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Received: March 2, 2017; Accepted: March 22, 2017; Published: October 31, 2017
Abstract: The need for a water tank is as old as civilization, to provide storage of water for use in many applications. Design
and cost estimation of water tanks is a time consuming task, which requires a great deal of expertise. All tanks are designed as
crack free structure to eliminate any leakage. This project therefore studies the efficiency of rectangular or circular tanks,
40,000 liters capacities were used in order to draw reasonable inferences on tanks shape design effectiveness, relative cost
implications of tank types and structural capacities. The basic tanks construction materials include steel reinforcement,
concrete and formwork obtained from the prepared structural drawings. Result of the materials take–off revealed that circular
tank consumed lesser individual materials as compared to rectangular one. This will give circular shaped tanks more favored
selection over the rectangular shaped tank, although some other factors must still be assessed.
1. Introduction
Water is considered as the source living for every creation computer model that can predict the response of tank wall
as it is a crucial element for healthy living. Safe drinking segments is described and calibrated against the test results.
water is one of the basic elements for human to sustain a The proposed design procedure addresses the leakage limit
healthy life. High demand for safe and clean water is rising state directly. It is applicable for fully pre-stressed, fully
day by day as one cannot live without water. Thus, it reinforced and partially pre-stressed concrete water tanks.
becomes necessary to store water, water is stored generally in The conclusions that are drawn are as follows:
concrete water tanks and later on it is pumped to different i. A design method based on limiting the steel stress,
areas to serve community. does not produce consistent crack or compression zone
An extensive literature review reveals that a minimum depths under the application of pre-stressing nor under
amount of research works had been done on this topic, a combination of axial load and moment.
especially in Nigeria. [1] Rationalized the design procedure ii. A design method based on providing a residual
for reinforced and pre-stressed concrete tanks so that an compressive stress in concrete dose not utilizes non-
applicable Canadian design standard could be developed. The pre-stressed reinforcement effectively.
study investigates the concept of partial pre-stressing in iii. Relaxing the residual compressive stress requirement
liquid containing structures. The paper also includes permits a more efficient design. The stresses in non-
experimental and analytical phases of total of eight full scale pre-stressed steel are higher, but remain below yield
specimens, representing segments from typical tank walls, under service load. Therefore, less reinforcement is
subjected to load and leakage tests. In analytical study a required.
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iv. Load eccentricity significantly affects the behavior of depends based on the location of tanks. The tanks can be
the pre-stressed concrete sections. The behavior with a made of RCC or even of cylinder for corrosion protection
small load eccentricity, less than about half the and to form an interstitial space.
thickness, the section may be treated as a flexure
member. 1.2. Statement of Problem
v. The ratio of non pre-stressed steel to pre-stressed steel Reinforced concrete water tanks are used to store and
in partially pre-stressed concrete section has a supply safe drinking water. With the rapid speed of
significant effect on the member serviceability and urbanization, demand for drinking water has increased by
strength. Choosing the ratio such that both non- pre- many folds. Also, as demand for water tanks will continue to
stressed and pre-stressed steel reach their strength increase in coming years, quick cost prediction of circular
simultaneously utilizes both types of steel at the rectangular tanks before its design will be helpful in selection
ultimate limit state effectively. of tanks for real design. Quick cost prediction of tanks of
vi. Increasing the wall thickness is very effective in different geometry and capacity is a difficult job and a time
increasing the capacity of the section and improving its consuming task especially for less experienced design
serviceability by increasing the compression zone engineers [18], [17]. Many times it is required to know the
depth and reducing the deformations. cost of a tank of known capacity and geometry before its
Another Study was done on cost optimization of reinforced detailed design [24]. Many researchers such as [16], [14],
concrete circular grain silos based on the BS Code (2002) [11], [9] and [18] have studied the stability and the economic
[2]. He proved that the minimum cost of the silo increases aspects of water tank design.
with increasing angle of internal friction between stored
materials, the coefficient of friction between stored materials 1.3. Significance of the Study
and concrete, and the number of columns supporting hopper.
