Volumeof water required as per IS code= 135 litres per person per day

Drinking= 5 litres
Cooking= 5 litres
Bathing and toilet= 85 litres
Washing clothes= 30 litres
Cleaning house= 10 litres
135 litres
For typical family
Number of family member= 4
Total volume of water required= 540 litres
Water density
1 m3= 1000 litre
1 litre= 0.001 m3
Volume of water required = 0.54 m3
Water tank depth= 0.6 m
Area= 0.9 m2
Assumed L=2B
Width= 0.67082 m
Length= 1.341641 m
Height= 0.6 m
 Water tank capacity= 80000 litre
Concrete grade= M 30 Kn/m2
Steel grade= Fe 415 Kn/m2
Unit wt. of saturated soil= 18 Kn/m3
Unit wt. of water= 10 Kn/m3
Angle of internal friction = 30

Assuming size of tank

Length= 6m
Width= 4m
Depth= 3.5 m
Free board= 0.15 m
Depth of water= 3.35 m
Volume provided= 80.4 m3
80400 litre Size ok
L/B= 1.5 <2
Design (H-h) as continious frame and h as cantilever
h= 0.875 m< 1m
Take h= 1m

1 Calculation of design constants

σcbc = 10 N/mm2
σst = 130 N/mm2
Modification factor(m)= 9.333333
Depth factor(K)= 0.418
j= 0.861
Q= 1.80

A Design condition 1
Tank is empty and surrounding soil is sturated(i.e.Soil is exerting pressure on tank)
Pressure calculation
Ka= (1-sin30)/(1+sin30) 0.333333
H-h 2.5 m
Γ'= 8 Kn/m3
Pressure(P)= 31.66667 Kn/m2
Fixed end moment
MFAB= -95 Kn-m
MFAD= 42.22 Kn-m
BM at centre of AB=

Distribution factor(D.F)

Joint Member k ∑k D.F=k/∑k

A AB 4EI/6=0.67EI 0.4
 AD 4EI/4=1EI 1.67EI 0.6

Moment Distribution

D A B
0.6 0.4 DF
42.22 -95 FM

31.67 21.11 balance

73.89 -73.89 Final moment

BM at centre of AB= 68.611 Kn-m

BM at centre of AD= -10.556 Kn-m

Direct compression in long wall= 63.333 Kn/m

Direct compression in short wall= 95 Kn/m

2 Design of long walls

i Thickness of wall(d)= 202.69 mm
Adopted d= 250 mm
Cover= 50 mm
Total depth(D)= 300 mm
ii Area of main steel
Ast= 2641.47 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 20 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 314.16 mm2
Spacing(S)= 118.93 mm
Provide 20 mm dai bar 110 mm c/c

Check for compression

max.compressive stress= 0.21 N/mm2
Permissible compressive stress (σcc) = 8 N/mm2 ok is code 3370 (part -2)table 2

Minimum dist. reinforcement for one zone

Astmin for one zone= 360 mm2
Astmin for each face = 360 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 10 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 78.54 mm2
Spacing(S)= 218.17 mm
Provide 10 mm dai bar 210 mm c/c

iii At center
Modified moment= 62.28 kn-m
Ast at center= 2226.3820957 mm2
 Provided dia of bar= 20 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 314.16 mm2
Spacing(S)= 141.11 mm
Provide 20 mm dai bar 140 mm c/c on liquid face

3 Design of Short wall

i At support
Ast main= 2641.47 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 20 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 314.16 mm2
Spacing(S)= 118.93 mm
Provide 20 mm dai bar 110 mm c/c

Distribution steel
Ast= 360 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 10 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 78.54 mm2
Spacing(S)= 218.17 mm
Provide 10 mm dai bar 210 mm c/c

ii At center
Ast for moment= 1132.0586928 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 16 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 201.06 mm2
Spacing(S)= 177.61 mm
Provide 16 mm dai bar 170 mm c/c

