Potable Water Storage Tanks-Ring Beam Foundation Design
Potable Water Storage Tanks-Ring Beam Foundation Design
Potable Water Storage Tanks-Ring Beam Foundation Design
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 3
2. KEY PLAN .......................................................................................................................... 4
3. DESIGN CRITERIA ............................................................................................................ 5
3.1. REFERENCED CODES AND STANDARDS ..................................................................................... 5
4. MATERIALS ....................................................................................................................... 6
4.1. CONCRETE ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2. STEEL REINFORCEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 6
5. CONSTRUCTION PROCESS............................................................................................. 7
5.1. FORM WORKS................................................................................................................................................ 7
5.2. PROTECTION OF CIVIL WORKS .......................................................................................................... 7
5.3. CONSTRUCTION JOINTS ......................................................................................................................... 7
6. GEOTECHNICAL DATA & CHECKS................................................................................. 8
6.1. NET SAFE BEARING CAPACITY ........................................................................................................... 8
6.2. FOUNDATION PROPOSAL ....................................................................................................................... 8
7. APPLIED LOADS ............................................................................................................... 9
7.1. LOADS ................................................................................................................................................................ 9
7.2. ROOF LIVE LOADS ...................................................................................................................................... 9
8. LOADS COMBINATIONS ................................................................................................ 10
9. DESIGN OF FOUNDATION ............................................................................................. 11
9.1. LOADS SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 11
9.2. TANK DATA ................................................................................................................................................... 11
9.3. MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................................... 11
9.4. SOIL PARAMETERS ................................................................................................................................. 12
9.5. FOOTING DIMENSIONS ......................................................................................................................... 12
9.6. LOAD TRANSFERE ................................................................................................................................... 13
9.7. LOAD CRITERIA DEFINATION ............................................................................................................ 13
9.8. LOADS RESULTANT TABLE................................................................................................................. 14
9.9. UN-FACTORED LOADING COMBINATIONS TABLE ................................................................ 15
9.10. SOIL PRESSURE CHECK TABLE ...................................................................................................... 16
9.11. OVER-TURNING CHECK TABLE ........................................................................................................ 17
9.12. SLIDING CHECK TABLE ......................................................................................................................... 18
9.13. STRENGTH DESIGN ................................................................................................................................ 19
InternationalandAmericanCodes:
IBC2006:InternationalBuildingCode
ASCE7:MinimumDesignLoadsforBuildingsandotherStructures,2005.
ASTM:formixdesignandconcreteproperties.
ACI31814:forconcretesectionsdesign.
4.1. CONCRETE
Blinding concrete shall comply with the Concrete Mix Class A Type SRC (Sulphate Resistance
PortlandcementTypeV):Minimumcharacteristicstrengthfc20MN/m2
Structuralconcretehastocomplywiththefollowingspecifications:
Minimumcharacteristicstrengthfc40MN/m2(at28daysperASTMC31/39cylindertest)
Minimumcementitiouscontent370kg/m3
Flyashcontentnotlessthan10%ofcementitiousmaterials50kg/m3
Max.Freewater/cementitiousmaterialratio0.40
Hot weather precautions: The overall maximum temperature limit for fresh concrete when
startingtoplaceitinitsfinalpositionis30C.
Concretecoverofsteelreinforcementbars:
70mmonanysteelincivilorplantworksincontactwithsoil,thetolerancesonthecoverlayer.
Measuredatanypointshallbe5mmontheabovedimensions.
fc
Element
(MPa)
PlainConcrete 20.0
ReinforcedConcrete 40.0
Fy
Element Grade
(MPa)
7.1. LOADS
AllLoadswillbeaccordingtothedesignTHCEK&SungchangJVaspertablebelow:
9.3. MATERIALS