Design information :

W water =
70 lb/ft3
W soil =
100 lb/ft3
Pressure coefficient soil =
f'c=
fy=

H of soil=
H of tank=
Wall thickness =
length =
width =

0.3
4000 psi
60000 psi

Design of Wall(case1):
Water pressure q=

Ka*w*a=

700 lb/ft3

ratio of length/height= b/a=

ratio of width/height= c/a=

Design for shear forces:

ratio of length/height :(Cs) long wall
Bottom edge-midpoint=
Side edge - maximum =
Side edge - midpoint=

0.5
0.37
0.24

ratio of width/height :(Cs) short wall

Bottom edge-midpoint=
Side edge - maximum =
Side edge - midpoint=

0.45
0.27
0.26

Check shear at bottom of the wall :

Cs at bottom =

0.5

V=Cs*q*a=

3500 lbs

Vu=1.7*V=

5950 lbs

Vc=

2*sqrt(f'c)*b*d =

23830.92445 lbs

Where

5
10
30
20

Vc=

20256.29 lbs

Check for shear

Check shear at side edge of long wall :

V= Cs*q*a=

2590 lbs

Vu=1.7*V=

4403 lbs

Vc= 2*(1+Nu/500Ag) SQRT(f'c)*b*d

Vc=

23121.95 lbs

Vc=

19653.66 lbs

Check for shear

Design for Vertical bending moments:

Mx= MxCoef *q*a^2/1000 =

Mux=1.7*1.3*Mx=

-9030 ft*lbs
-108.36 in*kips
-239.4756 in*kips

Ru= Mux/bd^2 =

0.089957672 Kips /in^2=

m= fy/(0.85*f'c)=

17.64705882

required =

(1-SQRT(1-2*m*Ru/fy))/m

As required = *b*d =

As min=

0.00151967

0.286306132 in^2

3*SQRT(f'c)*bw*d/fy =

200*bw*d/fy =

check As required :

89.9576724 psi

0.628 in^2

0.38174151 in^2

Nb of bars (per ft) = (As *4)/( *db^2)

0.595773111 in^2

1.244283868

Design for Horizontal bending moments:

My= MyCoef *q*a^2/1000 =

Muy=1.7*1.3*Mx=

-5460 ft*lbs
-65.52 in*kips
-144.7992 in*kips

Ru= Mux/bd^2 =

0.054393011 Kips /in^2=

m= fy/(0.85*f'c)=

17.64705882

required =

(1-SQRT(1-2*m*Ru/fy))/m

As required = *b*d =

As min=

54.3930112 psi

0.00091392

0.172182535 in^2

3*SQRT(f'c)*bw*d/fy =

0.595773111 in^2

200*bw*d/fy =

check As required :

0.628 in^2

0.229576714 in^2

For long wall:(for direct tension)

Nu=1.65*Nu =

5301.45 lbs/ft

As1 = Nu/fy =

0.0883575 in^2

As required in the long wall = As required+As1 /2=

check As required :

Nb of bars : (per ft)

0.288481714 in^2

0.940304194 bars

Check maximum spacing of bars for crack control :

0.21636129

the maximum unfactored momemt M=

fs =M/(As*j*d) =

108.36 in.kips

19.24289736 ksi

where:

the maximum spacing to control cracking is:

Smax= z^3/(2*dc^2*fs^3) =
Smax =
Check Smax

Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement:

Ast=0.00033*b*h
Ast =
0.7128 in^2
reinforcement at each face :
Check

Determine splice length:

0.3564
ok it's provided

19.9566965
ok

ft
ft
18 in
ft
ft

from table page 2-17

d=thickness-(cover + db/2) =

15.7 in

Ok

where

V= Cs*q*a=
Nu =-1.7*V=
Ag=b*d=

OK

Mx coef=

take Asmin

use bar size # 5 db=

-129 From table

0.628 in^2

0.625 in

1890 lbs
-3213 lbs
216 in2

My coef=

take Asmin

use bar size # 5 db=

in^2

-78 From table

0.628 in^2

0.625 in

As=
0.381742 in^2
=As/(b*d )=
0.002026
d=
15.7 in
k=sqrt(2**n+(n*)^2) =
0.181288
n=29000/(57*SQRT(f'c))
0.939571
8.044390539 j=1-k/3 =

where

dc=ccover+db/2
z=

2.3125 in
115 kips/in

in

If As taken is Ast :

Nb of bars :(ft)

1.161683 bars(No 5)

Design information :
W water =
70 lb/ft3
W soil =
100 lb/ft3
Pressure coefficient soil =
f'c=
fy=

H of soil=
H of tank=
Wall thickness =
length =
width =

0.3
4000 psi
60000 psi

Design of Wall(case2):
Water pressure q=

Ka*w*a=

300 lb/ft3

ratio of length/height= b/a=

ratio of width/height= c/a=

Design for shear forces:

ratio of length/height :(Cs) long wall
Bottom edge-midpoint=
Side edge - maximum =
Side edge - midpoint=

