Static calculation for a pressureless rectangular tank made from

Polystone P Homop. (PP-H (Type 1))

Project name: Tanque Rectangular Solucion Watts

Drawing number:

For company: Soluciones en Termoplasticos S de RL de CC

SPI

carbono #41

El Salto, Jalisco.

Volume: 41.62 m³
Construction: with cross-ribbed reinforcement

Tie rods: without tie rods

Roof: without cover

Medium: Niquelado electrolítico H2O

Temperature: 20.00 °C

Lifetime: 10 Years

Computation base: DVS 2205-5

Calculated by: LDM S.A. De C.V.

CESLA Plastic Welding

Xolotl 13

Hermosillo Sonora.

Place: Mexico
Date: 14/12/2020

Sign / Company stamp

1 Scope
The following calculation is based on the German guideline DVS 2205-5 for rectangular work shop
fabricated tanks of thermoplastic materials according DVS 2205-1. The measurements used in this
calculation are based on statements of customer. The measurements used in this calculation are based
on the design drawings.

The welding seams should be in accordance with the corresponding DVS guideline.

In case the tank is reinforced, the corner connections of the reinforcing beams have to be bend-resistant.

Remark:
For the calculation the values and the formula symbols of the guideline DVS 2205-5 are used. These are
shown in the annex of the calculation.
2 Construction values

2.1 Dimensions
Length: l 5 490 mm

Width: b 2 850 mm

Height: h 2 800 mm

Construction: without cover / with cross-ribbed reinforcement

Construction volume: VF 43.81 m³

Max. volume: VF, zul 41.62 m³

Filling level: hF 2 660 mm

b
l

hi
h'i
h

hi
h'i

hi

a'

a/2 a a a/2
2.2 Operating data
Medium: Niquelado electrolítico H2O

Density of medium: F 1.21 g/cm³

Bulk density of medium:: 0,0000119 N/mm³

Temperature: T 20 °C

Operating pressures

Static internal pressure: p stat 0,0316 N/mm²

Additional pressures: No specification

2.3 Characteristic values of material

2.3.1 Characteristic values of the plastic
Material: Polystone P Homop. (PP-H (Type 1))

Material density:  0.91 g/cm³

Reduction factor for the liquid during strength A2 1.00

analyses:
Reduction factor for the liquid for stability and A 2I 1.00
deformation analysis:
Reduction factor for the influence of the specific A1 1.30
strength:

Creep strength: 10 Years 20.00 °C K *L 11.00 N/mm²

Short term creep strength: 24.01 N/mm²

K *K
Safety factor: S 1.3

Welding factor: fs 0.60

K *L  fs
Permissible stress:  zul  σ zul 3.91 N/mm²
A1  A 2  S
Creep modulus stress free: Ec 367.50 N/mm²

2.3.2 Characteristic values of the steel

Steel grades of reinforcements: Steel S 235

Permissible stress: σ zulSt 142.42 N/mm²
Modulus of elasticity: E Stahl 210 000 N/mm²
2.4 Reinforcements

Quantity of yokes (length side): n 9

Quantity of yokes (width side): m 3

Profile of the yokes I beam DIN 1025-2-HEB 220

Profile width: Bs  220 mm

Quantity of horizontal ribs: o 6

Profile of horizontal ribs: Square tube EN 10219- 70x70x4

Panel No. Panel height Height of reinforcement

1 255 mm 255 mm

2 509 mm 764 mm

3 509 mm 1 273 mm

4 509 mm 1 782 mm

5 509 mm 2 291 mm

6 509 mm 2 765 mm
3 Calculation
The cross-ribbing is calculated on the basis yoke reinforcement. Assumed that all hydrostatic
pressures are carried from the yoke reinforcement, the horizontal ribs are used to reduce the panel
sizes. The yokes and the horizontal ribs are no t needed to have the same section.

b
l

hi
h'i
h

hi
h'i

hi
a'

a/2 a a a/2

Length of tank: l = 5 490 mm

Quantity of yokes (length side): n = 9

Panel length (for length side yokes): a'l = 610 mm

Width: b = 2 850 mm

Quantity of yokes (width side): m = 3

Panel length (for width side yokes): a'q = 950 mm

Filling level: hF = 2 660 mm

3.1 Calculation of the yokes

The yokes were calculated as continuous beams on two supports with cantilever arms on both sides.
These cantilever arms absorb triangular loads and the support takes up an area load equal to the
bearing load. The continuous beam is supported on the outer edges.
Continuous beams and cantilever arms are welded together so that they are resistant to bending.
Lengthwise supports were not taken into account for calculating the yokes.

The maximum bending of the braces on the top container edge consists of two parts:

- Deformation from bending of the brace due to the triangular load.

- Rigid body torsion due to yielding of the bottom reinforcement corner.

For the calculation, bending of the yoke reinforcement was limited to the value (%) of the container
height listed below.