4 Cantilever moment for bottom 1m height

Pressure at base= 44.33 kn/m2
Moment(M)= 7.39 kn-m
Ast= 264.15 mm2 <360 mm2
Ast provided= 360.00 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 10 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 78.54 mm2
Spacing(S)= 297.33 mm
Provide 10 mm dai bar 210 mm c/c

B Design condition 2
Tank is full and no soil pressure outside
Water pressure at depth (H-h)= 25 Kn/m2
Fixed end moments
MFAB= -75 Kn-m
MFAD= 33.33 Kn-m
Distribution factor(D.F)
 Joint Member k ∑k D.F=k/∑k
A AB 4EI/6=0.67EI 0.4
AD 4EI/4=1EI 1.67EI 0.6

Moment Distribution

D A B
0.6 0.4 DF
33.33 -75 FM

25.00 16.67 balance

58.33 -58.33 Final moment

BM at center of long span AB

BM long= 54.17 Kn-m

BM at center of shorter span AD

BM short= -8.33 Kn-m
Direct tension in long wall= 50 Kn
Direct tension in short wall= 75 Kn

i Design of long wall

At support
Ast= 2085.37 mm2
Ast for tension= 385 mm2
Total Ast required= 2470.0 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 20 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 314.16 mm2
Spacing(S)= 127.19 mm
Provide 20 mm dai bar@ 120 mm c/c

At center
Modified moment= 49.2 kn-m
Ast = 1758 mm2
Ast for tension= 385 mm2
Total Ast required= 2142 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 20 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 314.16 mm2
Spacing(S)= 146.65 mm
Provide 20 mm dai bar@ 140 mm c/c (Ast=2244mm2)

Distribution steel
Minimun area of steel(Ast)= 360 mm2
Ast on each face= 360 mm2
 Provided dia of bar= 10 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 78.54 mm2
Spacing(S)= 218.17 mm
Provide 10 mm dai bar 210 mm c/c (Ast=374mm2)

ii Design of short wall

At support
Ast= 2085.37 mm2
Ast for tension= 577 mm2
Total Ast required= 2662 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 20 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 314.16 mm2
Spacing(S)= 118.00 mm
Provide 20 mm dai bar@ 110 mm c/c (Ast=2856mm2)

At center
Ast= 298 mm2
Ast for tension= 577 mm2
Total Ast required= 875 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 12 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 113.10 mm2
Spacing(S)= 129.28 mm
Provide 12 mm dai bar@ 120 mm c/c (Ast=942mm2)

iii Design of Top slab

L/B= 1.5 <2 Two way slab
Load calculation
Assumed depth(D)= 150 mm
0.15 m
cover= 25 mm
dia of bar= 10 mm
Effective depth(d)= 120 mm
Self wt.of slab= 3.75 Kn/m2
Finishing= 0.5 Kn/m2
Live load= 2 Kn/m2
Total load= 6.25 Kn/m2
Factored udl load= 9.4 Kn/m2
Effective span of shorter direction IS 456 , page 34
Clear span +d= 4120 mm
Wall thickness= 300 mm
0.3 m
c/c of support= 4300 mm
Lx= 4120 mm

Effective span of longer direction

 Clear span +d= 6120 mm
Wall thickness= 300 mm
0.3 m
c/c of support= 6300 mm
Ly= 6120 mm

Bending moment calculation IS 456 , page 91

Ly/Lx= 1.49
ᾀx= 0.103
ᾀy= 0.047
Mx= 16.4 Kn-m
My= 7.5 Kn-m
Reinforcement along shorter direction(Lx)
Mux/bd2= 1.14 sp 16, page 50
Pt= 0.33 %
Ast= 396 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 10 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 78.54 mm2
Spacing(S)= 198.33 mm
Provide 10 mm dai bar@ 190 mm c/c (Ast=413mm2)

Reinforcement along longer direction(Ly)