While [14] studied the economical design of concrete water This research is concern with the comparison between
Tanks by optimization method. He applied the optimization circular and rectangular reinforce concrete tanks. It attempted
technique to the structural design of concrete rectangular and to achieve some measure of the best practical solutions, that
circular water tanks, [20] have brought out the revised is, the optimum design of reinforced concrete water tanks for
version of BS 3370 (part 1 and 2) after a long time from its a specified performance.
1965 version in year 2009. This revised code is mainly 1.4. Aim
drafted for the liquid storage tank.
The major aim is to reveal the degree of effectiveness of
1.1. Need for Storage Tank the geometric shapes for the functional requirement, with the
Reservoir is a common term applied to liquid storage view to achieving adequate strength and economy.
structure and it can be below or above the ground level. 1.5. The Specific Objectives
Reservoirs below the ground level are normally built to store
large quantities of water whereas those of overhead type are The specific objectives of the study are:
built for direct distribution by gravity flow and are usually of i. To make the analysis and design of water tank in
smaller capacity. accordance with BS8007code
Storage reservoirs and water tanks are used to store water, ii. To compare the economical design of circular and
liquid petroleum, petroleum products and similar liquids. The rectangular reinforce concrete tank.
force analysis of the reservoirs or tanks is about the same iii. To estimate the cost of construction of both circular
irrespective of the chemical nature of the product. All tanks and rectangular tanks and hence to access the possible
are designed as crack free structures to eliminate any leakage. cost implications of each choice.
Water or raw petroleum retaining slab and walls can be of
reinforced concrete with adequate cover to the reinforcement. 2. Methodology
Water and petroleum react with concrete and, therefore, no
special treatment to the surface is required. Industrial wastes The design tool for circular and rectangular reinforced
can also be collected and processed in concrete tanks with concrete water tanks was prompted by the rigorous and
few exceptions. lengthy manual design of reinforced concrete water tank,
The need for a water tank is as old as civilization, to fully dimensioned and listed in a schedule of the
provide storage of water for use in many applications. Water reinforcement which is used on site for the bending and
tanks can be classified as circular, rectangular, conical, fixing of the bars. Standard bar shapes and a method of
depending on their location. The tanks can be made of steel scheduling were used as specified in BS8666, The British
or concrete. Tanks resting on ground are normally circular or code of practice BS8007, which is a modification to BS8110,
rectangular in shape and are used where large quantities of was also adopted as well. The principal features include:
water need to stored. Water tank parameters include the i. The use of a factor of safety Uf=1.4 for liquid loads.
general design of the tank, and choice of construction ii. The use of concrete grade C30 (with a maximum
materials and linings. Reinforced Concrete Water tank design water/cement ratio of 0.55 and a minimum cement
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Reinforced Concrete Tanks Based on Economical Design Perspective
× .
D= = = 3 ≈ 3m Reinforcement for each face = 180!!
. . ×
Spacing of 8mm diameter bar = = 279mmc/c
Step 3: Analysis of hoop tension and bending moment Provide # AA @250mmc/c as vertical and horizontal
One meter width of the wall is considered as the thickness distribution steel
of the wall is estimated as: Step 6: Base slab
t = 30H + 50 = 30 × 5.7 + 50 = 221mm The thickness of base shall be 150mm the base rests on
The thickness of the wall is assumed as 230mm firm ground; hence only minimum reinforcement is provided
∴ Maximum hoop tension = 0.575 × = 0.575 . .
× . × ∴ ="# = × I × J = × 1000 × 150 = 360!!
× = 49 KN
Maximum bending moment = 0.0146 × = Reinforcement for each face = 180!!
0.0146 × 10 × 5.7 = 27 KNm Spacing of 8mm diameter bar =
. ×
= 279mmc/c
Step 3: Design of section Provide # AA @250mmc/c as vertical and horizontal
Permissible compressive stress in concrete = 7N/!! distribution on the outer face
Permissible compressive stress in steel "# = 150mpa
Modular ratio = M = 13.33 2.2. Design of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Water
Design constants are: Tank
×$%&% . ×
K= = = 0.39 Step 1: Given data
× $%&% '$() . × '
, . .
Capacity = 40,000L = 40m
J = 1 −+ - = 1 −+ - = 0.87 Depth = 2.0m
Q= JK = × 7 × 0.87 × 0.39 = 1.19 Size = 4m × 5m
Free bore = 0.2m
3
Effective depth = d = /01
=
. ×
= 150.73 ≈ Concrete = M
2 . . ×
Reinforcement = Fe415
151mm Step 2: Permissible stresses
Let the overall thickness be 230mm with effective cover of = 7N/!!
