DESIGN OF UNDER GROUND WATER TANK (IS 3370)

1. General:
i) Component of Design
1)

Design of Tank Wall

2)

Design of Cover Slab

3)

Design of Base Slab

ii) The Design of walls will be done under two Conditions

1)

Tank Empty, with full earth pressure due to saturated Earth fill

2)

Tank full with water, with no Earth fill outside

The base slab will be designe for uplift pressure and the whole tank is to be tested and the whole tank
is to be tested against floatation.
2. Design Constant:
Grade of concrete fck =

30 N/mm2

Grade of steel fy =

500 N/mm2

Compr stress in concrete, c =

10.0

Tensile stress in steel, t =

275

Modular ratio, m=

9.333

m = 280/3c

Neutral axis depth factor, k =

0.253

k=mc/(mc+t)

Lever arm, j =

0.916

j = 1 - k/3

Factor, R =

1.159

Saturated Soil Density, s

Water Density, w
Dry Soil Density
SBC, qo
Angle of repose,

18 kN/m

R= cjk / 2
3

9.81 kN/m3
8.190 kN/m3
250 kN/m3
30 Degree
0.524 Radian

Active Pressure Coefficients, ka

0.333

3. Under Ground water tank Dimensions

Length, L =

8 m

Width, B =

4.5 m

Height, h =

2.8 m

Free Board, f=

0.5 m

Total Height, H =

3.300

= (1-Sin) / (1+Sin)

3.3

F
4.5

4. Moment and shear Coefficient

Length, L/ Hight,H =

3.000

Width, W/ Hight,H =

2.000

Moment Coeff. From Table-6 (IS 3370)

x/H

Line CD
Mx

Line AB

Line EF

My

Mx

My

Mx

My

1/4

0.035

0.01

-0.008

-0.038

0.025

0.013

1/2

0.057

0.016

-0.012

-0.062

0.043

0.02

3/4

0.051

0.013

-0.011

-0.054

0.041

0.016

Shear Coeff.
Length, L/ Hight,H =
Shear Coeff. At mid point of side Edge
Width, W/ Hight,H =
Shear Coeff. At mid point of side Edge

3.000
176204.142

0.391wH2

2.000
162233.993

0.360wH2

5. Design of Tank wall

1)

Tank Empty, with full earth pressure due to saturated Earth fill
Pa =

41382.000 N/m2

Horizontal Moment, Mh =

My pa H

Vertical Moment, Mv =

Mx pa H3

Max value of Mx at line CD

0.057

Max value of My at line CD

0.016

(Ka*'*H) + (w*H)

Max value of Mx at line AB

-0.012

Max value of My at line AB

-0.062

Max value of Mx at line EF

0.043

Max value of My at line EF

0.020

Max Horizontal Moment at CD =

23794.32 n-m

Max Vertical Moment at CD =

84767.26 n-m

Max Horizontal Moment at AB =

-92202.99 n-m

Max Vertical Moment at AB =

-17845.74 n-m

Max Horizontal Moment at EF=

29742.90 n-m

Max Vertical Moment at EF =

63947.23 n-m

Governing Moment, Mu =

92202.99 n-m

Governing Shear, Vu =
Let Thikness of wall =

176204.14
300

mm

The Criterion for the safe design= (cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct)<1

cbt' = Bending tensile stress in concrete =
1.02 N/mm2

Mu/bt2

cbt = Permissible Bending tensile stress in concrete =

2

N/mm2

ct' = Direct tensile stress in concrete =

0.59 N/mm2

Vu/bt

ct = Permissible Direct tensile stress in concrete =

1.5

(cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct) =

N/mm2
0.90

Hence Safe
2)

Tank full with water, with no Earth fill outside

Shear Coeff.
Length, L/ Hight,H =
Shear Coeff. At mid point of side Edge
Width, W/ Hight,H =

3.000
137843.910
2.000

0.391wH2

Shear Coeff. At mid point of side Edge

126915.109

0.360wH2

Pa =

32373.000 N/m2

Horizontal Moment, Mh =

My pa H

Vertical Moment, Mv =

Mx pa H3

Max Horizontal Moment at CD =

18614.22 n-m

Max Vertical Moment at CD =

66313.14 n-m

Max Horizontal Moment at AB =

-72130.09 n-m

Max Vertical Moment at AB =

-13960.66 n-m

Max Horizontal Moment at EF=

23267.77 n-m

Max Vertical Moment at EF =

50025.71 n-m

Governing Moment, Mu =

72130.09 n-m

Governing Shear, Vu =
Let Thikness of wall =

w'*H

137843.91
300

mm

The Criterion for the safe design= (cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct)<1

cbt' = Bending tensile stress in concrete =
0.80 N/mm2

Mu/bt2

cbt = Permissible Bending tensile stress in concrete =

2

N/mm2

ct' = Direct tensile stress in concrete =

0.46 N/mm2
ct = Permissible Direct tensile stress in concrete =
1.5

(cbt'/cbt)+(ct'/ct) =

N/mm2
0.71

Hence Safe

Vu/bt