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Storage Tank Foundation Design Guidedoc PDF
Storage Tank Foundation Design Guidedoc PDF
CONTENTS
This practice comprises the following:
Construction Drawing
FOUNDATION TYPES
Types of foundations normally considered as are the following:
Concrete rib beams and mat foundation for cold storage tanks.
Foundation type to be utilized depends on the design requirements, type of tank, tank dimensions, soil and site
conditions, environmental conditions, material availability, local codes, and Client requirements.
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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Assumptions:
The center to center diameter of ring wall is equal to the nominal tank diameter. If not applicable, an alternate
foundation type shall be used.
W=
Bottom Plate Weight = steel x Bottom Plate Thickness x Bottom Plate Area
t.cal =
s =
2 xW
q x H 2 x h x ( c s )
t.min = 300 mm
s 1 x h1 + s 2 x h2
h1 + h2
Where:
The Project Number and Structure Name entered in Project Information will display as a menu header
Note: General Data should be input. This data needs to use for the specific project.
To open the existing project, or create a new project, Click on the New/Open Project from Top
toolbar menu
Or
In case of New project, set all design parameters from the Setting of Constant form.
Export Load Combination before assigning group otherwise they will be deleted.
Click OK button.
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Choose directory to save file, assign file name then click Save button.
The foundation modules in red box shown in above figure are normally used for Storage Tanks. At
the end of this step, we will create the structure as shown below.
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Plan footing dimensions should be in even 2 inch (50 mm) increments. The footing thickness shall be
12 inches (300 mm) minimum and thickened in 4 inch(=100 mm) increments. Size for both footings
should normally be the same.
The footing thickness adequate for embedment of pier or column reinforcement should be checked in
accordance with Building Code. If top tension exists, the footing thickness shall be checked in
accordance with Building Code.
For thin footings with a large concentrated pier moment, the possibility of the moment increasing the
punching shear should be considered similar to the way it would be for slabs (refer to Building Code).
Engineering judgment should be used in deciding when this might be applicable.
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<Footing tab>
<Pier tab>
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Enter values as shown in the Feature form for Footing and Pier.
<Footing tab>
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<Pier tab>
Enter values as shown in the Feature form for Footing and Pier.
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<Footing tab>
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<Pier tab>
Enter values as shown in the Feature form for Footing and Pier. Note that only Grout
Thickness is activated.
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Select from the array types of footing reinforcement layout. Different forms for single and double
layer arrangement are presented.
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Select from the array types of footing reinforcement layout. Different forms for single and double
layer arrangement are presented.
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This function is activated only when the selected type is Pile fdn. in the Assign Foundation Grouping
command. Define pile features first before proceeding to this function in the Setting of Constant
command.
Click OK button.
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Repeat above steps in creating new circular pile array arrangement then click Add Draw to include to defined
pile arrangement.
Assigned load cases can be combined with factors in accordance with a few design methods and
specifications. Mainly applied load combinations are Allowable Strength Load Combination and
Ultimate Load Combination. Combinations by Allowable Strength Design are normally applied with
1.0 factored value.
The purpose of the combinations is to take into account soil bearing capacity, sliding, overturning,
uplift check, and pile capacity check for a pile supported foundation.
Combinations referring to Ultimate Strength Design are used for footing reinforcement, pier design,
one way shear check, and taking different factors for various cases.
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DESIGN LOADS
The following design loads shall be considered for design of the foundations.
This
information is taken from the vessel/exchanger drawings/data sheets. Note that this load condition is
considered only when the exchanger/vessel is to be field-hydrotested. Verify with the Mechanical
Discipline for this condition.
LOAD COMBINATIONS
(g) 1.2 Dt
The load factors shown above are based on ACI 318, except for load combinations (c) and (e), which are
based on the slightly more conservative requirements of IBC 2000. Also, in load combination (g), the
factor of 1.2 is used (instead of 1.4) due to the transient nature of hydrotesting conditions. The load
combinations 0.9D (1.6W or 1.0E), as listed in ACI 318, do not need to be considered since they are
covered by load combinations (b) and (c).
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Wind load is calculated in accordance with ASCE 7-98 (including the directionality factor) and seismic
load is calculated in accordance with IBC 2000 (based on strength-level methods, rather than servicelevel). If wind load is calculated using another code which does not include the wind directionality
factor, the load factors for wind in the various load combinations should be reduced appropriately.
Similarly, for service-level seismic loads based on another code, the seismic load factors should be
increased as appropriate. (See Section R9.2 of ACI 318 for guidance.)
The weight of the foundation and of the soil on top of the foundation shall be included as dead load in all
of these load combinations.
You can actually create new load combinations through the Load Combination button but in this
example, we will use Import command.
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Figure 1: Sample equipment input data for a certain equipment type normally used for Storage Tanks.
The design codes of AFES support ACI318-99, 02, BS 8110, Korean, AIJ-WSD99, CP-65 and IS456
(2000).
Click on the Foundation Analysis/Design button to be able to start analysis and design.
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For through discussion on setting other functions such as General, Temperature and
Shrinkage/Stability, Tank Design, Detail Report Option and Contents, you may refer to help menu.
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Options for BOM take off for active structure and all structures in a project is supported.
From Design menu, select Quantity (BOM) then Take off BOM 3D.
Click OK button.
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From Design menu, select Quantity (BOM) then Take off BOM 3D (All Structure).
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Click OK button.
Check structures to include BOM Take off calculation from the form below.
Click OK button.
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The Export DXF File command is used to export the drawing files made from AFES to other
programs such as AutoCAD and MicroStation. Standard drawings are already set up for various
design codes.
The program will create the DWG or DXF file format and display a construction drawing through a
viewer.
The drawing report consists of the Standards, Layout and Drawing detail including plan and sections
of foundation with reinforcement schedules. You can set from this command the drawing preferences
to be utilized before exporting to AutoCAD.
Click OK button.
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<Tank1>
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<Tank1Block>
<Tank1 Ring>
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Export to PDS
Export to PDMS