Document No UH000_01863_MPE-A1

Revision 02
Date 30-Dec-20

1.0 Stability Check for Rain Water Tank-for wall 8.7m

Case 1: Inside Tank Full with Soil outside and surcharge (neglecting lateral earth pressure)
Width of wall at the base tb = 0.95 m
Width of wall at the top tt= 0.25 m
Width of footing near water face L1 = 4 m
Width of footing near soil face L2 = 4 m
Total Height of wall (H1) = 8.7 m
Height of straight portion of wall (H2) = 0 m
Height of taper portion of wall (H4) = 8.7 m
Depth of footing below the GL (H3) = 9.8 m
Thickness of footing at the water edge (t1) = 1.1 m
Thickness of footing at soil edge (t2) = 1.1 m
Thickness of footing at face of wall (t3) = 1.1 m

Thickness of screed inside the sump = 0 m

Base width, b = 8.95 m

Net safe bearing capacity of soil = 300 kN/m2

Gross safe bearing capacity of soil at 6.75m below FGL= 421.5 kN/m2

GL 0.25

w2 W1
WL

8.7
W5 W4

1.1 1.1

a 4 0.95 4 c

Dist. from
S.No Length(m) Breadth(m) Depth(m) Dens. Tri/Rec Load(kN) origin(m) Moment(kN-m)

W1 1 0.25 8.7 25 54.38 4.83 262.63 wall (straight)

W2 1 0.7 8.7 25 1 76.13 4.47 340.28 wall (triangular)

W3 1 0.95 1.1 25 26.13 4.475 116.91 foot below wall

W3 1 4 1.1 25 110.00 6.95 764.50 foot at water edge

W3 1 4 1.1 25 110.00 2 220.00 foot at soil edge

W4 1 4 5.9 10 236.00 6.95 1640.20 water on the foot

0 4 0.075 24 0.00 6.95 0.00 screed on the foot

W5 1 4 8.7 18 626.40 2 1252.80 soil on the foot

W5 1 0.7 8.7 18 1 54.81 4.23 231.85 soil on the foot

 1 4 1 10 40.00 2 80.00 surcharge
column with cover slab
1 1 1 1 38.73 8.35 323.41 reaction

1 1 1 1 36.13 6.65 240.23 Top cover slab load

P= 1408.69 RM = 5472.81
Stability against Overturning and Tension
Over Turning Moment acting at the base = 892.93 kN-m

x = (RM-OTM)/P 3.25 m
Eccentricity, e = (b/2)-x 1.224 m

b\6 = 1.492 m

Check for Tension = Safe in Tension (e<b/6)

Factor of safety against oerturning = (RM)/(OTM) = 6.13 Overturning Check satisfied (>1.5)
Length of footing in contact with soil = 3x(b/2-e) = 8.95 m

Length of footing not in contact with soil = b-3x(b/2-e) = 0 m

% Loss of contact = 0 % SAFE (<25%)

Soil pressure at footing base
Max. pressure at the base = (P/A+6Pe/b2) = 286.53 kN/m2 SAFE

Min pressure at the base = (P/A-6Pe/b ) =

2
28.26 kN/m 2

Stability against sliding

Sliding Force, H = 255.81 kN-m

Resisting Force, F 0.6x1408.691875 = 845.22 kN-m

Factor of safety against sliding=F/H 3.304 Stability Check satisfied (>1.5)

 Document No UH000_01863_MPE-A1
Revision 02
Date 30-Dec-20

2.0 Stability Check for Rain Water Tank-for wall 8.7m

Case 2: Inside Tank Full with no Soil outside
Width of wall at the base tb = 0.95 m
Width of wall at the top tt= 0.25 m
Width of footing near water face L1 = 4 m
Width of footing near soil face L2 = 4 m
Total Height of wall (H1) = 8.7 m
Height of straight portion of wall (H2) = 0 m
Height of taper portion of wall (H4) = 8.7 m
Depth of footing below the GL (H3) = 9.8 m
Thickness of footing at the water edge (t1) = 1.1 m
Thickness of footing at soil edge (t2) = 1.1 m
Thickness of footing at face of wall (t3) = 1.1

Thickness of screed inside the sump = 0

Base width, b = 8.95 m

Net safe bearing capacity of soil = 300 kN/m2

Gross safe bearing capacity of soil = 421.5 kN/m2

GL 0.25

w2 W1
WL

8.7

W5 W4

1.1 1.1

a 4 0.95 4 c

Dist. from
S.No Length(m) Breadth(m) Depth(m) Dens. Tri/Rec Load(Kn) origin a(m) Moment(kn-m)

W1 1 0.25 8.7 25 54.38 4.83 262.63 wall (straight)

W2 1 0.7 8.7 25 1 76.13 4.47 340.28 wall (triangular)

