Lecture 8

Reinforced Circular RC Water Tanks

Concrete Tanks
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𝟒 year Civil
Prof. Ahmed Debaiky
Professor of Concrete Structures
Benha University
 ■Circular RC water tank types.

■Straining actions of Circular RC

water tanks.
Outlines
■Statical systems of Circular RC

water tanks.

■Circular RC water tanks example.

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- Circular R.C water tanks types according to ground level

From technical and economic point of view, where, as the height of tank
increases the internal water pressure exerted on the wall rises and the cost
of construction increases.
For elevated tanks H=(1/2 – 2/3) D
For Underground tanks H=(1/4 – 1/3) D

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Staining actions

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 Slenderness Effect

• i-Slender H/D > 2 → Hoop action

• ii-Squat H/D < 1 → Cantilever action

• iii-Intermediate 1 < H/D <2 → Mixed action

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 From tables prepared by Portland
cement Association we get the internal
forces by the factor H2/Dt.
Where t can assumed=0.25m
2-2- Floors
The circular floor may be one of the following
cases
a- circular plate supported on the outer
perimeter.
b- circular plate supported on the outer
perimeter and center support.
c- circular plate divided into rectangular slab by
cross beams.

a b c

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3- statical systems for circular RC water tanks

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3-1- walls completely fixed on the floor
(statically determinate tanks).
In this case the walls are designed with fixed base and their reaction are
inverted on floor. The floors are designed to resist loads acting on them
and the reaction from the walls.
This cases are as the following
a- elevated tanks supported on interior columns.
b- elevated tanks supported on an interior circular beam.
c- ground tank on rigid foundation (resting on good soil).
d-floor is divided into rectangular slabs by cross beams.
In this case the floor is relatively rigid with respect to walls
- solve the wall and find tension, shear and bending moment.
- then reverse this straining action on the floor.
- calculate normal, shear and the bending moment on the floor

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3-2- walls and floor completely fixed and have an unknown
connecting moment at their joint
(statically indeterminate tanks).
In this case the unknown bending moment at the joint between wall and floor
can be determined and designed procedure can be summarized as follows.
1- determining fixed end moment and stiffness for both wall and floor slab.
2- calculating the final moment using the moment distribution.
3- determining the final straining actions in wall and floor under the action
loads and the connecting moment.
This case are as the following
a- the tank supported on the outer
perimeter of the floor slab.
b- tank resting on weak soil.
In this case
- Calculate moment on wall and moment on floor.
- Use moment distribution to get final moment.
- Resolve the wall and floor according to final
moment.
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 Example 1
It is required to design the
elevated circular tank shown in
fig.

Design of wall
-ring action (horizontal direction)
H2/Dt = 32/(7*0.25)=5.14=6
From table (I)
Tmax= coef . ᴕ. H. R= 0.504*10*3*3.5= 57.1 kN/m
tw = 0.8 *57.1= 42.3 mm
take t= 250 mm
As = Tu / (fy/ ᴕs) = 1.6*57,100/(360/1.15) = 292 mm2
As one side = 149 mm2
Take min. Rft. 5ɸ 12/m

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Cantilever action (vertical direction)
From table VII
Max +ve M= coef . ᴕ. H3 = 0.0059 *10*33 = 1.6 kN.m
Max -ve M= coef . ᴕ. H3 = 0.0222 *10*33 = 6.0 kN.m

From table XII Q= coef . ᴕ. H2 = 0.243*10*32 = 21.9 kN/m

Design of floor
assume t= 0.25m
w= tf ᴕc+ H ᴕw= 0.35*25+ 3*10=38.8 kN/m
r= 2.5/2.5 =1 from Grashoff β=α=0.5
wα = wβ= 0.5* 38.8 = 19.4 kN/m

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1- Ma*1+ 2Mb(1+2.5)+Mc*2.5= -6 Rc
= -6((38.8*13/24)+(19.4*2.53/24))
2- Mb*2.5+ 2Mc(2.5+2.5)+Mb*2.5= -6 Rc
= -6(2(19.4*2.53/24))
Mb = 7 kN.m Mc= 10.7 kN.m

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Design of section
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Thanks

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