DESIGN OF RING FOUNDATION FOR STORAGE TANKS

10.20

8.50
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TOC
10.30
1.50
FGL 1500
450mm

1.50 1500.00
300mm

750mm

TANK 7D-113
INPUT DATA:
Diameter of Tank = D = 10.20 m
Height of Tank = H = 8.5 m
Bolt Centers (BCD) 10.3 m
Bolt diameter 30.0 mm
Minimum concrete cover to bolt © 125.0 mm

Founding level of ring foundation 98.50 m

Finish Ground Level (FGL) 100.00 m
Top of concrete of ring wall 101.50 m

Empty weight of Tank ( WE ) 248.19 kN

Operating weight of Tank (WT) 6960.20 kN
Allowable soil bearing pressure( q ) @ 215.82 kN/m2
Lateral Force due to wind load ( Fw ) 57.88 kN
Overturning moment due to Wind (Mw ) 399.27 kN-m
Seismic Force for full load of Tank (FE ) 321.77 kN
Overturning moment due to Earthquake (ME ) 1572.54 kN-m
Additional Line Load on ring beam by Wind = W1 = 14.38 kN/m (per unit length of ring beam)
Additional Line Load on ring beam by Seismic = T = 14.72 kN/m (per unit length of ring beam)
Surcharge load due to finishes below tank bot. (DW1) 81.531 kN/m2

RING FOOTING DIMENSIONS.

Min. thickness of ring wall required =((BCD-D)/2+C)*2 350 mm
Provide a Width of ring wall ( b ) 450 mm 0.45 m
Width of Foundation at Bottom 750 mm 0.75 m
Thickness of Foundation Below Ring Wall (hf) 300 mm 0.30 m
Height of ring wall ( h ) 2.70 m
Outer Dia of ring wall ( D0w ) 10.65 m
Inner Dia of ring wall ( Diw ) 9.75 m
Outer Dia of ring foundation ( D0f ) 10.95 m
Inner Dia of ring foundation ( Dif ) 9.45 m

DESIGN PARAMETERS.
Coeff. Of Earth pressure at rest ( K 0 ) 0.55
Steel yield strength ( fy ) 415 N/mm2
Compressive strength of concrete ( fc ) 30 N/mm2
Coefficient of friction (soil and concrete) ( m ) 0.30
Density of soil ( gsoil ) 18 kN/m3
Density of concrete ( gconcrete ) 25 kN/m3
Modular ratio 9.33 10
CALCULATIONS :

Area of Ring wall (Aw = p(D0w2-Diw2)/4) 14.42 sq-m

Weight of Ring wall = gconcreteAwh = 973.34 kN
Area of Ring foundation (Af = p(D0f2-Dif2)/4) 24.03 m2
Weight of foundation= gconcreteAf hf = 180.25 kN
Weight of soil on foundation = g soil(Af-Aw)*h 207.65 kN
Area of Soil enclosed by Ring (A1 = pDi2/4) 74.66 sq-m
Area enclosed by Tank (A3 = pD2/4) 81.71 sq-m
Moment of Inertia of Ring footing = p(Dof4-Dif4)/64 314.24 m4
Moment of Inertia of Ring wall = p(Dow4-Diw4)/64 187.90 m4
% of liquid Load transferred to Ring ( p1% )= (A3-A1)/A3 8.63 %
% of liquid Load transferred to Soil ( p2% ) = A1/A3 91.37 %
Liquid load transferred to ring beam ( P1 = (WT-WE)*p1/100) 579 kN
Liquid load transferred direct to Soil.( P2 = (WT-WE)*p2/100) ) 6133 kN
Moment at bottom of Ringfoundation due to wind force 'Fw' = 173.64 kN-m
Total Wind Moment at the Ring bottom ( Mwt ) 572.90 kN-m
Moment at bottom of Ring due to earthquake force 'FE' = 965.30 kN-m
Total Earthquake Moment at the Ring bottom ( Met ) 2537.84 kN-m

Maximum pressure on soil enclosed by ring = P2/A1 + DW1 163.67 kN/m2

= OK , SOIL IMPOSED PRESSURE < SOIL B.C
Maximum and minimum force on foundation.

