DESIGN OF THE WALL OF A WATER TANK SUBJECTED TO BENDING AND DIRECT TE

CRACK CONDITION BY WORKING STRESS METHOD AS PER IS 3370 (Part 2) [ for 1m

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DESIGN OF THE WALL OF A WATER TANK SUBJECTED TO BENDING AND DIRECT TENSION,
CRACK CONDITION BY WORKING STRESS METHOD AS PER IS 3370 (Part 2) [ for 1m long wa
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Grade of Concrete: (M20, M25, M30 or M35) Enter 20, 25, 30 or 35
Permissible bending compression stress of concrete, fcbc
Permissible stress in steel reinforcement : for HYSD bars, fst = 130 , for MS bars,
fst = 115
Modular ratio (m)
k
j
Q
Bending moment (M)
Direct Tension (pull)on the wall (T) [ enter 0, in case, no direct tension]
Trial depth (overall) for no cracking condition of concrete = Sqrt(6*M/(b*fcbt))
Actual overall depth provided (D)
Effective cover to reinforcement
Effective depth available in mm (d)
Eccentricity of reinforcement from centre of wall (D/2-effective cover) (x )
Steel required for bending resistance =
Steel required for direct tension = T/fst
Total steel required a tension side (Ast)
Diameter of bars used
Spacing required
Actual spacing provided
Actual area of steel provided

(M-T*x)/(fst*j*d)

minimum steel for HYSD bars @ 0.12% per face (0.24% overall), for length of the
member less than 15m
Diameter of bars used
Spacing required
Actual spacing provided for minimum steel on the opposite side (Note: This can
also be main steel in case of a UG tank.)
Actual area of minimum steel provided
Checking for stress in concrete
Depth of neutral axis from compression face
Moment of inertia
Calculated stresses in concrete :
Direct Tension, f'ct
Bending Tension, f'cbt
Permissible stresses in concrete for no-crack condition :
Direct Tension, fct
Bending Tension, fcbt
Check (f'ct/fct)+(f'cbt/fcbt) <= 1

AND DIRECT TENSION, FOR NOart 2) [ for 1m long wall]

Value

30

Unit
N/mm2

10

N/mm2

130
9.33
0.418
0.861
1.799
25
10

N/mm2

kNm
kN

274
350
50
300

mm
mm
mm
mm

125

mm

707
77
784
12
144
120
942

mm2
mm2
mm2
mm
mm
mm
mm2

420
12
269

mm2
mm
mm

200
565

mm
mm2

176.08
3768637106.9

mm
mm4

0.03
1.15

N/mm2
N/mm2

1.5
2
0.595

N/mm2
N/mm2
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