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Tank Foundation Design Procedure
Tank Foundation Design Procedure
AFES Modules
Suggested conditions for Tank Foundation Type is as below.
Earth Foundations
Foundation
Type
Conditions
to be
considered
self-supported
roofs
impose
Advantage
positioned on it
pattern
limitations
Dis-
advantage
ringwall foundation
Application
All Tanks
(Design
Basis to be
applied)
Table 1-1 Tank Foundation Design Guide
Notes
Regions of low seismicity or in seismic areas where the tank diameter to height ratio is such that there is no uplift of the tank shell or small sloshing effect.
The magnitude of lateral forces, overturning moments, and associated hydrodynamic mass be determined to assess their impact on tank shell and foundation
design
A concrete leveling ring can be used under the tank shell in the gravel ring wall foundation. This leveling ring is 200mm deep by 300mm wide unreinforced
concrete whose primary function is to provide a stable level base upon which the fabricator can build the tank shell wall. Additional advantages of the leveling
ring are to distribute concentrated shell loads on to the gravel ring wall and minimize edge settlement under seismic condition
Start
Choose Project
Create Structure
IF Pile Foundation,
Array Pile Data
Structural
Calculation sheets
Take Off
Bill of Materials
Generate
Construction Drawing
END
Generate 3D
Modeling Data
1. Click New/Open Project to generate Tank Foundation in Toolbar icon Menu. Choose Project that
you want to work on in Project Dialog Window.
Ex) This is example of choosing KCI_MKS Project.
2. Click Create New Structure Icon to input Structure Name in Toolbar Icon Menu.
Add : Input Structure Name in New Structure Name dialog, then OK command button.
3. Click Geometry Data Icon in Toolbar Icon Menu, then you can see Geometry : Foundation Location
Plan (Node Data) Dialog.
Input the coordinates of Tank Foundation, then click Add command button. Input Tank Foundation,
and click Save Command button.
Note) Choose Foundation or Spread Row that you want to edit, then click Delete to delete Node.
EX) Make a Node to locate Tank Foundation by clicking Add. Input coordinates and click Save
command button.
4. Click Assign Foundation Grouping Icon in Toolbar Icon Menu. The Structure Group Dialog as
below is shown. There are four types of Foundation as below.
different foundation.
Choose Node to assign from Using node list Click > and Save to specify
Foundation Module.
Foundation Module.
Foundation using the information of Soil Name, which is input in Bearing Capacity of Soil Tab of Setting
of Constant Dialog.
This is Input Box when you want to design Footing by Element. (You do not need to choose currently.)
Choose Footing Shape as a Circle.
Input Footing Diameter.
Input Height of Footing.
Input Lean Concrete and Crushed Stone Thickness.
Input Soil Height. (Standard of Footing Top: Upward +, Downward -)
Input a projecting part of Dimension of Lean Concrete and Crushed Stone to horizontal direction.
(Standard of Footing Edge.) Click Save Command Button to save Data.
Input Grout.
Move the Pier with eccentricity by inputting in Offset X/Y Direction.
Click Save Command Button to save Data.
Most of steps are same as Type 1. Click Save Command Button to save Data.
9. Choose Foundation in Group Combo Box. Click Feature Data (Dimension) Icon in Toolbar Icon
Menu, then Reinforcement Input Dialog as below is shown.
Tie Array, Spiral Array (Tie Bar) is only used for PM Diagram Analysis of Pier.
It does not apply to Ring Wall Pier.
Choose Top Tie Bar Size, and input Spacing.
The Bar shape of Ring Wall Pier is
The shape of Side Bar is
Input Information of reinforcing bar in Pier Tap for Ring Wall Footing.
Click Generation (New) command button, then the picture below is shown.
Choose Circle or Rectangular for Pile Array.
Below is example of Circle Array.
Decide how many Circles are needed to arrange Pile. Choose 3 Circle Arrays.
Diameter of the first Pile Circle is 1200 mm. Arrange 3 piles with 60 Start Angle.
Diameter of the second Pile Circle is 3000 mm. Arrange 6 piles with 30 Start Angle.
Diameter of the third Pile Circle is 4000 mm. Arrange 10 piles with 120 Start Angle.
Choose Base Point when you arrange Pile. (Example of arranging Piles based on Footing Center.) Refer
to the picture for more input information.
Input Pile Data, and click Save Command Button.
11. Choose Foundation to input Anchor Bolt/Box Data in Combo Box. Layout of Anchor Bolts Dialog
is shown when clicking Anchor Bolts/Box Data Icon in Toolbar Icon Menu.
Layout of Anchor Bolts is information for drawing. AFES program does not examine Anchor Bolt.
12. Choose Foundation to input Equipment Data in Combo Box. Click Equipment Data Icon in
Toolbar Icon, then Equipment Assign Dialog is shown.
To input specific information of Equipment, you have to input Equipment Name & Type.
Choose Equipment Node in Spread Sheet, and input Equipment Name.
Click Save Command Button in Toolbar Icon, and assign Equipment to Large Storage Tank.
Note) Tank1 Type assigns automatically the Equipment Type as Large Storage Tank.
Click delete to delete Assigned Equipment.
