DESIGN OF DELIVERY CHAMBER

As Design of Underground Tank in Dry soil

1 Data

i) Weight of soil we Kg/m3 1700

ii) Bearing Capacity of soil sbc t/m2 45

Angle of internal friction of surrounding
iii) soil deg 30
iv) Concrete Grade M 25
2 Permissible Stresses
Permissible Stresses in Concrete:
i) Permissible Tensile stresses: Direct N/mm^2 1.3
Bending N/mm2 1.8
ii) Permissible Compressive stresses:
Direct N/mm2 6
Bending N/mm2 8.5
Permissible Tensile Stress in Steel:
i) Permissible Tensile stress: N/mm2 150
ii) Permissible Compressive stress N/mm2 190
iii) Permissible shear stress N/mm2 175
3 Constants:
Modular ratio: 10.98
Lever arm Factor (j) 0.872
Q 14.19
4 Trial Dimensions
i)Avg. Ground level at the location m 685
ii)Bottom R.L. in Delivery chamber m 683
iii) Full supply Level in Delivery chamber m 683.75
iv)Top R.L. of Delivery chamber m 685
v) Height of water [ H ] ( R.L.683.75 678.80) m 1.8

vi)Total Height of wall of Delivery Chamber (R.L 685.00

678.8 ) m 1.8
Discharge cumecs 3.25
( Assuming one minute retention time minute 1
Required Capacity cumecs 195
Area of Tank required sq.m 108.333
Provide Length L m 7
Breadth B m 2.5
Capacity of tank cum. 31.5
L/B 2.8
As L/ B ratio is greater than 2, the longer walls are designed as cantilever walls and
shorter walls as spanning between long walls
5 Conditions
i) When tank is full up to top and no earth pressure
ii) When the tank is empty and earth pressure from outside
6 Design of Longer walls
Case (i), when walls subjected to water pressure only

1.8 m

1.8 h

wh

Maximum Water pressure at base

=wh =1000*4.95 1800 Kg
Maximum Bending Moment
=wh^3/6 =1000x4.95^3/6 972 Kg.m
Case (ii), when tank is empty and the
wall is subjected to earth pressure
only

P= we x H( 1-sin) 1018.98
( 1+sin)
Maximum Bending Moment
' = P x H^2/6 550.2492

7 Direct Tension in the Long Walls

Direct tension in long walls is due to pressure acting
on the shorter walls at height equal to h/4

TL = w x(h-h')x B/2= 1687.5 Kg

8 Thickness of the walls

Maximum bending moment occurs in case (i), when
only water pressure acts on the tank
M= 20214 Kgm

de = sqrt(Mx100/(qx100) 37.74 cm
Using D= 45 de = 41

9 Main &Secondary reinforcement (on water face)

Ast required on the water face = B.M/ (1500X0.872x41)

from B.M consideration = 1.81 cm2

 Use 8# bars 0.5 cm2
Spacing
Depth of of 20 #
Height B.M Wall (cm) Ast bars
0 - 3.2 972 20 4.64 10.77

As required for direct tension = TL/1500

1.125 cm2
Minimum 0.24 % steel = 5.4 cm2 (each face)
Using 8# , bars 0.5 Spacing of bars = 9.259259 9 cm.

10 Shorter wall case (i) , Negative B.M

The shorter walls are designed to span horizontally
case(i) , when tank is full & no earth outside

Maximum negative B.M at corners=

M =w(h-h') x B2/12 1933.5938 Kg.m

11 Direct Tension

2.5

1 =h/4 1

10
m
Direct Tension = w(h- h')/*1.00 1500

12 Net Bending Moment

Me = M- TB*x
=4950*100-3712.5*(41-45*0.5) = 165609.4 Kg.cm

13 Main reinforcement on water face

Ast required to resist B.M= = 410007/(1500x0.872x41) 3.088 cm2

Steel required to resist direct tension
=4994.22/ 1.000
1500
Total Ast= 7.645+3.063 4.088 cm2
Use 9# bars 0.5 Spacing of 8# bars 11 cm
Provide 16# @ 150mm c/c
From top to 1m depth increased spacing can be used as the pressure reduces.
Provide 16# @ 300m c/c over 3m ht.

