SEISMIC DESIGN– 5GC –2022-2023 ENISE

TD2 – Water Tank Dynamic Analysis

Single Degree Of Freedom System
SIMPLIFIED ANALYSIS of TANK TOWER Motion
Under Seismic Shaking
Let’s consider an idealization model of a tank tower. It consists of one inextensional vacuum cylinder column with an
external diameter of 2,00m and a thickness of 30 cm This column is mode of reinforced concrete , the concrete class
is C25/30 ( Ecm = 31 GPa ). This tank has to resist to an horizontal earthquake excitation. For the dynamic model, we
could simplify the analysis by using a SDOF model with masses concentrated exclusively on the bottom or on the top
of the structure, and the stiffness linked exclusively to the bending of the column. So that we could consider a mass-
string system.
The earthqake motion could be described by the pseudo acceleration spectrum below.

Simplified Model
a [m/s2] Design Pseudo
Mass in motion:
Acceleration Spectrum
* Tanker = 150T
Cross sectional * % of the mass of
Modélisation

geometry the column (to

determine)
15 m 5 5.(0,4/T)2/3

0,4 T [s]

1. Determine the Stiffness of this system

Modal Analysis

2. Determine the mass Msis in motion

3. Determine the fundamental natural period

4. Determine the maximum acceleration response of the structure due to the earthquake excitation
Analyse spectrale

5. Maximal Seismic Force induced 6. Maximum Displacement

7. Flexural moment diagram and Shearing Force Diagram

8. Reinforced bars necessary to resist (ULS)

Dimensionnement
BA

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TD2 – Water Tank Dynamic Analysis

Determination of Reinforced Bars at ULS

Flexional Moment + Axial Force interaction abacus / ULS in Seismic situation