Design of Rectangular Water tank (L/B <2)

1) Grade of concrete 30 Mpa

2) Length of tank 8 m
3) Breadth of tank 4 m
4) Ht of tank 2.4 m
5) Specific wt of water 9800 N/m3
6) Grade of steel 500 Mpa
7) Effective cover 35 mm

ii) Design Constants :

1) Permissible stress in compression 10 N/mm2

(cbc)

2) Permissible stress in steel 130 N/mm2

in tension(st)

3) Modular ratio (m) 10

4) k = (m x cbc)/((m x cbc)+st) 0.43

5) Lever arm constant: j = 1-(k/3) 0.86

6) R = 1/2 x cbc . j . K 1.86

7) L/B 2 < 2

iii) Moment and Shear :

Criticalsection is at H/4 or 1 m = 0.6 m

Hence take (H) = 1 m
Load at top (H-h) = 1.4 m

L/H x/H Line CD Line AB

mx my mx my
1/4 0.025 0.013 -0.007 -0.037
2
1/2 0.042 0.02 -0.012 -0.059
3/4 0.041 0.016 -0.011 -0.053

Horizontal Moment = Mh=my * w H^3

Vertical Moment = Mv = mx * w H^3
 Max My from table = = -0.059 Edge of AB
Max My from table = = 0.02 Mid of CD
Max Mx from table = = -0.012 Edge of AB
Max Mx from table = = 0.042 Mid of CD

L/H for side wall (along long wall) = 3.40

L/H for side wall (along short wall) = 1.70
Horizontal Moment Mh @ AB = -7993.037 N.m
Horizontal Moment Mh @ CD = 2709.504 N.m
Vertical Moment Mv @ AB = -1625.702 N.m
Vertical Moment Mv @ CD = 5689.958 N.m
Shear at mid of of Long wall = 20321.3 N
Shear at mid of of short wall = 20321.3 N

iv) Design of thickness of wall :

trail depth = 135.588 mm

say Depth = 310 mm
sigma cbt' = 0.4990 N/mm2
sigma cbt for M25 concrete = 2 N/mm2

sigma ct' = 0.07 N

sigma ct = 1.5 N/mm2
combine Tension + Bending check = 0.293 OK SAFE
{( cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct))<1}

Hence keep wall thickness = 310 mm

Effective thickness = 275 mm
Depth of NA = 119.57 mm

v) Reinforcement in Horizontal direction :

Eccentricity of tensile force = 393.333 mm

above eccentricity is from centre of wall section

Eccentricity of tensile force will = 273.333 mm

be meausre from centre of stee

Let area of tensile steel Ast , to find its value , take moment about the C.G of compression
Distance of the reinforcement from the C.G of compression zone
= 236.000 mm

Ast = = 337.36 mm2

Spacing for reinforcement bar of = 336 mm
single side
Spacing for reinforcement bar of = 465.37371311 mm
two side
2)
If L/B <2
a) Then, Bottom (H/4) 0.6 or 1m whichever is greater shall be d
Cantilever wall for both long and short wall.Hence bottom 1m portion
vertical cantilever wall.(3.5 - 1 = 2.5m)
b) Remaining Top portion of 2.5m will span horizontally.Both wall should
horizontally for this top portion.

(As per IS 3370 Part 2 Table 2)

(As per IS 3370 Part 2 Table 4)

(As per IS 456 Annex B)

L/H say 1
L/H say 1.5
L/H say 2
L/H say 2.5
L/H say 3

L/H say 0.5

L/H say 1
say 2
L/H say 2
 say 2

dge of AB L/H say 3

dge of AB

Hogging at end
sagging at mid
Hogging at end
sagging at mid

(M=kBd2)

-calculated bending tension stress in concrete

-permissible bending tensile stress in concrete from table 1

Calculated direct tensile stress in concrete

( cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct))<1}

if single side reinforcement , change cover as per wall

x 120 mm

he C.G of compression zone .

