RECTANGULAR TANK DESIGN CALCULATION

REPORT
TANK PROPERTIES
Tank dimensions:

Lenght:
Width:
Height:

mm
11000
2400
2800

Tank volume:
in
433.0709
94.4882
110.2362

Effective capacity:
With cover plate?

50.177 m
73.92 m

effective:
total:

Liquid weight:

51431 kg
51.43 ton

67.88%
Yes

Seam:

Material properties of plates:

Material:
Stress value:
Elasticity Modulus:
Corrosion allowance:

Density of the liquid:

Liquid Specific gravity:

64.8m

Material properties of stiffenings:

A36
250 MPa
36259 psi
200 GPa
29007 kpsi
1.6 mm
0.0630 in
1025 kg/m
1.025

Material:
Stress value:
Elasticity Modulus:

Cover plate thickness:

A36
250
36259
200
29007

mm
4.7625

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A36
MPa
psi
GPa
kpsi

in
3/16

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REPORT
BOTTOM PLATE AND I BEAM DESIGN
N of bottom plate beams

Actual bottom plate thickness:

4
mm
6.3500

in
1/ 4

Distance between beams:

Minimum bottom plate thickness:
Safety factor

mm
3632.67
32.28
0.04

ACTUAL PLATE THICKNESS<REQUIRED PLATE THICKNESS

BOTTOM PLATE THICKNESS NOT SATISFACTORY
Material properties of I Beams:

I beams minimum required moment of inertia:

4233.69 cm^4

Material:

A36
Actual moment of inertia:

Stress value:

250 MPa
36259 psi
200 GPa
29007 kpsi

Elasticity Modulus:

Maximum deflection (1st attempt):

*sugestion
2.4 mm
Liquid weight:
Bottom plate weight:
Cover plate weight:
Total force/beam:

51431 kg
1316 kg
987 kg
129363 N

I BEAM TYPE:
Actual height of beam:
Width of beam:
2.75 mm

Maximum deflection
Maximum stress
Safety factor

1686
W 200 x 19,3
203
102
6.91
233.636
1.07

MAXIMUM STRESS<MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE STRESS

BEAM SATISFACTORY

Uniform load on each beam:

54 N/mm

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in
143.0184
1.2710
0.04

inertia:

cm^4
W 200 x 19,3
mm
mm
mm
MPa
1.07

WABLE STRESS

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REPORT
TOP EDGE STIFFENING DESIGN

Ratio H/L

Minimum plate thickness:

Actual plates thickness:

From table x-x

Constant beta:
0.02488

0.25
mm
19.98
6.3500

in
0.7866
1/ 4

Constant alfa

Maximum deflection of plate

Safety factor

0.00029

92.81
0.12

ACTUAL PLATE THICKNESS<REQUIRED PLATE THICKNESS

SIDE PLATE THICKNESS NOT SATISFACTORY
Stiffening Frame:
Load per unit of lenght:
Reaction R1:
Reaction R2:

lb/in
224.20
67.261
156.943

Minimum required moment of inertia:

Top edge stiffening:

Actual moment of inertia:

kg/mm
4.00
1.20
2.80
1699.2320 in^4
70727 cm^4
cm^4
154

ANGLE TYPE:
Height/Width of beam
Beam thickness

in^4
3.6999

ACTUAL STIFFENING Ixx<REQUIRED STIFFENING Ixx

TOP EDGE STIFFENING NOT SATISFACTORY

4 '' x 12,19
101.6
7.94

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0.00029

'' x 12,19
mm
mm

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REPORT
VERTICAL STIFFENING DESIGN

Ratio H/l

From table x-x

Constant beta
0.36327

2.29

N of vertical stiffenings:

Constant alfa

8
mm
6.35

Actual plates thickness:

Distance between stiffenings:

Required plate thickness:
Safety factor:

in
1/ 4

0.06582
mm
1222.22
9.40
0.66

ACTUAL PLATE THICKNESS<REQUIRED PLATE THICKNESS

SIDE PLATE THICKNESS NOT SATISFACTORY
Stiffening Frame properties:
Load per unit of lenght:
Reaction R1:
Reaction R2:

lb/in
224.205
67.261
156.943

Vertical stiffening:
Required section modulus:
Actual section modulus:
Top-edge stiffening:
Minimum required moment of inertia:
Actual moment of inertia:

cm
69
75.4

kg/mm
4.00
1.20
2.80

Vertical stiffening:
ANGLE TYPE:
6 '' x 29,2
Height/Width of beam:
152.4
Beam thickness:
12.7
ACTUAL STIFFENING Zxx>REQUIRED STIFFENING Z
VERTICAL STIFFENING SATISFACTORY

in
4.2115
4.6012
cm^4
70727
1007

in^4
1699.2320
24.1933

Top-edge stiffening:
ANGLE TYPE:
6 '' x 36
Height/Width of beam:
152.4
Beam thickness:
15.88
ACTUAL STIFFENING Ixx<REQUIRED STIFFENING Ix
TOP EDGE STIFFENING NOT SATISFACTORY

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0.06582
in
48.1190
0.3702
0.66

'' x 29,2
mm
mm
STIFFENING Zxx
ACTORY

'' x 36
mm
mm
STIFFENING Ixx
ISFACTORY

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REPORT
HORIZONTAL STIFFENING DESIGN
Spacing of Stiffenings:
Larger height H1:
Smaller height H2:

mm
1680
1120

Safety factor

in
66.1417
44.0945

Required plate thickness:

