ELEVATED WATER TANK DESIGN

LOCATION : STA ROSA LAGUNA

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER RMDELAPEÑA
PRC # : 77097 DATE : 4/1/2021
PTR # : 9498491 C

5.00 m
0.80 m

WATER
WATER TANK
TANK
2.00 m
0.80 m
10.97 m

Water Tank Capacity = 360 U.S. Gallons

FOR SEISMIC ANALYSIS

Z = Seismic Zone Factor = 0.4 Zone IV

I = Importance Factor
Rw = Numerical Coefficient
S = Site Coefficient for soil
Ct = for steel
hn = height
= 1.0 Standard Occupancy Structure
= 3.0 Tanks,Vessels&Pressured Spheres
= 1.5 A soil profile 12 m or more in depth and containing more
than 6 m of soil to medium stiff clay but not more than
12 m of soft soil
= 0.085
= 6 m ; height of water tank

FOR WIND LOAD ANALYSIS

Ce = combined height,exposure & gust factor = 1.45

Cq = pressure coefficient for strucutre = 0.8
qs = wind pressure = 1500 Pa
I = Importance Factor = 1.0 Standard Occupancy Structure

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CALCULATIONS
1.0 SIESMIC ANALYSIS
Weight of water = 13.363018 kN
Weight of Steel = 4.0089055 kN ( Assume 30% of weight of water )
WDL = 17.371924 kN
Period of vibration
Z*I*C*WDL 1.25*S T = Ct*hn3/4
V= C=
Rw T2/3
C= 3.9596 T= 0.3259
V = 6.3697053 kN use C = 2.7500 max

2.0 WIND LOAD ANALYSIS

P = Ce*Cq*qs*I
P= 1740 Pa

Tank Wind Pressure Area; A = 1.42 m2

Wind Pressure ; F = P*A = 2470.8 N
F= 2.4708 kN

GOVERNING FORCE ; Fg 6.3697053 kN >>>> Seismic governs !

Moment ; M = Fg*hn = 38.218232 kN-m

Nc = 6 Number of Columns
q= 60 degrees

V C.M.

Z
an

1.00

a= 0.500 m <<<< horizontal distance of column to C.M.

Assuming Area of one column = 1 square unit
M*C1 ; C1 = 1 m
f=
I
I = SA*d2 = n1*d12 + n2*d22

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 n1 = 4.00 number of columns in diagonal
n2 = 2.00 number of columns @ Z axis f f'
d1 = 0.500 m
d2 = 1 m
I= 3 m4

f= 12.739 kN

c = 6.15

b= 6

f' f +(WDL/Nc)
=
c b
a= 1.35
f= 16.0256 kN
Design Load ;f'des. = 0.75*f'
Design Load ;f'des. = 12.019 kN
Hey you:
Relied on AISC book. M
Unsupported length = b/3 = 2.000 m insert design calculation
6.562 ft axial cap.
Therefore Adopt ; W4 X 13
Allowable Load As Per AISC = 133.434 kN > 12.019 kN
Safe !

STRUT DESIGN

2*V*sin(an) an = Angle between line of action of V(seismic or

HS =
Nc wind whichever governs ) and normal to
horizontal projection of bracing rod being
considered
Nc = Number of columns
HS = Strut Force; kN
Y

Z
an an = 90.00 degrees

HS = 2.1232351 kN
Design Load ;HSdesign = 0.75*Hs 1.592 kN

Therefore adopt ; 2 L 3 x 3 x 3/8

Allowable Load As Per AISC = 250 kN > 1.592 O.K.!

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DESIGN OF DIAGONAL ROD

HS b = 56
TDR =
Cos(b)
TDR = 2.848 kN

Adopt diagonal rod with diameter = 16 mm Capacity = 600 kN

FOR GUSSET PLATE ; Adopt 10 mm thick (3/8")

DESIGN OF TIE BEAM

Shear force ; Vf = 1.062 kN
flexure ; Mu = 2.359 kN-m

TIE BEAM

Using 6 25 mm diameter reinforcement

d= 0.425 m b= 0.350 m
r= As/bd f= 0.9
r= 0.0198 < r max = 0.023 O.K.!
Capacity
Mu = 262.410 kN-m > 2.359 kN-m O.K. !

