SEISMIC ANALYSIS RECTANGULAR TANK

X –direction
capacity 98.01 m3
length 9.9 m
breadth 3.3 m
height including free board 3.3 m
free board 0.3 m
h 3 m
Zone V
type of soil hard
Grade of concrete M30 fck 30 N/mm2
Assume base slab thickness 200 mm
wall thickness 300 mm

WEIGHT CALCULATIONS
Weight of tank walls 683.10 KN
Say 3265.00 KN
mass of tank walls mw 332824 kg
mass of base slab mb 20872 kg
Volume of water 98.01 m3
weight of water 961.4781 KN
mass of water 98010 kg
mass of roof 0 kg
Analysis along X-Direction
h/L 0.303
Cc 4.2
mi/m 0.325
mi 31853.25 kg
mc/m 0.625
mc 61256.25 kg
hi/h 0.375
hi 1.125 m
hc/h 0.5625
hc 1.6875 m
hi*/h 1.375
hi* 4.125 m
hc*/h 1.625
hc* 4.875 m
Time period
m w¯ 8326 kg
h- 1.31 m
q 24.0 kN/m2
p 72.10 KN
E 27386.13 N/mm2
2.739E+0
or 7 kN/m2
Iw 2.25E-03 mm4
d 0.00087 m
Ti 0.06 sec
Tc 4.219 sec
HORIZONTAL SEISMIC COEFFICIENT
Z 0.36
I 1.5
R 2.5
Ti 0.06 sec
Soil Type hard
(Sa/g)i 1.9
(Ah)i 0.2052
Tc 4.219 sec
(Sa/g)c 0.4375
(Ah)c 0.04725 0.038
BASE SHEAR
Vi 734.10 KN
Vc 28.39 KN
V total 734.65 KN
MOMENT AT BOTTOM OF WALL
Mi 1177.60 KNm
Mc 47.91 KNm
M total 1178.57 KNm
OVERTURNING MOMENT
Mi* 1520.98 KNm
Mc* 144.10 KNm
M total 1527.79 KNm
Hydrodyanmic pressure
at base of wall
Qiw 0.860
Piw 5.20 KN/m2
on base slab
Qib 0.993
Pib 6.00 KN/m2
at base of wall
Qcw 0.279
Pcw 1.28
At y=h, Pcw 1.91 KN/m2
on base slab
Qcb 0.2508
Pcb 1.15 KN/m2
Pressure due to wall inertia
Pww 1.539
Pressure Due to Vertical Excitation
Av 0.18
Pv, at base 5.30 KN/m2
Maximum Hydrodynamic Pressure
P 8.66 KN/m2
Equivalent Linear Pressure Distribution
for impulsive hydrodynamic pressure
Base shear per unit circumferential length due to
impulsive liquid mass qi 9.72 KN/m
linearised pressure at bottom and top is
ai 5.67 KN/m2
bi 0.81 KN/m2
for convective hydrodynamic pressure
Base shear due to convective liquid mass per unit
circumferential length, qc 4.30 KN/m
linearised pressure at bottom and top is
ac 0.90 KN/m2
bc 1.97 KN/m2
Sloshing Wave Height
dmax 0.585 m
free board
> = 0.3
Anchorage Requirement
h/L 0.303
1/(Ah)i 4.87
OK

Y –direction
capacity 98.01 m3
length 3.3 m
breadth 9.9 m
height including free board 3.3 m
free board 0.3 m
h 3 m
Zone V
type of soil hard
Grade of
concrete M30 fck 30 N/mm2
Assume base slab thickness 200 mm
wall thickness 300 mm

