DESIGN OF THE WALL OF A WATER TANK SUBJECTED TO BENDING AND DIRECT TENSION, FOR NO-CRACK

CONDITION BY WORKING STRESS METHOD AS PER IS 3370 (Part 2) [ for 1m long wall]
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Sl No. Item Value
1 Grade of Concrete: (M20, M25, M30 or M35) Enter 20, 25, 30 or 35 25
2 Permissible bending compression stress of concrete, fcbc 8.5

3 Permissible stress in steel reinforcement : for HYSD bars, fst = 130 , for MS bars,
fst = 115 130
4 Modular ratio (m) 10.98
5 k 0.418
6 j 0.861
7 Q 1.53
8 Bending moment (M) 25
9 Direct Tension (pull)on the wall (T) [ enter 0, in case, no direct tension] 10

10
Trial depth (overall) for no cracking condition of concrete = Sqrt(6*M/(b*fcbt)) 289
11 Actual overall depth provided (D) 350
12 Effective cover to reinforcement 50
13 Effective depth available in mm (d) 300
14 Eccentricity of reinforcement from centre of wall (D/2-effective cover) (x ) 125
15 Steel required for bending resistance = (M-T*x)/(fst*j*d) 707
16 Steel required for direct tension = T/fst 77
17 Total steel required a tension side (Ast) 784
18 Diameter of bars used 12
19 Spacing required 144
20 Actual spacing provided 120
21 Actual area of steel provided 942

22 minimum steel for HYSD bars @ 0.12% per face (0.24% overall), for length of the
member less than 15m 420
23 Diameter of bars used 12
25 Spacing required 269

25 Actual spacing provided for minimum steel on the opposite side (Note: This can
also be main steel in case of a UG tank.) 200
26 Actual area of minimum steel provided 565
27 Checking for stress in concrete
28 Depth of neutral axis from compression face 176.29
29 Moment of inertia 3807308549
30 Calculated stresses in concrete :
31 Direct Tension, f'ct 0.03
32 Bending Tension, f'cbt 1.14
33 Permissible stresses in concrete for no-crack condition :
34 Direct Tension, fct 1.3
35 Bending Tension, fcbt 1.8
36 Check (f'ct/fct)+(f'cbt/fcbt) <= 1 0.656
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