Pmax = WE +wt of wall and foundation + wt of soil + % Load

transferred to Ring = 2189 kN
Pmin = WE + self wt of wall and footing + weight of soil = 1609 kN

CHECK FOR BEARING PRESSURE

Allowable bearing capacity of soil = 215.82 N/mm2

Allowable bearing capacity under seismic or wind loads = 269.78 N/mm2
(Allowable value is increased by 25%)
1) Operating weight of Tank

Stress on ring when tank is full = s = Pmax/Af = 91.07 KN/m2

OK , FOOTING IS SAFE
2) Operating weight + SeismicLoad of Tank

s max , min = Pmax/Af + Met.y/I + T where Af = area of ring foundation. y = Dia of tank /2
Met = Overturning Moment I = Moment of Inertia of foundation
T= Increased Load Due to ME

Max Stress = smax = 154.90 kN/m2 OK , FOOTING IS SAFE

Min Stress = smin = 46.85 kN/m2 OK , FOOTING IS SAFE

3) Tank Empty + Wind Load on Tank

s max , min = Pmin/Af + Mwt y/I + W1 where W1=Increased Load due to Wind

Max Stress = smax = 96.12 kN/m2 OK , FOOTING IS SAFE

Min Stress = smin = 56.99 kN/m2 OK , FOOTING IS SAFE

3) Operating + Wind Load on Tank

s max , min = Pmax/Af + Mwt y/I + W1 where W1=Increased Load due to Wind

Max Stress = smax = 120.22 kN/m2 OK , FOOTING IS SAFE

Min Stress = smin = 81.08 kN/m2 OK , FOOTING IS SAFE

STABILITY CHECKS:

1 ) CHECK AGAINST OVERTURNING :

Operating Load + SeismicLoad of Tank

Overturning moment by Earthquake 'MEt' = 2537.84 kN-m

Resisting Moment = Pmax x DOf/2 = 11982.59 kN-m

Factor of safety =Restoring / Overturning moment = 4.72

OK , TANK IS SAFE AGAINST OVERTURNING
Tank Empty + Wind Load on Tank

Overturning Moment by wind 'Mwt" 572.90 kN-m

Resisting Moment = Pmin x DOf/2 = 8811.63 kN-m

Factor of safety =MR /Mo = 15.38

OK , TANK IS SAFE AGAINST OVERTURNING
2 ) CHECK AGAINST SLIDING :

Operating Load + SeismicLoad of Tank

Sliding Force = Lateral seismic force for full load = 321.8 kN

Resisting Force = m x Full vertical load 656.58 kN

Factor of safety = Sliding force/Resisting force = 2.04 OK , TANK IS SAFE AGAINST SLIDING
 Tank Empty + Wind Load on Tank

Sliding Force = Lateral wind force for empty tank = 57.88 kN

Resisting Force = m x vertical load of empty tank = 482.83 kN

Factor of safety = Sliding force/Resisting force = 8.34 OK , TANK IS SAFE AGAINST SLIDING

DESIGN OF REINFORCEMENT: Max. Surcharge load

a) CIRCUMFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT RINGS:

P
H
Density of soil = g soil = 18 kN/m3 y
Max. surcharge on soil enclosed by ring = P2/A1 + DW1 = 163.67 kN/m2
Depth of footing = H = 3.00 m
Earthpresure coefficient at rest = Ko = 0.55 Ka gsoil (H + h')
Effective height = ( h ' = DW1/ g soil ) = 9.09 m

Hoop Stress at base p = Ko * ( gsoil h + Surcharge) 119.72 kN/m2

p
Now tensile force 'T' in ring foundation due to maximum hoop stresses at base is
calculated as follows,
Hoop force F = p x Dia of tank 1221.14 kN
T Hoop Tension T
T = F/2 610.57 kN
Design force =1.5 T = 915.86 kN
Area of steel reqd. for hoop tension = T/(0.87fy) = 2536.65 mm2
Minimum Horizontal reinforcement = (r min * b 1000/100) = 900 mm2 (r min =0.002 , Ref IS456)
Total Horizontal reinforcement required = 2536.65 mm2
Horizontal reinforcement required on each face = 1268.32 mm2