WEIGHT CALCULATIONS
Weight of tank walls 683.10 KN
Say 3265.00 KN
mass of tank walls mw 332824 kg
mass of base slab mb 20872 kg
Volume of water 98.01 m3
weight of water 961.4781 KN
mass of water 98010 kg
mass of roof 0 kg
Analysis along Y-Direction
h/L 0.909
Cc 3.5
mi/m 0.775
mi 75957.75 kg
mc/m 0.3
mc 29403 kg
hi/h 0.38
hi 1.14 m
hc/h 0.6875
hc 2.0625 m
hi*/h 0.635
hi* 1.905 m
hc*/h 0.7
hc* 2.1 m
Time period
m w¯ 24977 kg
h- 1.34 m
q 20.8 kN/m2
p 62.38 KN
E 27386.13 N/mm2
or 2.739E+07 kN/m2
Iw 2.25E-03 mm4
d 0.00082 m
Ti 0.06 sec
Tc 2.030 sec
HORIZONTAL SEISMIC COEFFICIENT
Z 0.36
I 1.5
R 2
Ti 0.06 sec
Soil Type hard
(Sa/g)i 1.9
(Ah)i 0.2565
Tc 2.030 sec
(Sa/g)c 0.861
(Ah)c 0.116
BASE SHEAR
Vi 1028.60 KN
Vc 33.53 KN
V total 1029.15 KN
MOMENT AT BOTTOM OF WALL
Mi 1599.72 KNm
Mc 69.15 KNm
M total 1601.21 KNm
OVERTURNING MOMENT
Mi* 1956.90 KNm
Mc* 77.11 KNm
M total 1958.42 KNm
Hydrodyanmic pressure
at base of wall
Qiw 0.642
Piw 4.84 KN/m2
on base slab
Qib 0.741
Pib 5.59 KN/m2
at base of wall
Qcw 0.047
Pcw 0.18 KN/m2
At y=h, Pcw 1.57 KN/m2
on base slab
Qcb 0.0422
Pcb 0.16 KN/m2
Pressure due to wall inertia
Pww 1.92375 KN/m2
Pressure Due to Vertical Excitation
Av 0.225
Pv, at base 6.62 KN/m2
Maximum Hydrodynamic Pressure
P 9.47 KN/m2
Equivalent Linear Pressure Distribution
for impulsive hydrodynamic pressure
Base shear per unit circumferential length due to
impulsive liquid mass qi 9.65 KN/m
linearised pressure at bottom and top is
ai 5.53 KN/m2
bi 0.90 KN/m2
for convective hydrodynamic pressure
Base shear due to convective liquid mass per unit
circumferential length, qc 1.69 KN/m
linearised pressure at bottom and top is
ac -0.07 KN/m2
bc 1.20 KN/m2
Sloshing Wave Height
dmax 0.384 m
free board
> = 0.3
Anchorage Requirement
h/L 0.909
1/(Ah)i 3.90
OK

WORKING STRESS DESIGN

Length 9.90 m
Breadth 3.30 m
Water depth 3.00 m
Total depth including free board 3.30 m
Concrete grade 30 Mpa
Steel Grade 415 Mpa
Permissible stresses in concrete in bending tension 2 Mpa
Permissible stresses in concrete in direct tension 1.5 Mpa
Permissible stresses in concrete in bending
compression 10 Mpa
Permissible stresses in concrete in direct compression 8 Mpa
Permissible stresses in steel in tension 130 Mpa
Permissible stresses in steel in compression 140 Mpa
Modular ratio (m) 9.33
n 0.418
j 0.8607
Q 1.798

Wall moment /tension calculations

L/B 3 > 2
H/4 0.750
therefore, h = 1.00 m
water pressure at height ' h' above base 19600 N/m2
Cantilever moment in long wall 44100 Nm
Cantilever moment at base in short wall 4900 Nm
Fixed moment in short wall 13340.25 Nm
Thickness of wall required 156.612 mm
Provide total thickness 300.000 mm
assume effective cover 40.000 mm
Effective thickness provided say 260.000 mm
Tensions in long wall 32340.000 N
Tension in short wall 19600.000 N
Reinforcement in vertical direction for long wall
Area of steel reqd. 1515.90 mm2
Ast min for each face 525.00 mm2
adopt bar dia 16 mm
Spacing of bars 132.5683 mm
say 125 mm
Along inner face of long wall

Ast for outer face of long wall in vertical direction 525.00 mm2
adopt bar dia 12 mm
Spacing of bars 215.31 mm
 say 175 mm
Along outer face of long wall

Horizontal Reinforcement for long wall

Area of steel reqd. for pull Ast 248.77 mm2
Ast min for each face 525 mm2
adopt bar dia 12 mm
Spacing of bars 215.31 mm
for Ast min say 200 mm
Along outer and inner face

Reinforcement in vertical direction for short wall

Area of steel reqd. 168.43 mm2
Ast min for each face 525.00 mm2
adopt bar dia 12 mm
Spacing of bars 215.31 mm
say 200 mm
Along outer and inner face of short wall

Horizontal Reinforcement for short wall

Net moment in the wall 11184250
Area of steel reqd. Ast1 384.45 mm2
Area of steel reqd. for pull Ast2 150.77 mm2
Total area of steel reqd. 535.22 mm2
which
is > Ast min ok
adopt bar dia 12 mm
Spacing of bars 211.20 mm
say 200 mm
Along outer and inner face

Botttom Slab
Thickness of bottom slab 200 mm
Provide steel @ 0.35% ( at top and bottom) 350 mm2
adopt bar dia 10 mm
Spacing of bars 448.5714 mm
say 200 mm
A haunch of 150 x 150 x 150 mm size is provided at all corners