0.5
0.37
0.24

ratio of width/height :(Cs) short wall

Bottom edge-midpoint=
Side edge - maximum =
Side edge - midpoint=

0.45
0.27
0.26

Check shear at bottom of the wall :

Cs at bottom =

0.5

V=Cs*q*a=

1500 lbs

Vu=1.7*V=

2550 lbs

Vc=

2*sqrt(f'c)*b*d =

23830.92445 lbs

Where

5
10
30
20

Vc=

20256.29 lbs

Check for shear

Check shear at side edge of long wall :

V= Cs*q*a=

1110 lbs

Vu=1.7*V=

1887 lbs

Vc= 2*(1+Nu/500Ag) SQRT(f'c)*b*d

Vc=

23527.08 lbs

Vc=

19998.02 lbs

Check for shear

Design for Vertical bending moments:

Mx= MxCoef *q*a^2/1000 =

Mux=1.7*1.3*Mx=

-3870 ft*lbs
-46.44 in*kips
-102.6324 in*kips

Ru= Mux/bd^2 =

0.038553288 Kips /in^2=

m= fy/(0.85*f'c)=

17.64705882

required =

(1-SQRT(1-2*m*Ru/fy))/m

As required = *b*d =

As min=

0.00064624

0.121751566 in^2

3*SQRT(f'c)*bw*d/fy =

200*bw*d/fy =

check As required :

38.5532882 psi

0.628 in^2

0.162335422 in^2

Nb of bars (per ft) = (As *4)/( *db^2)

0.595773111 in^2

0.529131209

Design for Horizontal bending moments:

My= MyCoef *q*a^2/1000 =

-2340 ft*lbs
-28.08 in*kips

Muy=1.7*1.3*Mx=

-62.0568 in*kips

Ru= Mux/bd^2 =

0.023311291 Kips /in^2=

m= fy/(0.85*f'c)=

17.64705882

required =

(1-SQRT(1-2*m*Ru/fy))/m

As required = *b*d =

As min=

23.3112905 psi

0.00038986

0.073450118 in^2

3*SQRT(f'c)*bw*d/fy =

0.595773111 in^2

200*bw*d/fy =

check As required :

0.628 in^2

0.097933491 in^2

For long wall:(for direct tension)

Nu=1.65*Nu =

2272.05 lbs/ft

As1 = Nu/fy =

0.0378675 in^2

As required in the long wall = As required+As1 /2=

check As required :

Nb of bars : (per ft)

0.123178491 in^2

0.401499457 bars

Check maximum spacing of bars for crack control :

0.09238387

the maximum unfactored momemt M=

46.44 in.kips

fs =M/(As*j*d) =

18.96698213
ksi

where:

the maximum spacing to control cracking is:

Smax= z^3/(2*dc^2*fs^3) =
Smax =
Check Smax

Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement:

Ast=0.00033*b*h
Ast =
0.7128 in^2
reinforcement at each face :

Check for As (horizontal & vertical)

Determine splice length:

0.3564

take Ast

20.8403658
ok

ft
ft
18 in
ft
ft

from table page 2-17

d=thickness-(cover + db/2) =

15.7 in

Ok

where

V= Cs*q*a=
Nu =-1.7*V=
Ag=b*d=

OK

Mx coef=

take Asmin

use bar size # 5 db=

-129 From table

0.628 in^2

0.625 in

810 lbs
-1377 lbs
216 in2

My coef=

take Asmin

use bar size # 5 db=

in^2

-78 From table

0.628 in^2

0.625 in

As=
0.162335 in^2
=As/(b*d )=
0.000862
d=
15.7 in
k=sqrt(2**n+(n*)^2) =
0.117945
n=29000/(57*SQRT(f'c))
0.960685
8.044390539 j=1-k/3 =

where

dc=ccover+db/2
z=

2.3125 in
115 kips/in

in

If As taken is Ast :

Nb of bars :(ft)

1.161683 bars(No 5)

Design information :
W water =
70 lb/ft3
W moist soil = 100 lb/ft3
Pressure coefficient soil =
0.3
f'c=
4000
fy=
60000
W of concrete :
145
height of soil =
5

psi
psi
pcf
ft

H of soil=
5 ft
H of tank=
10 ft
Wall thickness =
18
length =
30 ft
width =
20 ft
W of soil weight under bottom slab=
height of water =
5

Weight of tank:
Walls = height * length * thickness * concrete weight =
bottom slab = length * thickness *width * concrete weight =
weight of tank=

217500
280502.5

498002.5 lbs

Weight of soil:
soil on footing overhang= soil area * height of soil*soil weight =

total resisting weight:

Soil on footing +weight of tank =

599502.5 lbs

Buoyancy force:
Area of the bottom slab= length * width =
Water pressure =

967.25 ft^2

water head *W water =

Buoyant force = area*pressure =

490 lbs/ft^2
473952.5 lbs

Safety factor=total resisting load / buoyant force =

1.2649

in

bottom slab=
ft

70 pcf

lbs
lbs

101500 lbs

OK