) : 0.008 kN
Tank Empty Weight (Wempty) = Ws + Wr + Wf : 1989.265 kN

Wind Load Calculations

Wind Load Type : Direct User Input

Wind Shear Force : 0.000 kN

Wind Moment : 0.000 kNm

Partial Wind % : 50.000

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Seismic Load

Seismic Load Type : Program Generated

Spectral Response Acceleration at Short Periods (Ss) : 0.263
Spectral Response Acceleration at Period of 1 sec (S1): 0.086
Factor to adjust 5% damping to 1/2% damping (K): 1.500
Long-Period Transition Period (TL): 12.000 sec
Seismic Use Group (SUG): I
Site Class (Class): D
Impulsive Response Modification Factor (Rwi): 3.500
Convective Response Modification Factor (Rwc): 2.000
Importance Factor (Ieq): 1.000

Seismic Load Calculations

Design Spectral Response Acc. Parameter at

0.278 - per ASCE 7-05 11.4.1
Short Period (SDS) :
Design Spectral Response Acc. Parameter at 1
0.137 - per ASCE 7-05 11.4.1
sec (SD1) :
TO : 0.099 s - per ASCE 7-05 Table 15.4-2
TS : 0.493 s - per ASCE 7-05 11.5.1
0.803 - Ratio of Diameter to Liquid
DH :
Height

:
0.634 - Per API 650 E.4.5.2-c

: 5.146 s - Convective Period API 650

E4.5.2-b

0.080 - Impulsive Spectral Acceleration

:
Parameter API 650 E.4.6.1-1
0.020 - Convective Spectral
: Acceleration Parameter API 650 E.4.6.1
-1

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Seismic Load Calculation per API 650 Section E

Operating
Parameter Test Condition Unit
Condition
Impulsive Product
Seismic Weight 14.836 16.121 kN
(Wi)
Convectve
Product Seismic 3.322 3.152 kN
Weight (Wc)
Impulsive
Component Base 36.734 36.836 kN
Shear (Vi)
Convective
Component Base 0.066 0.063 kN
Shear (Vc)
Total Design Base
36.734 36.836 kN
Shear (V)
Impulsive Fluid
417.814 476.869 m
Force Height (Xi)
Convective Fluid
773.263 889.519 m
Force Height (Xc)
Ringwall Moment
64429436.181 65850696.780 kNm
(Mrw)

Vertical Seismic Force Coefficient

= 0.053 Vertical Seismic per API E.6.1.3

Freeboard Check

Vertical Seismic
Available Freeboard Height, -18.500m
per API E.6.1.3
per API650
E.7.2-2, E.7.2-
Af = 0.031
3, E.7.2-4 &
E.7.2-5
per API650
0.312m
E.7.2-1
Freeboard Requirement, 0.218m

FB< FR, Hence Freeboard Requirement Is Not Satisfied

Overturning Effect of Seismic Forces (Slab Moment Calculation)

Overtuning Seismic Forces per API 650 Section E

Operating
Parameter Test Condition Unit
Condition
Slab Moment
Impulsive Fluid 444.693 503.748 m
Height (Xis)
Slab Moment
Convective Fluid 777.448 891.937 m
Height (Xcs)
Slab Moment
5400.823 5522.008 kNm
(Ms)

Load Combination

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Allowable Stress Design Factors (Service Loads)

External Internal Test
LC SWF SBF Empty Operating Test Snow Live Wind Earthquake
Pressure Pressure Pressure
101 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 1.00 . . . . .
102 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 1.00 . . . . . . .
103 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . . 0.40 . . . 1.00 .
104 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 0.40 . . . 1.00 .
105 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 0.40 . . . . 1.00 .
106 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.40 . . . . 1.00 .
107 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.40 . . . 1.00 . .
108 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.40 . . 1.00 . . .
109 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 1.00 . . . 0.40 . .
110 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 1.00 . . 0.40 . . .
111 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 1.00 . . . 0.40 . .
112 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 1.00 . . 0.40 . . .
113 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 0.40 . 0.10 . . 1.00
114 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . . . 0.10 . . 1.00
115 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . . . . . . . .

Ultimate Stress Design Factors

External Internal Test
LC SWF SBF Empty Operating Test Snow Live Wind Earthquake
Pressure Pressure Pressure
201 1.00 1.00 1.40 . . . 0.56 . . . . .
202 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.40 . . 0.56 . . . . .
203 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . 0.64 0.48 . 0.50 1.60 . .
204 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . 0.64 0.48 . 0.50 1.60 . .
205 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . . 1.60 1.00 . .
206 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . 1.60 1.00 . .
207 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . . 0.50 1.00 1.60 .
208 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . 0.50 1.00 1.60 .
209 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . . 0.20 1.00 . 1.00
210 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . 0.20 1.00 . 1.00
211 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . . 0.64 . . . 1.60 .
212 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . 0.64 . . . 1.60 .
213 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . . 0.64 . . . . 1.00
214 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . 0.64 . . . . 1.00
215 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.90 . 0.64 . . . 1.60 .
216 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . . . . . . . .

