INPUT

Tank capacity
Depth of water, H
Free board
Denity of Concrete, Wconc
Denity of Concrete, Wwater
Grade of Concrete, fck
Compressive stress, cbc
Grade of Steel, fy
Tensile stress, st
s
Modular ratio, m
Effective cover
Solution
1 Design constants
k

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

400
4
0.2
25
9.8
20
7
415
230
115
13.3
30

Kltr or m
m
m
3

kN/m
3
kN/m
Mpa
Mpa
Mpa
Mpa
Mpa
mm

m cbc
m cbc + sst
0.288146

=
=

1 - k/3
0.903951

=
=

1/2 . cbc . j . k
0.911645

2 Dimension of tank
Effictive depth of the tank, h
h
If "D" is the diameter of the tank
Volume of the tank,

400

D
3 Design of section
Maximum hoop tension

=
=

4 - 0.2
3.80 m

D2 h
4
11.60 m

=
=

Area of hoop steel

at base is, Ash

=
=

Bar dia
Spacing
Provide 20 # bars @
Astact
If T is thicness of wall, we have,
ct

w HD
2
227360 N/m height from base

227360
115
1977.043 mm2/m height from base

=
=

20 # bars
159 mm
150 C/C
=
2093.333 mm2

w H D/2
1000 T+(m-1) Ash

Permissible Direct tensile

stress in concrete ct
T
Thickness of wall from
empirical formula, T
T

2.8

72.00429 mm

=
=
=

3H+5
17 cm
170 mm

Spacing of hoop reinforcement near the top can be increased to minimum Ast
Ashmin

Bar dia
Spacing
Maximum spacing

0.30%

510 mm2

=
=
=
=

20 # bars
616 mm
3T
510 mm

Provide 20 # bars @

510 C/C

If the thickness of wall is less than 225 mm reinforcement provided at the center of thickness.
If, however, the thickness is more than 225 mm , half the hoops would have been placed
near the inner face and other half at the outer face (i.e. the spacig of the hoops would have been
doubled)
Spacing of reinforcement

2 m below the wall top

Maximum hoop tension

=
=

Area of hoop steel

at base is, Ash

Bar dia
Spacing
Provide 20 # bars @

w hD
2
113680 N/m

113680
115
988.5217 mm2/m

=
=

20 # bars
318 mm
310 C/C

4 Vertical reinforcement
Distribution and temprecture reinforcement is provided in vertical direction,
Pt
=
0.3 - 0.10 ((T-100)/(450-100))
=
0.28 %
Asv

Bar dia
Spacing
Provide 10 # bars @

=
=

476 mm

10 # bars
165 mm
160 C/C

5 Design of floor tank

Since the tank floor is resting on ground throughout,
150 mm
provide a minimum thickness of =
minimum Pt
minimum Asv
Half reinforcent on each face i.e.

=
=

0.3 %
450 mm2
2
225 mm

in each direction

Bar dia
=
8 # bars
Spacing
=
223 mm
Provide 8 # bars @
220 C/C in both direction , at top and bottom of floor slab.
The floor slab will rest on
75 mm
=
thick layer of lean concrete covered with a layer of tar felt.

# @mmc/c
20# @310c/c
10# @160c/c

20# @150c/c

8# @220c/c both ways-top & bot

INPUT
Tank capacity
Depth of water, H
Free board
Denity of Concrete, Wconc
Denity of Concrete, Wwater
Grade of Concrete, fck