Actual plates thickness:

mm
10.50
12.7

2.04
ACTUAL PLATE THICKNESS>REQUIRED PLATE THICKNESS
SIDE PLATE THICKNESS SATISFACTORY

Stiffening Frame Properties:

Load per unit of lenght:
Reaction R1:
Reaction R2:
Reaction R3:

lb/in
224.20
13.452
67.261
143.491

kg/mm
4.00
0.24
1.20
2.56

Top-edge stiffening:
ANGLE TYPE:
6 '' x 42,7
Height/Width of beam:
152.4
Beam thickness:
19.05
ACTUAL STIFFENING Ixx<REQUIRED STIFFENING Ix
TOP EDGE STIFFENING NOT SATISFACTORY

Top-edge stiffening:
Minimum required moment of inertia:
Actual moment of inertia:

cm^4
7073
1173

in^4
169.9232
28.1814

Intermediate stiffening:
Minimum required moment of inertia:
Actual moment of inertia:

cm^4
35364
1173

in^4
849.6160
28.1814

Intermediate stiffening:
ANGLE TYPE:
6 '' x 42,7
Height/Width of beam:
152.4
Beam thickness:
19.05
ACTUAL STIFFENING Ixx<REQUIRED STIFFENING Ix
INTERMEDIATE STIFFENING NOT SATISFACTORY

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in
0.4133
1/ 2

'' x 42,7
mm
mm
STIFFENING Ixx
ISFACTORY

'' x 42,7
mm
mm
STIFFENING Ixx
ATISFACTORY

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REPORT
TIE ROD DESIGN
Number of tie rod columns:
8
Distance between top line and tie rod first row h1*:
Distance between side line and tie rod last column:

Vertical pitch**:
Horizontal pitch:

mm
1000
1285.7143

in
39.3701
50.6187

mm
750
1000

1285.7143 mm --->

mm
in
Required plate thickness:
7.46
0.2938
Actual plate thickness:
7.9375
5/16
Safety factor
1.83
ACTUAL PLATE THICKNESS>REQUIRED PLATE THICKNESS
SIDE PLATE THICKNESS SATISFACTORY

Load on tie rod on row 2:

Load on tie rod on row 1:

Tie Rod Row 2 Req. cross sectional area:

*sugestion

in
68.8976
41.3386

Tie Rods Material:

Required row 2 rods diameter:

Required row 1 rods diameter:

mm
12.31
8.61

Row 2:
mm
Actual Rods diameter:
11.1125
Safety factor
1.08
ACTUAL ROD DIAMENTER<REQUIRED ROD DIAMETE
ROD DIAMETER NOT SATISFACTORY

kg
2298.12
984.91
in
0.1397

757.14286 mm --->

**sugestion
mm
1750
1050

Distance between top line and tie rod second row h2:
Distance between tie rod second row and bottom line:

lb
5066.496
2171.356

in
29.5276
39.3701

mm
90.1482

Row 1:
mm
Actual Rods diameter:
7.9375
Safety factor
1.28
ACTUAL ROD DIAMENTER<REQUIRED ROD DIAMETE

Tie Rod Row 1 Req. cross sectional area:

0.0599

38.6349

ROD DIAMETER NOT SATISFACTORY

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A36

in
0.4848
0.3391
in
7/16

1.08
ROD DIAMETER
ACTORY
in
5/16
1.28
ROD DIAMETER

ACTORY

RECTANGULAR TANK DESIGN CALCULATION

REPORT
DESIGN SUMMARY
TAG NUMBER:
Tank type Tie Rods
*Covered
Corrosion Allowance:
1.6 mm
Dimensions:
11000 x 2400 x 2800 H
Material:
Plates:
A36
Internals: A36
External Stiffeners:
I Beams: A36

I Beam type:
W 200 x 19,3
(safety factor: 1.07)
A36

Thickness of:
Bottom plate:
Cover plate:
Side plates:

Stifenners angle type:

Top-edge:
Intermediate:
Vertical:
N of vertical stiffeners:

Tie Rods:
Row 2 diameter:
Row 1 diameter:
-

6.35 mm
4.7625 mm
7.9375 mm

(safety factor: 0.04)

11.1125 mm
7.9375 mm

(safety factor: 1.08)

(safety factor: 1.28)

(safety factor: 1.83)

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H/L
constante beta

H/L
constante alfa

0.25
0.024

0.286
0.031

0.333
0.041

0.4
0.056

0.5
0.08

0.667
0.116

1
0.16

0.25
0.00027

0.286
0.00046

0.333
0.00083

0.4
0.0016

0.5
0.0035

0.667
0.0083

1
0.022

H/L
ndice 1
ndice 2
beta
alfa

0.254545
1
2
0.024884
0.000294

H/l
ndice 1
ndice 2
beta
alfa

2.290909
9
10
0.363273
0.065818

0.25
0.286

2
2.5

0.024
0.031

0.34
0.38

0.00027
0.00046

0.06
0.07

b
h
B1
B2
teta

2.2
0.387919
0.587919
0.2
10

Aact
Areq
L
Li
B2

0.866711
1.857143
2412.081
2233.939
200

1.5
0.26

2
0.34

2.5
0.38

3
0.43

3.5
0.47

4
0.49

1.5
0.043

2
0.06

2.5
0.07

3
0.078

3.5
0.086

4
0.091

B1

3.03349 23.21651
6.5
mm
mm
mm

587.9194 mm