6 - 25 mm f top bars

10 mm stirrups spaced @ 1 @ 50,

4 @ 100, 4 @ 200 rest @ 300 mm O.C.
600 mm

6 - 25 mm f bottom bars

350 mm

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DESIGN OF BASE PLATE

Using 350 x 350 base plate

Design Load ; P= 12.02 kN f = P/Ag = 0.098 N/mm2
m= 140 mm
n= 110 mm
M= 594 N-m

6*M
t=
0.90(248)

t= 3.995 mm
Adopt 350 x 350 x 35 mm thick base plate
DESIGN TANK PLATES
1.0 ROOF
Live Load = 20 Psf
Dead Load = 10 Psf ; Plates & Accessories
Wtotal = 30 Psf

t = 0.00071*C*D Wtotal t = 0.0766 in

t = 1.9139 mm
C= 1.2 say t = 6.0 mm thick
D= 16.405 ft

2.0 SHELL

fy = 300 MPa f = 0.60*fy

fy = 43000 Psi f = 25800 Psi

2.60*h*D t = 0.0542 in
t=
f*E t= 1.356 mm
say t = 6.0 mm thick

3.0 BOOTOM PLATES @ SPRING LINE

g*R*(h'/2 + R/3) R= 2.50 m

t=
f*E h' = 2.80 m

t= 0.1077 in t= 2.691 mm
say t = 8.0 mm thick

4.0 BOOTOM PLATES @ BOTTOM

g*H*R H= 3.6 m
t=
2*f*E R= 2.5

t= 0.117 t= 2.929 mm
say t = 8.0 mm thick + 6 mm thick double plate
t = 14 mm thick

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 5.00 m

0.80 m
6 mm thick plate

2.0 m
3.60 m

6 mm thick plate
0.80 m

8 mm thick plate

6 mm thick plate
DESIGN CIRCUMFERENTIAL RING ( ROOF LEVEL )
Required
Area = 16[ (troof)2 + ( tshell )2]
Area = 88.029 mm2
Adopt ; L 1 x 1 1/8 Area = 146.25 mm2 O.K.!

DESIGN CIRCUMFERENTIAL RING ( SHELL & BOTTOM )

Required
Area = 16[ (tshell)2 + ( tbottom )2]
Area = 253.175 mm2
Adopt ; Channel ; [ 4 x 5.4 Area = 993.75 O.K.!

DESIGN OF BALCONY JOIST

WTOTAL = 115.00 Psf say 1 ft. strip

width of balcony = 0.800 m
= 2.6248 ft

M = WTOTAL*width of balcony /2
2

M = 396.151 lb-ft
M S= 0.220 in3
S=
Fb Fb = 0.60*fy ; fy = 36000

Adopt L ; 2 x 2 x 1/4 S= 0.247 in3 O.K.!

Spaced @ 0.150 m o.c.

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DESIGN OF ANCHOR BOLTS

P P
5.00 m
V
P= 2.90 kN
V = 1.5924263 kN

10.97

A B
0.5135 5.5135
RA RB
6.027 m

MB = 0 Design Uplift = 0.75*RB

RA = 0.003 kN Design Uplift = 4.345 kN
MA = 0
RB = 5.794 kN

Required Area = 35.11372 mm2

Use 8 - 28 mm f Area = 4926.0173 mm2 O.K.!

Embedment = 800 mm Total length = 1000 mm

Nut

Washer - 5 mm thick

1000 mm

28 mm f Anchor Bolt
fy = 275 MPa

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DESIGN OF FOOTING

P= 152.171 kN

Square Footing

400 mm

2500 mm

q= 75 kPa
f'c = 21 MPa
fy = 275 MPa

CHECK SOIL PRESSURE

P
q=
A
q= 24.35 kPa < 75 Sufficient!

CHECK PUNCHING SHEAR

Pu = 213.04 kN factored load
Net upward soil pressure = 34.086 kPa

Critical Section for Punching Shear

2500

168

900
2500

168

900
168 168

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 Vu = Pu - Net upward soil pressure*Ap ; Ap = Area for punching
Ap = 1.528 m2
Vu = 160.97 kN bod = 1.2096 m2
f= 0.85
Vu
Vp =
f*bod Allowable Punching Stress
Vp = 156.558 kPa f'c
Va =
Vp < Va 3
O.K. ! Va = 1.528 MPa
Va = 1527.5252 kPa
CHECK FOR BEAM SHEAR
2500

464

900
2500

336 900

Vu = Netupward Soil Pressure*(Area for beam Shear)

Vu = 39.540 kN

Vu v= 55.378 kPa
v=
f*b*d
Allowable Shearing Stress
f'c va = 0.764 MPa
va =
6 va = 763.763 kPa
v < va O.K.!

FLEXURE DESIGN
2500

2500 900

800 900

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 P= 152.171 kN

n = 800

400

2500

Mu = Netupward Soil Pressure*(b*n2/2)

Mu = 27.269 kN-m

Provide 10 28 mm f reinforcement

As r= 0.00733 1.4
r = b*d rmin = fy
rmin = 0.00509 O.K.!

Mu_cap = 120.76463 kN-m > 27.269 kN-m

Therefore Adopt ; 10 - 28 mm f reinforcement each way

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Hey you:
Relied on AISC book. Must
insert design calculation
axial cap.

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