Bars
8 10 12 16
50.24 78.5 113.04 200.96
 ever is greater shall be designed as vertical
Hence bottom 1m portion of wall will act as

zontally.Both wall should be designed spannig

 Design of Rectangular Water tank (L/B >= 2)

1) Grade of concrete 30 Mpa

2) Length of tank 8 m
3) Breadth of tank 4 m
4) Ht of tank 2.4 m
5) Specific wt of water 9800 N/m3
6) Grade of steel 500 Mpa
7) Effective cover 35 mm

ii) Design Constants :

1) Permissible stress in compression 10 N/mm2

(cbc)

2) Permissible stress in steel 130 N/mm2

in tension(st)

3) Modular ratio (m) 10

4) k = (m x cbc)/((m x cbc)+st) 0.43

5) Lever arm constant: j = 1-(k/3) 0.86

6) R = 1/2 x cbc . j . K 1.86

7) L/B 2 < 2

iii) Moment and Shear :

Criticalsection is at H/4 or 1 m = 0.6 m

Hence take (H) = 1 m
Load at top (H-h) = 1.4 m

L/H x/H Line CD Line AB

mx my mx my
1/4 0.035 0.01 -0.008 -0.039
3
1/2 0.057 0.016 -0.013 -0.063
3/4 0.051 0.013 -0.011 -0.055

Horizontal Moment = Mh=my * w H^3

Vertical Moment = Mv = mx * w H^3
 Max My from table = = -0.063 Edge of AB
Max My from table = = 0.016 Mid of CD
Max Mx from table = = -0.013 Edge of AB
Max Mx from table = = 0.057 Mid of CD

L/H for side wall (along long wall) = 3.40

L/H for side wall (along short wall) = 1.70
Horizontal Moment Mh @ AB = -8534.938 N.m
Horizontal Moment Mh @ CD = 2167.603 N.m
Vertical Moment Mv @ AB = -1761.178 N.m
Vertical Moment Mv @ CD = 7722.086 N.m
Shear at mid of of Long wall = 22071.2 N
Shear at mid of of short wall = 20321.3 N

iv) Design of thickness of wall :

trail depth = 140.108 mm

say Depth = 200 mm
sigma cbt' = 1.2802 N/mm2
sigma cbt for M25 concrete = 2 N/mm2

sigma ct' = 0.11 N

sigma ct = 1.5 N/mm2
combine Tension + Bending check = 0.714 OK SAFE
{( cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct))<1}

Hence keep wall thickness = 200 mm

Effective thickness = 165 mm
Depth of NA = 71.74 mm

v) Design of Long walls :

Eccentricity of tensile force = 386.701 mm

above eccentricity is from centre of wall section

Eccentricity of tensile force will = 321.701 mm

be meausre from centre of stee

Let area of tensile steel Ast , to find its value , take moment about the C.G of compression
Distance of the reinforcement from the C.G of compression zone
= 142.000 mm

Ast = = 554.41 mm2

Spacing for reinforcement bar of = 204 mm
single side
 Spacing for reinforcement bar of = 283.183678 mm
two side

Provide 10mm at two face @ = 250 C/C

or provide 12mm at single face = 200 C/C

Provide 10 mm bars at = 250 C/C in vertical direction near interface o

Reinforcement in Long wall in Horizontal Direction :

Direct tensile force is transferred by short wall or long wall:

VI) MID
2)
If L/B >= 2
a) Long wall will act as cantilever wall
b) In short wall, Bottom H/4 will act as cantilever wall.
c) Remaining top portion will span horizontally.

(As per IS 3370 Part 2 Table 2)

(As per IS 3370 Part 2 Table 4)

(As per IS 456 Annex B)

L/H say 1
L/H say 1.5
L/H say 2
L/H say 2.5
L/H say 3

L/H say 0.5

L/H say 1
infinity
L/H say 2
 infinity

dge of AB L/H say 3

dge of AB

Hogging at end
sagging at mid
Hogging at end
sagging at mid

(M=kBd2)

-calculated bending tension stress in concrete

-permissible bending tensile stress in concrete from table 1

Calculated direct tensile stress in concrete

( cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct))<1}

if single side reinforcement , change cover as per wall

25520.83
242.2765

x 65 mm

he C.G of compression zone .

Bars
8 10 12 16
50.24 78.5 113.04 200.96
ction near interface of the tank.