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DESIGN CALCULATIONS

6.1.3 Limitations of design approach


The pump house in this example is of monolithic construction. In particular, there
is full structural continuity between the perimeter walls and the roof slab. For larger
structures the use of this structural form requires detailed consideration of the load
effects caused by the restraint of thermal movements and creep effects. More detailed
understanding of the phenomena involved has been the subject of recent research,
including monitoring of movements and stresses in operational structures.
Traditional practice has been to design horizontal sliding joints at the wall-roof
junctions, thereby allowing a degree of movement to the roof slab under thermal load-
ing. However, from experience some clients now consider that that this detail gives
a potential source of leakage with resultant undesirable maintenance problems over
time, such as the re-sealing of joints. This applies equally whether the structure is part
of a wastewater scheme, where outward leakage will cause pollution, or a drinking
water scheme, where inward leakage will contaminate treated water.
The calculations presented in this example are not definitive in terms of the actions
considered as, for simplicity, thermal loads (cyclic) and soil/structure interaction have
not been included. These are usually analysed using computer methods. The actions
that should be taken into account when designing for these effects are given in the
relevant parts of the Eurocodes.

6.1.4 Calculation sheets


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Forth, John, and Andrew J. Martin. Design of Liquid Retaining Concrete Structures, Whittles Publishing, 2013. ProQuest Ebook
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