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Miscellaneous File - 3 Elevated Water Tank Design - CHECKING

1. The document summarizes the design of a cylindrical elevated water tank and its supporting tower. 2. The tower is 6 m high and made of L 2 x 2 x 3/8 steel columns with an unbraced length of 3 m. 3. Analysis shows the columns meet the slenderness ratio requirement and have an allowable compressive strength of 23,401 N under the anticipated loads based on the properties of A36 steel.

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Miscellaneous File - 3 Elevated Water Tank Design - CHECKING

1. The document summarizes the design of a cylindrical elevated water tank and its supporting tower. 2. The tower is 6 m high and made of L 2 x 2 x 3/8 steel columns with an unbraced length of 3 m. 3. Analysis shows the columns meet the slenderness ratio requirement and have an allowable compressive strength of 23,401 N under the anticipated loads based on the properties of A36 steel.

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MISCELLANEOUS FILE -3

Elevated Water Tank Design -CHECKING


Tank: Cylindrical Pre-designed Tank (BesTank WT 4000)
Tower: Vertical water tank stand
Height of the tower: 6 m
Dimension of the tower: 2.55 m x 2.55 m
Unbraced Length: 3 m
Wind Load: 3,158.3 N
Columns used: L 2 x 2 x 3/8
Steel: A36
Weight of Water per post: 9,697.12 N
Weight of Water Tank per post: 392.33 N

Properties of Steel:
k = 0.65 E = 200GPa Fy = 248MPa rmin = 9.80 mm
2
Ag =883.9 mm

Slenderness Ratio: kL/r = 0.65(3)/ 9.80 = 198.9 < 200 (ok)


E 200,000
4.71
√ Fy
= 4.71
√
248
= 133.75

198.9 > 133.75 ∴elastic

p i2 E
2 ❑2 (200,000)
Fe = Kl = = 49,882.19 kPa
( )
r
( 198.90 )2
Fcr = 0.877Fe = 0.877(49.9) = 44,126.45 kPa

1. Nominal Strength (Pn) : FcrAg = 43.8(883.9) = 39,002.01 N


2. Design Strength (Pn) : FcrAg = 0.90(43.8)( 883.9) = 35,101.81 N
3. Allowable Stress (Fa) : 0.6Fcr = 0.60(43.8) = 26,475.87 kPa
4. Allowable Strength (FaAg) : FaAg = 26.3(883.9) = 23,401.20 N(compressive load capacity)

Maximum weight of the tank:

ASD:
M @ A’B’ = 0
P (7.2) + W (1.3) = C (1.8)
3,158.3(7.2) + W (1.3) = 23,401.20 (1.8) ∴ W = 15,354.37 N > 10,089.46 N (SAFE !)

LRFD:
M @ A’B’ = 0

P (7.2) + W (1.3) = C (1.8)


3,158.3(7.2) + W (1.3) = 35,101.81 (1.8) ∴ W = 31,959.14 N > 10,089.46 N (SAFE !)

All computations is based from the book of William T. Segui “Steel Design 4th Edition”

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