Click Input Icon in Toolbar Icon Menu after Equipment Assign, the dialog below is shown.
Chose Equipment Type. The shape of Tank is changed according to Type.
Input Equipment Diameter. Input Default Data as Pier to Pier Center value in AFES.
Input Equipment Shell/ Insulation/Fire Proofing Thickness.
Input an Equipment Height & Bottom Plate Height.
Input Equipment Empty, Operation, and Test Weight.
Input Internal Friction Angle of Soil.
Input a Filling Material Name, Unit weight, and Thickness for Ring Wall.
Note) Thickness1 + Thickness 2 of Ring Wall should be same as Pier Height.
Input a Data for Sump Pit.
To save Data, click Save button.
13. Choose Foundation to input Load Case/ Combination in Combo Box. Click Load
Case/Combination Icon in Toolbar Icon Menu, then Loads & Combination Dialog is shown.
The default load cases for a tank foundation that AFES generates are as follows:
a)
Operating
b) Empty(=Erection)
c)
Test
d) X Wind
e)
Y Wind
f)
X Earthquake
g) Y Earthquake
The default allowable or unfactored load combinations for a tank foundation generated by AFES depend
on the concrete design code selected. For eg if ACI code is selected, the combinations are as follows:
a)
DL + Oper
b) DL + Oper + X Wind
c)
DL + Oper + Y Wind
d) DL + Oper + X EQ
e)
DL + Oper + Y EQ
f)
DL + Empty(=Erec)
g) DL + Empty(=Erec) + X Wind
h) DL + Empty(=Erec) + Y Wind
i)
DL + Empty(=Erec) + X EQ
j)
DL + Empty(=Erec) + Y EQ
k) DL + Test
The default ultimate or factored load combinations for a tank1 foundation generated by AFES depend on
the concrete design code selected. For eg if ACI 318 - 1999 is selected, the combinations are as follows:
a) 1.4DL + 1.4Oper
b) 1.05DL + 1.05Oper + 1.275 X Wind
c) 0.9DL + 0.9Oper + 1.3 X Wind
d) 1.05DL +1.05Oper + 1.275 Y Wind
e) 0.9DL + 0.9Oper + 1.3 Y Wind
f) 1.05DL + 1.05Oper + 1.403 X EQ
g) 0.9DL + 0.9Oper + 1.43 X EQ
h) 1.05DL + 1.05Oper + 1.403 Y EQ
i) 0.9DL + 0.9Oper + 1.43 X EQ
j) 1.4DL + 1.4Empty(=Erec)
k) 1.05DL + 1.05Empty(=Erec) + 1.275 X Wind
l) 0.9DL + 0.9Empty(=Erec) + 1.3 X Wind
m) 1.05DL + 1.05Empty(=Erec) + 1.275 Y Wind
Note) 1. Input Load Case Name & Load Case Value in Load Case Window, and make a
Load Combination in Load Combination Window.
2. Make Load Combination using Import Function in Load Combination Window,
and go to Load Case Window, then Load Case is automatically input.
After following 1 or 2 steps above, input Load Case Value for each pier.
Default Load Combination in AFES has the function that can design Tank Foundation by importing
Vessel_Load_comb_1.txt file in Data Directory.
Axial Loads (Fz), Shear Loads (Fx, Fy), Moment(Mx, My, Mz)
Axial Loads are negative downwards. Shear are positive if applied in the positive direction of X and Y Axis.
Moments Mx are positive if applied in the counter-clockwise direction about the positive (+X) axis.
Moments My are positive if applied in the clockwise direction about the positive (+Y) Axis.
f) To add Load Case, click Edit node list, choose Unassigned Load Case and Load
case, then click Save Command Button.
g) To delete Load Case, choose Load Case and click Remove Command Button.
h) To input Load Case value, choose Load Case and input values in Spread Sheet, then
click Save Command Button.
Note) SW : Default Load Case of AFES is SELF WEIGHT. Fy (=-1) means that automatically calculate
Foundation Self Weight to the direction of Vertical Downward.
Summary Sheets of calculation sheet is as below. You can save as PDF File Format in any
Directory.
Click Show Detail Report Command Button to see detailed calculation sheet.
To design a Ring Wall Pier, choose Footing in Footing List and Pier in Pier List, then click Calculation
(One) Command Button.
Detail Report Tab is activated, and Design Result of Ring Wall is displayed.
Click Calculation (All) Command Button to design multiple Ring Wall. Detail Report Tab is
activated, and Design Result of Ring Wall is displayed.
AFES interfaces directly with AutoCAD, and MicroStation to create a construction drawing.
Click Export DXF File Icon in Toolbar Menu to generate construction drawing.
Click Option Command Button to adjust Parameters for Drawing Generation.
Click OK Command Button to generate drawing.
AFES provides the viewer below. AFES automatically save drawings in Directory/ DxfData/ Project No.
Standard Tab is the value used for construction drawing.
Layout Tab is plan drawing of foundation location
The rest of Tabs are Foundation Detail Drawing.
7. 3D Modeling Data
Refer to PDS_PDMS_User_Manual_English.pdf Manual for 3D Modeling Data generation. .