W3 1 0.95 1.1 25 26.13 4.475 116.91 foot below wall

W3 1 4 1.1 25 110.00 6.95 764.50 foot at water edge

W3 1 4 1.1 25 110.00 2 220.00 foot at soil edge

W4 1 4 5 10 200.00 6.95 1390.00 water on the foot

1 4 0.075 24 7.20 6.95 50.04 screed on the foot
column with cover
1 1 1 1 38.73 8.35 323.41 slab reaction

1 1 1 1 36.13 6.65 240.23 Top cover slab load

P= 658.68 RM = 3708.00
Stability against Overturning and Tension
Over Turning Moment acting at the base = 208.33 kN-m

x = (RM-OTM)/P 5.31 m

Eccentricity, e = (b/2)-x 0.838 m

b\6 = 1.492 m

Check for Tension = Safe in Tension (e<b/6)

Factor of safety against oerturning = (RM)/(OTM) = 17.80 Overturning Check satisfied (>1.5)

Length of footing in contact with soil = 3x(b/2-e) = 8.95 m

Length of footing not in contact with soil = b-3x(b/2-e) = 0 m

% Loss of contact = 0 % SAFE (<25%)

Soil pressure at footing base
Max. pressure at the base = (P/A+6Pe/b2) = 114.95 kN/m2 SAFE

Min pressure at the base = (P/A-6Pe/b2) = 32.24 kN/m2

Stability against sliding
Sliding Force, H = 253.51 kN-m

Resisting Force, F 0.6x658.681875 = 395.21 kN-m

Factor of safety against sliding=F/H 1.560 Stability Check satisfied (>1.5)

 Document No UH000_01863_MPE-A1
Revision 02
Date 30-Dec-20

3.0 Stability Check for Rain Water Tank-for wall 8.7m

Case 3: Inside Tank Empty with Soil outside (lateral earth pressure with surcharge):
Width of wall at the base tb = 0.95 m
Width of wall at the top tt= 0.25 m
Width of footing near water face L1 = 4m
Width of footing near soil face L2 = 4m
Total Height of wall (H1) = 8.7 m
Height of straight portion of wall (H2) = 0m
Height of taper portion of wall (H4) = 8.7 m
Depth of footing below the GL (H3) = 9.8 m
Thickness of footing at the water edge (t1) = 1.1 m
Thickness of footing at soil edge (t2) = 1.1 m
Thickness of footing at face of wall (t3) = 1.1 m
Thickness of screed inside the sump = 0m

Base width, b = 8.95 m

Net safe bearing capacity of soil = 300 kN/m2

Gross safe bearing capacity of soil = 421.5 kN/m2

GL 0.25

w2 W1
WL

8.7

W5 W4

1.1 1.1

a 4 0.95 4 c

Dist. from
origin
S.No Length(m) Breadth(m) Depth(m) Dens. Tri/Rec Load(kN) c(m) Moment(kN-m)
W1 1 0.25 8.7 25 54.38 4.125 224.30 wall (straight)

W2 1 0.7 8.7 25 1 76.13 4.483 341.27 wall (triangular)

W3 1 0.95 1.1 25 26.13 4.475 116.91 foot below wall

W3 1 4 1.1 25 110.00 2 220.00 foot at water edge

W3 1 4 1.1 25 110.00 6.95 764.50 foot at soil edge

1 4 0.075 24 7.20 2 14.40 screed on the foot

W5 1 4 8.7 18 626.40 6.95 4353.48 soil on the foot

W5 1 0.7 8.7 18 1 54.81 4.717 258.54 soil on the foot

1 4 1 10 40.00 6.95 278.00 surcharge

column with cover
1 1 1 1 38.73 8.35 323.41 slab reaction

1 1 1 1 36.13 6.65 240.23 Top cover slab load

P= 1179.89 RM = 7135.04
Stability against Overturning and Tension
Over Turning Moment acting at the base = 1101.26 kN-m

x = (RM-OTM)/P 5.11 m
Eccentricity, e = (b/2)-x 0.639 m

b\6 = 1.492 m

Check for Tension = Safe in Tension (e<b/6)

Factor of safety against oerturning = (RM)/(OTM) = 6.48 Overturning Check satisfied (>1.5)

Length of footing in contact with soil = 3x(b/2-e) = 8.95 m

Length of footing not in contact with soil = b-3x(b/2-e) = 0m

% Loss of contact = 0% SAFE (<25%)
Soil pressure at footing base
Max. pressure at the base = (P/A+6Pe/b2) = 188.29 kN/m2 SAFE
Min pressure at the base = (P/A-6Pe/b2) = 75.37 kN/m2
Stability against sliding
Sliding Force, H = 255.8139 kN-m

Resisting Force, F 0.6x54.81 = 707.9351 kN-m

Factor of safety against sliding=F/H 2.767383 Stability Check satisfied (>1.5)