=
=
=
=
=
=

Compressive stress, cbc

Grade of Steel, fy
Tensile stress, st
s
Modular ratio, m
Effective cover

=
=
=
=
=
=

Solution
1 Design constants
k

400
4
0.2
25
9.8
20
M 20
7
415
230
115
13.3
30

Kltr or m
m
m
3

kN/m
3
kN/m
Mpa
Mpa
Mpa
Mpa
Mpa
mm

m cbc
m cbc + sst
0.447381

=
=

1 - k/3
0.850873

=
=

1/2 . cbc . j . k
1.332326

2 Dimension of tank
Effictive depth of the tank, h
h
If "D" is the diameter of the tank
Volume of the tank,

400

=
=

4 - 0.2
3.80 m

D2 h
4
11.60 m

3 Determination of bending moment and hoop tension

Thickness of wall from
empirical formula, T
=
3H+5
=
17 cm
T
=
170 mm
The height above base, upto which cantilever action will be there is given by H/3 or 1 m
which ever is heigher
H/3
=
h
=
1.333 m
Maximum hoop tension at
1.333m level

PH/3

Maximum prerssure at bot

Pbot

=
=

wH

Maximum cantilever B.M.

Mf

=
=

1/2 x Pbot x h x h/3

11609.01 N-m/m

at base is, Ash

=
=

w (H-h) D
2
151592.3 N

39200 N

151592.3
115
1318.194 mm2/m height from base

4 Design of setion for cantilever action

If d is the effective thickness of tank wall,
d

Hence provide T
d

=
=
=
=
=
or
=
=
=

Ast for cantilever bending

Ast

T
Minimum, T

Sqrt(Mf/Ru b)
93.34528 mm
123.3453 mm
130 mm
150 mm
3H+5
170
170 mm
140 mm
Mf
st . j .d
2
847.4313 mm

Bar dia
=
12 # bars
Spacing
=
133 mm
Provide vertical 12 # bars @
130 C/C upto height
1.4 m at inner face
Above this height, Curtail half bars & cotinue remaining half bars upto top
Development length, Ld
. st
=
4 . bd
1380
=
3.2
=
431.25 mm
Hence Ok
5 Design of section for hoops action

Maximum hoops tension

Area of hoop steel
at base is, Ash

151592.28

Ash
Provide Rings on both face
Area of rings in each face

151592.3
115
2
1318.194 mm

659.0969 mm2

at

1.333

Bar dia
=
12 # bars
Spacing
=
172 mm
Provide 12 # bars @
170 C/C upto height
and above this, the spacing may be increased
Astact
=
1329.882 mm2
ct

m height from bottom

1.4 m from bottom

PH/3
1000 x T + (m-1) x Astact

=
Hence

0.813449 N/mm2
Safe

should be less than

2.8 N/mm2

4 Vertical reinforcement
Distribution and temprecture reinforcement is provided in vertical direction,
Pt
=
0.3 - 0.10 ((T-100)/(450-100))
=
0.28 %
Asv

Bar dia
Spacing
Provide 10 # bars @

=
=

2
476 mm

10 # bars
165 mm
160 C/C at

5 Design of floor tank

Since the tank floor is resting on ground throughout,
150 mm
provide a minimum thickness of =
minimum Pt
minimum Asv
Half reinforcent on each face i.e.

=
=

0.3 %
450 mm2
225 mm2

in each direction

Bar dia
=
8 # bars
Spacing
=
223 mm
Provide 8 # bars @
220 C/C in both direction , at top and bottom of floor slab.
The floor slab will rest on
75 mm
=
thick layer of lean concrete covered with a layer of tar felt.

# @mmc/c
12# @170c/c
10# @160c/c

#REF!

8# @220c/c both ways-top & bot

Grade of concrete
Modular Ratio

scbc N/mm2
m scbc
(a) sst =
140
N/mm2
(Fe 250)

kc
jc
Rc
Pc (%)
kc

(b) sst =
190
N/mm2

jc
Rc
Pc (%)

(c ) sst =
230
N/mm2
(Fe 415)

kc
jc
Rc
Pc (%)

(d) sst =
275
N/mm2
(Fe 500)

kc
jc
Rc
Pc (%)

