DESIGN OF OVERHEAD

CIRCULAR WATER TANK

WITH FLAT BASE

PRESENTED BY,
SYEDA NUSRATH FATHIMA
 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO WATER TANKS
TYPES OF ELEVATED WATER TANKS
SUPPORT SYSTEM OR STAGING
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
DESIGN EXAMPLE

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 OBJECTIVES
To study the Analysis and Design of
elevated water tanks.
To study the guidelines for the design of
liquid retaining structure according to IS
Code IS: 3370 part 2-2009 & IS: 456:2000.
To know about the design philosophy for
the safe and economical design of water
tanks.

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 INTRODUCTION
 For storage of large quantities of water, tanks are required.

WATER TANK

BASED ON BASED ON
PLACEMENT OF SHAPE OF
TANK TANK

1. UNDER GROUND 1. RECTANGULAR

2.RESTING ON 2. CIRCULAR
GROUND 3. INTZE
4. SPHERICAL
3. ELEVATED
5. CONICAL
  Tanks used to supply water through gravity are
termed as Elevated water tanks.
 Elevated tanks may have circular or rectangular
section with flat or Conical bottom.
 For small Storage capacity, tanks square in plan are
economical. Where as for large capacities circular
tanks prove economical.

They may be made of masonry,

steel, reinforced concrete and pre
stressed concrete.
RCC tanks are very popular as,
 Simplicity in construction and design
 Cheap
 monolithic in nature
 Can be made leak proof.
 Rectangular Circular Intze

Spherical bottom Domed bottom Conical bottom

 COMPARISON OF TANKS
RECTANGULAR PRESTRESSED
CIRCULAR TANK INTZE TANK
TANK TANKS

For large capacities Intze tank is

circular tanks are constructed For bigger
economical. to reduce the tanks,
For smaller
For same capacity, circular project cost prestressing
capacities
tanks requires less concrete because is the
rectangular
than rectangular tanks. lower dome superior
(square)
On account of circular in this choice
tanks are
shape, it can be made construction resulting in
economical.
water tight easily as there resists a saving of
are no sharp corners. horizontal up to 20%.
thrust
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SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR RECTANGULAR TANKS
Elevated tanks are supported on staging
which may consist of Masonry Shaft, R.C.C
tower or R.C.C. column braced together
with tie beams.
• The simplest form is
Rectangular tanks
supported by beams and
four columns.
• With increase in plan
area, Internal beams and
columns are introduced
to limit the span.
SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CIRCULAR TANKS
 Circular beam
Masonry tower
 4 beams mutually orthogonal
2 beams mutually orthogonal
Internal beams and Columns
Single Annular shaft
DESIGN OF ELEVATED WATER TANKS
Design of Tank
• Cover slab or Top dome

• Top ring beam

• Side walls or Cylindrical wall
• Base slab

Design of Staging
Design of Foundation