Muy/bd2= 0.57
Pt= 0.16 %
Ast= 185.6 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 8 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 50.27 mm2
Spacing(S)= 270.83 mm
Provide 8 mm dai bar@ 260 mm c/c (Ast=193mm2)

iv Design of bottom slab

Assumed Thickness of bottom slab= 0.3 m
Total height= 3.8 m
Upward pressure when soil is saturated= 38 Kn/m2
Check of flotation of tank(when empty)
Downward pressure calculation
Wt. of slab= 113.85 kn
wt.of long walls= 346.5 kn
wt.of short walls= 210 kn
wt. of bottom slab= 227.7 kn
Total= 898.05 Kn

Upward pressure= 1153.68 Kn

FOS= 0.78 < 1
Unsafe
 Provide all round projection = 0.3 m

Upward pressure for BM = 27.5 Kn/m2

Wt of soil in projected portion= 63 Kn/m2
Earth pressure at wall base= 44.33 Kn/m2
Reaction on wall= 77.58 Kn acting at 1.47 from base

Laod transfer by wall per m length of slab= 34.875 Kn/m

Moment at centre of slab fig.1
Positive moment = 206.74 Kn-m
Negative moment = 121.29 Kn-m
Final moment = 85.45 Kn-m

Check for thickness

d= 217.98 Safe
Total depth(D)= 300 mm
0.3 m
Cantilever moment at wall face = 112.19 Kn-m
Ast= 4010.75 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 25 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 490.87 mm2
Spacing(S)= 122.39 mm
Provide 25 mm dai bar@ 120 mm c/c (Ast=4091mm2)

Ast at middle of slab= 3054.87 mm2

Provided dia of bar= 20 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 314.16 mm2
Spacing(S)= 102.84 mm
Provide 20 mm dai bar@ 100 mm c/c (Ast=3142mm2)
Distribution steel provided= 360 mm2
Provided dia of bar= 10 mm
Area of bar(ast)= 78.54 mm2
Spacing(S)= 218.17 mm
Provide 10 mm dai bar@ 210 mm c/c (Ast=374mm2)

0
 0

0.00

0.30
IS code 3370-part2

Ka= active earth pressure coefficent

k= 4Ei/L
k= 4EI/b

Moment is balanced
IS 456 , page 34
IS 456 , page 91

sp 16, page 50 for M30

Factor of saftey(FOS) Downward pressure/upward pressure>/1

 34.875 34.875

77.58

0.3 m
63 4m 63

0.3 m

27.5 Kn/m2
Fig.1

at slab bottom

at slab top

Reinforcement detail

0 0
0 mm f @ 0 mm c/c
0 mm f @ 0 mm c/c
0.3
0.3
 0.3

0 mm f @ 0 mm c/c

mm f@ mm c/c
mm f@ mm c/c 4.00 -1.00
0 mm f@ mm c/c
mm f@ mm c/c
mm f@ mm c/c 1.00
0 mm f@ 0 mm c/c 0.30

0.00
0.3

mm f @ mm c/c

0.3 6.00 m 0.3

12 mm f @ 220 mm c/c
10 mm f @ 170 mm c/c
12 mm f @ 110 mm c/c

0 mm f@ 0 mm c/c
0 mm f@ 0 mm c/c
mm f@ mm c/c 0.00 m
mm f @ mm c/c
0 mm f @ 0 mm c/c
0 mm f @ 0 mm c/c
0 mm f @ 0 mm c/c 0.00 m
0 mm f @ 0 mm c/c 0.30

0.3

Reinforcement detail for short wall

safe
77.58

1.47

4.00 0.3
 0

0 mm f @
0 mm c/c

0 mm f @ 0 0.00
0 mm f @ 0

0 mm f @ 0
0 mm f @ 0 0.30
 Free board

H-h

A E B

D C
condition A

zone 1 zone 2
 6m 0.3m

0.3m

6.6m
 AB B

D C

condition B

0.15m
 3.5m

0.3m