CLARIFIED WATER STORAGE TANK

CHECK FOR BUOYANCY OF TANK

DESIGN DATA ::

During empty condition….

a) Unit weight of Concrete = 25 kN/m3

b) Unit weight of soil= = 20 kN/m3

c) Unit weight of Liquid = 10 kN/m3

d) Thk. of btm raft slab from = 0.4 m

e) minimum thickness of side wall = 0.4 m

g) thk of top slab = 0m

e) Factor of Safety against buoyancy = 1.2

f) Ground water table = 110.5 m

g) FGL = 111.3 m

TOP OF TANK 350mm

FGL ;111.50 m 4.85m 18.00m X 19.00m GWT

19.00m

11.50m

350 600

EL: 100.00m 1.85m 600

115.00 kN/m²
hW>/&d &KZ

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6.65m 15.40m X 14.40m 6.65m

PCC below raft= 150 mm

A. Total uplift force below base of the raft L= 28.70 m

B= 27.7 m

Intensity of uplift load= u= 115.0 kN/sq.m

Total up lift force= 91423.85 kN

B. Weight of concrete structure

a) Self wt of base slab

i) centre= 221.76 sq.m

W1 Weight 1940.4 kN

ii) periphery 573.23 sq.m

W2 Weight 8598.45 kN

Total weight of slab 10538.85 kN

b) Wall L= 75.4 m

Average width 475 mm

Volume 411.8725 cum

Weight= 10296.8125 kN

c) Weight of counter fort No. 24

Thickness 0.45 m

Average width 3.5 m

Height= 11.5 m

Volume= 434.7 cum

Weight= 0 kN

d) Weight of PCC 0 kN

Total concrete weight= Wc= 20835.66 kN

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C. Weight of soil on heel slab

Base are= 2774.21 sq.m

Height of soil= 10.90 m

Volume of soil= 30238.93 cum

Weight of soil 604778.60 kN

D. Total weight resisteng uplift= 625614.26 kN

Factor of Saftey = 6.159 OK

(0.9 times DL is considered for checking uplift)

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