Load sketch

s
a
hF,St

a
hSt

a'
pstat a'l

pstat a'l

pstat a'l h St  h  s B  0,5  BS

h F,St  h F  s B  0,5  BS

bSt b St  b  2  s  BS

3.1.1 Calculation of the continuous beams

The minimum required moment of inertia and section modulus for the continuous beams are
calculated as follows:

2 2
5  p stat  a' l hSt
4
p  a' l hF ,St  hSt
J erf   stat
384  E Stahl  f zul 48  E Stahl  f zul
p  a' h
2
M max,1
Werf ,1   stat l F ,St
 zul 6   zul
2
M max, 2 p stat  a' l hF ,St p  a' l hSt
2

Werf ,2    stat
 zul 6   zul 8   zul


Werf  max W erf ,1 ,Werf ,2 
 p stat = 0,032 N/mm²

a'l = 610 mm

b = 2850 mm
h St 2 950 mm
=
h F,St = 2 810 mm
b St 3 130 mm
=
s = 30 mm
sB = 40 mm

E Stahl = 210 000 N/mm²

σ zul St = 142.42 N/mm²

J erf = 3 881 913 mm 4

Werf = 177 969 mm³

Deflection of continuous beam

p  a' l h F, St  bSt
2 2
5  p stat  a' l bSt
4

f   stat
384  E  J 48  E  J
f = -0.41 mm f zul = 8.55 mm

3.1.2 Calculation of cantilevers

The rigid body rotation φ is calculated from superposition conditions as follows:

p  a'h F  bSt
2

  stat
12  E Stahl  J

The total deformation of the yoke at the upper tank edge is thus:

p stat  a'hF , St  5  hSt  h F ,St 

3

f   hSt  tan 
120  E Stahl  J

p stat  a'h F , St  5  hSt  h F ,St   p  a'h F 2  bSt 

3 3
p  a'b St
f   hSt  tan  stat  stat 
120  E Stahl  J  12  E 
 Stahl  J 24  E  J 

The minimum required moment of intertia and section modulus are calculated as follows:

p stat  a'hF ,St  5  hSt  hF ,St   p stat  a'h F 2  bSt 

3 3
p stat  a'bSt
J erf  
 hSt  tan  
120  E Stahl  f zul 
 12  E Stahl  f zul 24  E  f zul 
2
M max p stat  a'hF ,St
Werf  
 zul 6   zul
 a' = 610 mm

J erf = 49 290 121 mm 4

Werf = 277 164 mm³

The following profile is chosen I beam DIN 1025-2-HEB 220

J gew = 80 900 000 mm 4

Wgew = 736 000 mm³

Existing stress: σ = 53.63 N/mm²

Permissible stress: σ zul St = 142.42 N/mm²

Deflection of the cantilevers

p stat  a'hF ,St  5  bSt  hF ,St   p  a'hF ,St 2  c St 

3 3
p  a'c St
f   bSt  tan stat  stat 
120  E Stahl  J  12  E Stahl  J 24  E Stahl  J 
 
Length side:

f = 5.12 mm 8.40 mm
f zul =

The requirements are fulfilled.

3.1.3 Calculation of the edge reinforcement

The deflection of the edge reinforcement is calculated as a mean between freely supported and fixed
beam with line load. The edge reinforcement takes up 1/5 th of the wall load as line load. If the distance
of the yokes is small with respect to the tank height, lower load is considered.

The permissible deflection is a

f zul   3.80 mm
250
The edge reinforcement is made from the following profile Square tube EN 10219- 70x70x4

p  b  a4 J erf 70 498 mm
4
J1  =
1280  E  f zul mm
4
J gew = 721 000
p  a4 Werf
J2  a = 5 602 mm³
256  E  f zul
Wgew = 20 600 mm³
M max,1 p  b  a2
Werf,1    = 38.73 N/mm²
σ zul,St 100  σ zul,St
σ zul St = 142.42 N/mm²
M max,2 p  a2
Werf,2   a f = 0.37 mm
σ zul,St 20  σ zul,St
Werf  minWerf,1,Werf,2  J erf  minJ 1, J 2 

The requirements are fulfilled.