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"#
= 100N/!! (on faces near water face) Maximum bending moment = [. = × =
"#
× × 10 × 2.0 = 3.333KNm
= 125N/!! (on faces away from water)
M = 13, Q = 1.41, J = 0.84
Step 3: Dimension of the tank Effective depth using 10mm diameter = d = (160 – 25 – 10
Length = L = 5m – 5) = 120mm
Width = B = 4m . × 3
N ∴ ="# = = 396.785 ≈ 397!!
Ratio = = = 1.25 × . ×
O
.
But 0.3% of gross area = + × 160 × 1000- =
Step 4: designs of long walls and short walls
Long walls are designed as vertical cantilevers and short
walls are spanning horizontally between long walls 480!!
× .
Maximum bending moment at base of long wall Spacing of 10mm diameter bar = = 164.58mm
C × . C
Provide # AA @200mm c/c both faces in the vertical
N =
@
=
@
= 17.75KNm direction
Step 6: Base slab
. × 3
P
= 112.2 ≈ 120mm
The thickness of base slab shall be 150mm the base rests
Effective depth = d = =
2 . × on firm ground; hence only minimum reinforcement is
provided
Using 16mm diameter bars and 25mm clear concrete cover
.
Effective depth = 120mm ∴ ="# = + × 150 × 1000- = 360!!
Overall depth = 160mm
. × 3 Reinforcement for each face = 180!!
="# = P
= = 186.99 ≈ 176!! × .
O>: × . × Spacing of 10mm diameter bar = = 438mm
× Provide # AA @400mm c/c as vertical and horizontal
Spacing of 16mm diameter bar = = 114.2 ≈
@ distribution on the outer face.
120mm c/c
Provide # @AA @120mm c/c toward the top
Intensity pressure 1m above the top = P = ( − ℎ) =
3. Result Presentation
10(2.2 – 1) = 12KN/! The summary for both circular and rectangular reinforced
×
Direct tension in long walls = N = + - = 12KN concrete tanks reinforcement is given in Table 1 and Table 2
respectively.
× C
="# = = 120!!
Table 1. Bar schedules for reinforced rectangular concrete tank.
.
But minimum area = 0.3% = + × 160 × 1000- = Bar
reference
Bar shape
Diameter
(mm)
Length
(mm)
Total number
of bar
420!! # @AA Straight 16 2716 198
× .
Spacing of 10mm diameter bar = = 188mm # @AA − = Straight 10 2560 89
Provided # AA @200mm c/c on both faces # @AA − [ Straight 10 5210 48
Design for short walls: # − \
Intensity pressure 1m above the top = P = ( − ℎ) =
@AA U – shaped 10 660 54
# @AA − ] Straight 10 4210 108
10(2.2 – 1) = 12KN/!
Effective span of horizontally spanning slab = (4 + 0.16) = # @AA − ^ Straight 10 2410 12
4.16m # @AA − _ Straight 10 4210 25
TNU
Bending moment (corner section) = S = + - = # @AA − ` Straight 10 5210 20
× . @U
+ - = 17.31KNm Table 2. Bar schedules for reinforced concrete circular tank.
Tension transferred per meter height of short wall = S =
(12 × 1) = 12KN
Diameter Number Length
Reference Bar-shape
(mm) of bar (mm)
3E C( C
V EBW BV . × × E ) × # Circular/Hoop 12 55 27930
∴ ="# = + = +
$() ×> ×: $() × . × # Straight 16 298 5590
#-A U-shape 8 37 9050
= 1927.21 ≈ 1928!! #-B U-shape 8 39 9350
× .
Spacing of 10mm diameter bar = = 40.98mm
.
The taking – off, abstract, bill of quantity and detailed
Provide # @AA bars at 40mm c/c at mid-span section the
bending moment is YZ /24 and hence # AA diameter bars at
calculations are shown in the appendices while the summary
80mm c/c away from water face. is shown in Table 3.
Step 5: Design of cantilevering effect of short walls
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Reinforced Concrete Tanks Based on Economical Design Perspective
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