14 Positive Bending Moment

Maximum positive B.M. at the centre of wall
M = w(h-h')B2/16 1450.1953 Kg.m
15 Direct Tension 1500 Kg x = (41- 45/2) 18.5 cm

16 Net Bending Moment = 117269.53 Kg.cm

17 Main & Secondary steel away from water

Steel required to resist B.M =286257/(1500*0.872*41)

5.34 cm2
Steel required to resist direct tension
=4994.22/1500 1.000
Total Ast = 5.34+ 3.063 6.34 cm2
Using 8# , bars 1.13
Spacing of bars = 17.82945 17 cm.

Minimum 0.30 % steel = 6.75 cm2

Using 12# , bars 1.13 Spacing of b 16.7407407 16 cm.
Provide 12mm @ 160 c./c Vertically both faces

18 Cantilever Moment for Botm. 1.24m (4.95/4)

h'

wh
Cantilever Moment
= w(h/2) (h'/3)
=1000*4.95^2/6 462.857143 Kg.m

Ast required = M/(1000*0.872*1500) = 0.86308858 cm2

Use 10 # bars @ 90.99877 cm Provide 10# bars @ 12 cm c/c

19 Short walls case(ii)

Tank empty and earth pressure outside .
maximum earth pressure at the level up to which short wall acts as cantilever

h-h'

h' = h/4
 Ka weh

( 1-sin)
Ka =
( 1+sin)
P= Ka x we x (h-h') 764.99 Kg/m2
 20 Bending Moments- Supports B.M

Ms = PxB^2/12

398.433515625 Kg.m

21 Direct Compression

TB = we x (h-h')( 1-sin) = 764.235

( 1+sin)

Neglecting the effect of direct compression

Ms = 398.4335 Kg.m

22 Main Reinforcement on earth face

Ast = 3099.97*100/(1500*0.872*41)

= 0.74 cm2 < 8.40 provided on earth face for case (ii) .

23 Central Moment

Mc = PxB^2/16 298.82514 Kg.m

24 Main Reinforcement on water face

Ast = 232497/(1500x0.872x41)

0.56 < 10.708 cm2 provided in case (i) on water side

25 Cantilever Bending Moment

M= w x (h( 1-sin) x h'2

( 1+sin) x 6
240.00975 Kg.m

27 Design of Base Slab: - Case -(i)

When tank is full and no earth pressure outside ,the base slab is subjected to upward soil
reaction , due to self wt. walls only, since the water pressure & ground soil pressure
counteract each other.
4.45

0.575 0.575
6159
 293.87 293.87

Base5 slab dimensions = 11..6 x 5.6 x

Wt. of walls = 2(4.45+10.45) x(0.45+0.3)x0.5 x 6.2 x2500

173212.5
Upward soil reaction = 173212.5/(11.6x5.6)
2666.449 Kg/m2
Maximum moment @ center = 2666.45x5.6x4.45- - 2666.45x5.6x5.6
2 2 2 x4
6159.4962 Kg.m
Bending Moment @ support 440.79752
293.87 Kg.m Produces tension on water face
28 Design of Base Slab case (ii)
Tank empty & soil pressure acting outside
Maximum bending moment at the base due to earth pressure =
20214.563 produces tension on the earth face due to self wt. of walls= 293.87 Kg.m

Net Support Moment = 293.87+20214.563 20508.43 Kg.m

293.87

20214.56
Depth of Base slab = (B.M/14 .19*100)^0.5
38.01675
Use D = 45 cm d = 45-6 40 cm

Main steel away from water face = (B.M x 100/(1500x0.872 x39)

39.1980753 cm2
Use 20# bars @ 8.0105974 cm2
Say 80mm
Provide 20# @ 80mm c/c

29 Secondary steel

Minimum 0.30 % steel = 6.75 cm2

Using 12# , bars 1.13
Spacing of bars = 16.74074 16 cm.
Use 12mm bars @ 160mm c/c both ways

30 Main reinforcement @ Top face when tank full

( No earth pressure)

Ast = 6159.5 x100/(1500x 0.872x39)

 11.77274 cm2

Use 12 mm bars @ 90mm c/c