3.1.4 Calculation of the horizontal ribbs

The horizontal ribbs are used for holding the plastic walls and for reducing the panels between the
yokes. The horizontal ribs are calculated as both side fixed beams strained with area loading. The
loading is a result from the hydrostatic pressure from the stored mediu m. The deflection is limited on
1 % of the height of the lowest panel.
a Length of the horizontal ribs (gap between the yokes) [mm]
hi’ Panel width [mm]
pstat,i Hydrostatic pressure – dependent on the immersion depth [N/mm²]

(a)

P = q  l = pstat,i  hi’  a

Maximal deflection [mm]:

P l3 q l4 p stat ,i  hi 'a 4

fm   
384  E  J 384  E  J 384  E  J
Required moment of inertia [mm 4]

p stat ,i  hi 'a 4
J erf 
384  E  f zul

Maximal bending moment [Nmm]:

P  l p stat ,i  hi 'a
2

M max  
12 12
Required section modulus [mm³]:

M max p stat ,i  hi 'a 2

Werf  
 zul 12   zul

a = 950.00 mm

hi ' = 381.82 mm

f zul = 2.55 mm

= 43.270 mm 4
J erf
Werf = 5,758.23 mm³

f vorh = 0.15 mm

The following profile is chosen Square tube EN 10219- 70x70x4

J gew = 721 000 mm 4
Wgew = 20 600 mm³

 = 39.81 N/mm²
σ zul St = 142.42 N/mm²

The requirements are fulfilled.

3.2 Calculation of the side walls

For the calculation the biggest panel is considered.

Maximal panel width: = 950 mm (a)

Panel height: = 509 mm (hi)

3.2.1 Stress based calculation of the walls

β 3  p m  hi 2
For 0,5 < a/hi < 2 it applies: s
σ zul

s min = 29 mm

s gew = 30 mm

The existing stress vorh in N/mm²:

β 3  p m  hi 2
σ vorh 
s2
σ vorh = 3.63 N/mm²

Ec = 310.00 N/mm²

α 3  p m  hi 4
f 
EC  s3

α3 = 0,030

β3 = 0,493

The requirements are fulfilled.

f = 6.15 mm

f zul = 15.00 mm

Wall thickness: s gew = 30 mm

3.3 Calculation of the bottom

For the calculation the biggest field is considered

Maximal panel width = 610 mm (a)

Maximal panel height = 950 mm (c)

c
c

a/2 a a a a/2

3.3.1 Stress based calculation of bottom thickness

p = 0,0316 N/mm²

σ zul = 3.91 N/mm²

For the side ratio 0.5 < a/c < 2 it applies: β3  p  c2

s
σ zul
The values for 3 and 3 are taken from the DVS 2205-5.

α3 = 0,005

β3 = 0,191

s min = 38 mm

s gew = 40 mm

β3  p  c2
σ vorh  2
s gew

α3  p  c4
f 
E C  s3
f = 1,892.87 mm

f zul = 20.00 mm

The requirements are fulfilled.

Bottom thickness sB = 40 mm
Annex 1: In the calculation used symbols
A,C,D Operands
a mm Length of tank or of panel
B mm Width of tank (if c is used for panel width)
b, bn mm Heights of tank or of panel
a’, b’ mm Lengths and heights of panels assigned to strengthening
c mm Width of tank or of panel
E N/mm² Elastic modulus of the beam material (with plastics corresponding to E C)
EC N/mm² Modulus of creep (from DVS 2205 Part 1)
f mm Maximum deflection
fzul mm Maximal permitted deflection
fvorh mm Existing deflection
F N Force
H mm Height of tank (if b is used for panel height)
J mm4 Moment of inertia of reinforcements
k Coefficient
L mm Length of tank (if a is used for panel length)
M Nmm Bending Moment
m Quantity of yokes on width side
n Quantity of yokes on length side
o Quantity of horizontal reinforcements / ribbing
p N/mm² Excess pressure on tank bottom p stat
pm N/mm² Mean value of excess pressure for calculation of wall thickness
pn N/mm² Mean value of excess pressure for calculation of the beam
pstat N/mm² Excess pressure on tank bottom caused by the hydrostatic pressure of the medium
s mm Wall thickness
W mm³ Section modulus of reinforcements
1 ... 5 Coefficient of deformation
1 ... 5 Coefficient of Wall thickness
zul N/mm² Permissible strength (values given from DVS 2205 Part 1)
vorh N/mm² Existing stress
Calculation base
The tank calculation is based on the guideline DVS 2205 and in its mentioned guides such as DIN, EN, AD -Merkblätter in that
version which is valid at time of programmin g this version of RITA.
In detail, the following technical regulations are required for sizing the components:
The nominal material values are determined in accordance with DVS 2205 -1 (01.15), with the supplementary pages 1 (11.11), 2
(09.13), 3 (09.13) and 4 (09.13).
The reducing coefficients for the media flow were taken from the media list 40 Issue 03.2016 of the (Deutsches Institut für
Bautechnik, German Institute for Building Technology) Berlin.
Rectangular tanks are calculated according to the guideli ne DVS 2205-5 (07.87)
Unlike stipulated by the DVS directive, the calculation of the reinforcement profiles is based on an analytic collection of f ormulas
verified through FE calculations by TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik GmbH.
The steel reinforcement profile considerations are based on 1025-1 (05.95), 1025-2 (11.95), 1025-5 (03.94), 1026-2 (05.99), DIN
EN 10056-1 (10.98) und 10219-2 (11.97).
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