VALUES OF DESIGN CONSTANTS

M-15
M-20
M-25
M-30
18.67
13.33
10.98
9.33
5
7
8.5
10
93.33
93.33
93.33
93.33
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.867
0.867
0.867
0.867
0.867
1.214
1.474
1.734
0.714
1
1.214
1.429
0.329
0.329
0.329
0.329
0.89
0.89
0.89
0.89
0.732
1.025
1.244
1.464
0.433
0.606
0.736
0.866
0.289
0.289
0.289
0.289
0.904
0.904
0.904
0.904
0.653
0.914
1.11
1.306
0.314
0.44
0.534
0.628
0.253
0.253
0.253
0.253
0.916
0.916
0.916
0.914
0.579
0.811
0.985
1.159
0.23
0.322
0.391
0.46

Permi
M-35
8.11
11.5
93.33
0.4
0.867
1.994
1.643
0.329
0.89
1.684
0.997
0.289
0.904
1.502
0.722
0.253
0.916
1.332
0.53

M-40
7.18
13
93.33
0.4
0.867
2.254
1.857
0.329
0.89
1.903
1.127
0.289
0.904
1.698
0.816
0.253
0.916
1.506
0.599

Permissible shear stress Table tv in concrete (IS : 456-2000)

Permissible shear stress in concrete tv N/mm2
bd
M-15
M-20
M-25
M-30
M-35
M-40
< 0.15
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.25
0.22
0.22
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.50
0.29
0.30
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.32
0.75
0.34
0.35
0.36
0.37
0.37
0.38
1.00
0.37
0.39
0.40
0.41
0.42
0.42
1.25
0.40
0.42
0.44
0.45
0.45
0.46
1.50
0.42
0.45
0.46
0.48
0.49
0.49
1.75
0.44
0.47
0.49
0.50
0.52
0.52
2.00
0.44
0.49
0.51
0.53
0.54
0.55
2.25
0.44
0.51
0.53
0.55
0.56
0.57
2.50
0.44
0.51
0.55
0.57
0.58
0.60
2.75
0.44
0.51
0.56
0.58
0.60
0.62
3.00 and above
0.44
0.51
0.57
0.6
0.62
0.63

Grade of concrete
tbd (N / mm2)

Grade of
concrete
M 15
M 20
M 25
M 30
M 35
M 40
M 45
M 50

100As

Per
Grade of
concrete

M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M

10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50

Maximum shear stress tc.max in concrete (IS : 456-2000)

Grade of concrete

tc.max

M-15
1.6

M-20
1.8

M-25
1.9

M-30
2.2

M-35
2.3

Permissib
M-40
2.5

Grade of concrete M

sct.max

Shear stress tc
100As
bd
0.15
0.16
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.2
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.24

0.25
0.26

0.27
0.28

0.29
0.3

0.31
0.32

0.33
0.34

0.35
0.36

0.37
0.38

0.39
0.4

0.41
0.42

0.43
0.44

0.45
0.46

0.47
0.48

0.49
0.5

0.51
0.52

0.53
0.54

0.55
0.56

Reiforcement %

M-20

M-20

0.18
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.23
0.23
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.27
0.27
0.27
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.31
0.31

0.18
0.19
0.2
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.24
0.25
0.26
0.27
0.28
0.29
0.30
0.31
0.32
0.33
0.34
0.35
0.36
0.37
0.38
0.39
0.4
0.41
0.42
0.43
0.44
0.45
0.46
0.46
0.47
0.48
0.49
0.50
0.51

100As
bd
0.15
0.18
0.21
0.24

0.27
0.3
0.32

0.35
0.38

0.41
0.44

0.47
0.5

0.55
0.6

0.65
0.7

0.75
0.82
0.88
0.94

1.00
1.08
1.16
1.25
1.33
1.41
1.50
1.63
1.64
1.75
1.88
2.00
2.13
2.25

0.57
0.58

0.59
0.6

0.61
0.62

0.63
0.64

0.65
0.66

0.67
0.68

0.69
0.7

0.71
0.72

0.73
0.74

0.75
0.76

0.77
0.78

0.79
0.8

0.81
0.82

0.83
0.84

0.85
0.86

0.87
0.88

0.89
0.9

0.91
0.92

0.93
0.94

0.95
0.96

0.97
0.98
0.99

1.00
1.01

1.02
1.03

0.31
0.31
0.31
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.36
0.37
0.37
0.37
0.37
0.37
0.37
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39

