Water Load Calculation

Water unit length ,γw = 10 KN/m3

Length = 10 m
Breadth = 8m
Max. height of water = 3m
Volume = L*B*H = 240 m

Water Pressure for base = 30 KN/m2

Soil water load calculation for Etabs
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Water unit length ,γw = 10 KN/m3
Soil unit weight, γs = 18 KN/m3
Surcharge load ,qs = 12 KN/m2 H =3 m
Height of water = 3m
Height of wall side soil = 3m
Angle of friction ,θ = 30 degree
sin θ = 0.5
Rankin's coefficient for active soil pressure, Ka = 0.3333333 30 KN/m2
Rankin's coefficient for soil pressure for surcharge load, Ks = 0.5
PS2 Value
water pressure at bottom, Pw = γs*Ks*hs = 30 KN/m2 6 KN/m2
Soil pressure at bottom ,PS1 = 18 KN/m3
Surcharge pressure at bottom, PS2 = 6 KN/m2

Total pressure for case 2 = 24 KN/m2

For Etabs Non uniform Pressure,

24 KN/m2
P= Ax+By+Cz+D Ps1
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P=Ax+By+Cz+D
P=Cz+D

For water pressure Case 1

At Z= 0 m At Z= 3m
Pressure = 30 KN/m2 Pressure = 0 KN/m2
D= 30 KN/m2 C= -10 KN/m2

For soil+surcharge pressure case 2

At Z= 0 m At Z= 3m
Pressure = 24 KN/m2 Pressure = 6 KN/m2
D= 24 KN/m2 C= -6 KN/m2
 Case 1
Full water ,No soil pressure before backfilling
backfilling,leakage, testing time

Surcharge Pressure
PS2 Value Soil Pressure
Case 2
Soil Pressure
Surcharge
Pressue,
No water
during
maintenance

Ps2