Allowance = Ultimate stess / Safty factor >= Stress

Wind Load
The wind load has to be considered when the water tank is installed dotdoors, and treated as a short-term load.
The wind loads of design standards are as follows:
Wind Pressure P (kgf/m2) Wind Load W(kgf)
Location Unit Remark
on Ground Roof Top on Ground Roof Top
wall of water tank 96 225
kgf/cm2 144*A 385*A * A : Area under wind pressure
rood of water tank -96 -225

GRP Allowance
Initial Property after Allowance
Ultimate stress Unit
Property 15yr Short Long period
Tensile Strength kgf/cm
2
1000 700( *0.7) period
318 212
2
Bending Strength kgf/cm 1600 960(*0.6) 436 291
Poisson's ratio 0.3 0.3

Steel Allowance
Allowance
Ultimate stress Unit
Short period Long period
2
Tensile Strength kgf/cm 2400 1600
2
Bending Strength kgf/cm 2400 1600
2
Shear Strength kgf/cm 1350 900
Poisson's ratio 0.3 0.3
2
Young's Modulous kgf/cm 2,100,000 2,100,000

* Reference : JIS K 7113, JIS K 7208, JIS K 7203, JIS K 7214, JIS K 7115, JIS K 7119, ASTM D 732-46, ASTM D 953-54