1.04
1.05

1.06
1.07

1.08
1.09

1.10
1.11

1.12
1.13

1.14
1.15

1.16
1.17

1.18
1.19

1.20
1.21

1.22
1.23

1.24
1.25
1.26
1.27
1.28
1.29
1.30
1.31
1.32
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.36
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.44
1.45
1.46
1.47
1.48
1.49
1.50

0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.42
0.42
0.42
0.42
0.42
0.42
0.42
0.42
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.44
0.45

1.51
1.52
1.53
1.54
1.55
1.56
1.57
1.58
1.59
1.60
1.61
1.62
1.63
1.64
1.65
1.66
1.67
1.68
1.69
1.70
1.71
1.72
1.73
1.74
1.75
1.76
1.77
1.78
1.79
1.80
1.81
1.82
1.83
1.84
1.85
1.86
1.87
1.88
1.89
1.90
1.91
1.92
1.93
1.94
1.95
1.96
1.97

0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48

1.98
1.99
2.00
2.01
2.02
2.03
2.04
2.05
2.06
2.07
2.08
2.09
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.18
2.19
2.20
2.21
2.22
2.23
2.24
2.25
2.26
2.27
2.28
2.29
2.30
2.31
2.32
2.33
2.34
2.35
2.36
2.37
2.38
2.39
2.40
2.41
2.42
2.43
2.44

0.48
0.48
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.49
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51

2.45
2.46
2.47
2.48
2.49
2.50
2.51
2.52
2.53
2.54
2.55
2.56
2.57
2.58
2.59
2.60
2.61
2.62
2.63
2.64
2.65
2.66
2.67
2.68
2.69
2.70
2.71
2.72
2.73
2.74
2.75
2.76
2.77
2.78
2.79
2.80
2.81
2.82
2.83
2.84
2.85
2.86
2.87
2.88
2.89
2.90
2.91

0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51

2.92
2.93
2.94
2.95
2.96
2.97
2.98
2.99
3.00
3.01
3.02
3.03
3.04
3.05
3.06
3.07
3.08
3.09
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15

0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51

Permissible Bond stress Table tbd in concrete (IS : 456-2000)

M-10
M-15
M-20
M-25
M-30
M-35
M-40
-0.6
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2

M-45
1.3

Development Length in tension

Plain M.S. Bars
kd = L d F
58
44
39
35
32
29
27
25

H.Y.S.D. Bars

tbd (N / mm2)

tbd (N / mm2)

0.6
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

0.96
1.28
1.44
1.6
1.76
1.92
2.08
2.24

kd = L d F
60
45
40
36
33
30
28
26

Permissible stress in concrete (IS : 456-2000)

Permission stress in compression (N/mm2) Permissible stress in bond (Average) for plain
Bending acbc
Direct (acc)
bars in tention (N/mm2)
(N/mm2)
(N/mm2)
in kg/m2
Kg/m2 (N/mm2)
Kg/m2
--3.0
300
2.5
250
0.6
60
5.0
500
4.0
400
0.8
80
7.0
700
5.0
500
0.9
90
8.5
850
6.0
600
1.0
100
10.0
1000
8.0
800
1.1
110
11.5
1150
9.0
900
1.2
120
13.0
1300
10.0
1000
1.3
130
14.5
1450
11.0
1100
140
16.0
12.0
1.4
1600
1200

Permissible direct tensile stress in concrete (IS : 456-2000)

Grade of concrete M

sct.max

10
1.2

15
2.0

20
2.8

25
3.2

30
3.6

35
4.0

40
4.4

M-50
1.4

Axles
4
5
6

Bearings
4
7
8

Bolts
9
10
11