Applied Loads At Top of Ringwall- Service Stress Level

Axial Shear Moment
LC
(kN) (kN) (kNm)
101 -5236.041 0.000 0.000
102 -5241.041 0.000 0.000
103 -5156.041 0.000 0.000
104 -5236.041 0.000 0.000
105 -5156.041 0.000 0.000
106 -5236.041 0.000 0.000
107 -5236.048 0.000 0.000
108 -9036.171 0.000 0.000
109 -5156.044 0.000 0.000
110 -6676.093 0.000 0.000
111 -5236.044 0.000 0.000
112 -6756.093 0.000 0.000
113 -5616.054 163.401 606.629
114 -5616.054 163.401 606.629
115 -5156.041 0.000 0.000

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Applied Loads At Top of Ringwall- Strength Level

Axial Shear Moment
LC
(kN) (kN) (kNm)
201 -7218.457 0.000 0.000
202 -5268.041 0.000 0.000
203 -8087.327 0.000 0.000
204 -7152.118 0.000 0.000
205 -12267.466 0.000 0.000
206 -11332.258 0.000 0.000
207 -8087.322 0.000 0.000
208 -7152.114 0.000 0.000
209 -6947.283 163.855 620.011
210 -6012.075 163.401 606.629
211 -4640.437 0.000 0.000
212 -5228.041 0.000 0.000
213 -4640.437 163.855 620.011
214 -5228.041 163.401 606.629
215 -5232.541 0.000 0.000
216 -5156.041 0.000 0.000

Design Calculations

Tank Stability

Tank Shell and Roof Weight Per Unit Length = = 27.593 kN/m

Snow load per unit length = = 60.240 kN/m

Governing Load Case No for Tank Stability Check: 108

Liquid Weight on Tank Floor : 0.000 kN/m^2

Internal Pressure : 0.000 kN/m^2
Liquid Density per unit Length : 0.000 kN/m

Factored Ring wall moment, : 606.629 kNm

Anchorage Ratio = = 0.056

J<=1.54 , Tank is stable

Internal Soil Bearing Check

(Below Tank Floor)
Maximum Internal soil bearing check (below tank bottom plate) for dead load case

= 17.053 kN/m^2

Maximum Internal soil bearing check (below tank bottom plate) for seismic load case

= 13.083 kN/m^2

Governing Internal Soil Bearing

SBint = max(SBint_dl,SBint_eq) = 17.053 kN/m^2

SBint < SBC, Hence Internal Soil Bearing is OK

Ringwall Soil Bearing

Governing Load Case For Ringwall Soil Bearing Check : 108

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Allowable Ring Wall Soil Bearing Check : 96.000 kN/m^2

Maximum Ring Wall Soil Bearing : 95.737 kN/m^2

SBring < SBC, Hence Ringwall Soil Bearing is OK

Ringwall Dimension After Soil Bearing Check

Footing Width (FW) : 1.289 m
Footing Depth (Fh) : 1.100 m
Entire Foundation Self Weight
Wfdn_total : 2257.998 kN

Overturning Check
Governing Load Case for Overturning Check : 108
Governing Overturning Moment (Ms) : 70491609.212 kNm
Overturning Safety Ratio =
: 84.339

Tank Foundation Passes Overturning Check

Sliding Check
Governing Load Case For Sliding Check : 108
Total Shear : 163.401 kN
: 13.455

Tank Foundation Passes In Sliding Check

Reinforcement Calculations
Hoop Steel
Governing Load Case : 108
Factored Hoop Tension : 62.222 kN
per PIP STE03020 5.6.3.3

Area of Hoop steel required = = 266.547 mm2

Per PIP STE03020 5.6.3.4 and API 650 B.4.2.3

Twist Steel
Governing Load Case : 108
As_Twist : 713.641 mm2
Twist Moment Lever Arms
z_1 : 0.200 m
z_2 : 0.422 m
PT = Total Load on Tank
WP = Product load on Tank Bottom
E = Linear Earthquake Load on Ringwall
L = Distance from tank shell to inside edge of ringwall
Twist Moment in Ringwall
: kNm

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per PIP STE03020 4.6.5.6 per Section 10.9 of Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain and per PIP STE03020 4.6.5.6
Mu : 29963945.006 kNm
Mimimum Rebar Size : ∅6
Maximum Rebar Size : ∅40
Minimum Stirrup Size : ∅6
Maximum Stirrup Size : ∅20
Governing Load Case : 108

: 1.039 m

: 0.000 mm2

: 713.641 mm2

Total Area of Reinforcement Required

: 1693.830 mm2

Stirrup Design

Minimum stirrup requirement = = 235.697 mm2

Minimum Strirrup Spacing : 50.000 mm

Maximum Stirrup requirement : 500.000 mm
Reinforcement distribution is based on Temperature and Shrinkage steel requirement per API650 B4.2.3

Vertical Steel Requirement = = 235.697 mm2

Horizontal Steel Requirement = = 2835.378 mm2

Provide ∅ 6 - 36 Reinforcement Bars Along The Section of Ringwall

Provide ∅8 @ 2.00 mm o.c. Two Legged Stirrups

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