Required 20 F Tor @ 248

or provide 20 F Tor @ 200 mm centers
Provide 16 Nos. of 20 F Tor bars
Area of steel provided = 10053 mm2
Actual tensile stress in concrete = 1.12 N/mm2
Permisible tensile stress in concrete = 3.60 N/mm2 Hence Safe

b) VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT IN RINGS:

Min. vertical bars on both faces 540 mm2 (r min =0.0012 , Ref IS456)
Required 10 F Tor @ 290.8882 mm on each face
or provide 10 F Tor @ 200 mm centers
Area of steel provided on each face for unit length of wall 392.70 mm2
Max. Stress on ring wall base when tank is full = Pmax/Aw = 151.78 kN/m2
Max. Stress on ring wall base (Opt. and Seismic) = Pmax/Aw + M /Z + T = 240.28 kN/m2 82.89 kN/m2
Max. Stress on ring wall base (Empty and wind) = Pmin/Aw + M /Z + T = 146.34 kN/m2 96.06 kN/m2
Max. Stress on ring wall
CLIENT : base (Opt. and wind) = Pmax/Aw + M /Z + T REV
= 186.50 DATE
kN/m2 136.23 DATE
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Max. compressive Stress = 240.28 kN/m2 Min = 82.89 kN/m2

Factored Comp. Load per unit length of wall 162.19 kN
Capacity of section 5509 kN Safe

c) DESIGN OF FOOTINGS:

.Max. projection of foundation 150 mm

Effective depth of foundation 220 mm
Max. moment at face of wall per unit length 2.70 kNm
Max. shear at d/2 from face of wall (kN) 9.61
Area of steel required 51.27 mm2
Min. area of steel required 360 mm2

Radial Reinforcement Required 10 F Tor @ 218.1662 mm at bottom

or provide 10 F Tor @ 200 mm centers
Circumferencial Reinforcement Required 10 F Tor @ 218.1662 mm at bottom
or provide 10 F Tor @ 200 mm centers
Total area of steel provided 471.24 mm2 % tension steel Provided = 0.16
Shear Stess 0.044 N/mm2
Permissible Stress 0.30 N/mm2 Safe

SUMMARY
Tank No. 7D-113
Diameter of Tank 10200 mm
Depth of Ring Beam = 2700 mm
Thickness of Ring Beam = 450 mm
Width of Footing = 750 mm
Thickness of Footing = 300 mm
WALL - DETAILS
Horizontal Reinforcement (each face)
16 Nos. of 20 Tor @ 200 centers
=
Vertical Reinforcement (each faces)
10 Tor @ 200 centers
=
FOUNDATION - DETAILS

Radial Reinforcement (at bottom) = 10 Tor @ 200 centers

Horizontal Reinforcement (each face)

10 Tor @ 200 centers
=
 QUANTITY OF TANK FOUNDATION
450
Dia of Beam 10.20 m

change of grade of
20 @ 200 C/C
Bar 1
1500

10 @ 200 C/C

concrete
100
Bar 2
EL 100.000 GL
1500

150 150
300

300

75 MM THK PCC

750 10 @ 200 C/C

900 Bar 3
10 @ 200 C/C
Bar 4
Dia of ring beam = 10.20 m
No of Tanks = 2
Perimeter of ring beam = (pi)xD = 32.0442 M

1 Excavation = = 43.2597 m3
2 Back Fill = = 17.6644 m3
3 PCC ( 75mm THK) = = 2.16299 m3
4 Concrete
a. Footing = 7.20996 m3
b. Ring beam up to EL 100.100 = 17.6644 m3
c. Ring beam above EL 100.100 = 20.1879 m3
45.0622 m3
5 Formwork
a. For footing = 38.4531 m2
b. For ring beam = 336.465 m2
374.918 m2
6 Removal & Refilling of soil (400 mm depth) = 27.1716 m 3

7 Rebar Qty.

No. Dia Length Lap(m) Wt/m No. of footing Total Wt (kg)

Bar 1 30 20 32.04 3.00 2.47 2 5185.46
Bar 2 161 10 6.54 0.00 0.62 2 1298.35
Bar 3 5 10 32.04 1.50 0.62 2 206.81
Bar 4 161 10 0.85 0.00 0.62 2 168.75
6859.38 kg