weight of water = 10900 kg - 900 kg = 10,000 kg

(due to side wall and

Load case 1) tank cover)
due to weight of water and base transferring through
load case 2) base frame beam crossing main beam
Load case 3) UDL due to weight of water and base transferring through base frame beam
over over plat form beam

selfweight of addfig. showing

tank base frame and
platform beam

GRP WEIGHT
per sq. m

Material weight
for bottom
surface

b
 b

(Since peripheral beams are

supporting directly below tank-side wall,
load will transfer as UDL)

Load case 2)

Per sq. m

Tank frame
main beam

Platform beam

(Gravity load) Q=

Contributory
width 1M
P1

(on tank base frame main beam)

Tank base frame

multiply with
Contributory
width DONT 1M
DIVIDE
 17.024 kN/m

tank base
Platform frame (sec
supporting xxxx)
beam

Specify section
name

Multiply with
1.1 factor
(for connection
and misc
memb)

Add figure

Reaction of tank base frame will act as load on platform beams,

Hence, reaction on central beam (RB)= CENTRAL tributary length x UDL
reaction on End beam (RA)= END tributary length x UDL
 `1.25 m

UDL SEE LOAD CASE 3

RA=

Tank base RB=

frame
RA=

Platform beam

UDL SEE LOAD CASE 3

END Tributary
width for edge
beam
CENTRAL = 0.625 m
Tributary width
for central
beam
= 1.25 m
Load case 3)

UDL due to weight of water and base transferring through base frame beam
over over plat form beam

Udl = Gravity load (Q) X TRIBUTARY WIDTH (0.5 M)

= 20.331 kN/sq. m x 0.5 m
=