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Design of Pressed Steel Tank
Design of Pressed Steel Tank
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Step 1: Dimensioning of tank:
Æ Dimensioning of tank is done in such a way that it fulfils the capacity criteria.
Æ You can use only pressed plate of size 1.25X1.25 m, so length breadth and height should (n
X1.25m )where n is no. Of plate.
Æ Commonly two cases arises:
1. 2,5,5 plates along HLB respectively
2. 2,6,6 plates along HLB respectively
Æ Thickness of plate of tank may be either 5mm or 6mm depending on height of tank and tier
(For 2 plate one can say that bottom layer of plate is bottom tier and other will be top tier)
Æ From IS 804:1967 clause : 6.3 and table 5, thickness of plates can be taken
Æ As it is known that water will exerts the force in outside direction so it may be counteract by
providing stay inside the tank.
15.328
C 30.656
#Force In stay#
Æ Calculation:
∑ Above figure shows pressure distribution diagram;
Pressure on each unit of plate for 1.25m width:
At 1.25m below top = 9.81X1.25X1.25 = 15.328kN/m2
At 2.50m below top = 9.81X2.50X1.25 = 30.656kN/m2
∑ Reaction:
For top plate-
P1= area of top pressure distribution diagram = .5X15.328X1.25= 9.58kN
Referring to diagram
R1X 1.25= 9.58X 1.25/2
R1= 3.19kN
R1’= 9.58-3.19 = 6.39kN
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Y=
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( . . ) .
=
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= 0.556m
. .
R2’ X1.25= 28.74X0.556
R2’=12.78kN
∑ Force in stay:
See the diagram—
F1cos45 = 3.19
So F1= 4.512Kn
F2cos45= 19.17kN
F2= 27.11kN
∑ Design of stay—
Provide 30mm wide X 6mm thick mild steel flats for top stay.
60mm wide X 6mm thick flat
Again loading
Loading:
∑ Design:
Æ Determine from above analysis maximum Moment.
Æ These beams are laterally unsupported and take effective length =4X1.25 = 5m
Æ For trial section assume σb= 165N/mm2
Æ Calculate Z =(M/σb)
Æ Provide any I section
Æ Determine its all property from steel table
Æ Cross beams are provides under longitudinal beams hence it carry’s all the reaction forces
due to longitudinal beam.
Æ R1=R7; R2=R6; R3=R5; R4 ... These all are calculated in previous steps.
Æ Calculate moment and reaction
Æ Design the beam by using same method as discussed in previous step.
Reference:
Harsh Mahajan
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