RCC Rectangular Overhead Water Tank

DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF RECTANGULAR RCC OVERHEAD WATER TANK
Data:
Size of water Tank 4.0m x4.0m x2.0m
Height of water tank from GL =8.0m
Water tank wall thickness =180mm
Size of column = 300 x 300 mm
Bracing beam =300 x 350mm
Concrete grade M30
Steel Fe 415 grade
1.Creation of Geometry :
File  New Project   Select Space Unit : Length =meters;
Force=KN; File Name=RCC overhead tank  Next 
Select  Open Structure Wizard  Finish.
Change to Frame Models from Truss models  Select Bay frame and
double click on it.
Length X=4m No. bays =1
Height Y=10m No. of bays =3 click Bay 1=4m Bay2=4m Bay3=2m;

Width Z=4m No. bays=1
Apply  Transfer model  Click Yes   Go to Front view icon (first view) 
Select tank portion for surface modeling.
Isometric view Select surface meshing   Quadrilateral meshing  OK
Division=10 Apply . Do first bottom, side 1, side 2, side 3 and side 4. To
remove all beam elements, Select the tank portion except bottom of tank
Delete80 beams & associated Physical beams (if any) will be deletedOk.
Fig.1 Isometric view of the model
2. Member Properties :
Click General  Define  Rectangle YD=0.3m ZD=0.30m (column)

Add. YD=0.35m ZD=0.30m (Beams at top and bracing)  Add Thickness Node
1 to 4 =0.18mAddClose.
High light column size 0.3 x 0.3 and select column portion by windowing 
 Assign to selected beam  Assign  Yes. High light beam size
0.35 x 0.30 and select tank bottom beam and tank middle bracing beam 
 Assign to selected beam  Assign Yes. High light thickness and select tank
portion   Assign to selected beam  Assign Yes  Close. De select the
member.
3.Supports :
Front view  Click SupportCreate Fixed Add Click support 2 and bottom
most nodes of tank  Assign to selected node AssignYes  Close.
De select the nodes and change to beam cursor.
4. Loading :
Click Load & Definitions  Click Load case details Add.  Primary Number 1:
Loading type: none Title : load case 1  Add  Close.
Click Load case 1Add.
For Bottom plate:
Click plate loads  Pressure on full plate Pressure =-20  GYSelect
bottom plate of tank portion   Assign to selected plates AssignYes .
Fig. 2 Bottom plate chosen
Fig. 3 Orientation of various sides of Plates

Left side wall:
Load case details Add.

Click plate loads  Hydrostatic Select plates  select left side plates
Done. W1 =-20 W2=-0.001  Y  Local Z  Add  close.
Fig. 4 & 5 Left side plate chosen
Fig. 6 Left side plate load application

Fig. 7 Left side hydrostatic pressure diagram
Right side wall:

Click plate loads  Hydrostatic Select plates  Select right side plates Done.
W1 = 20 W2=0.001  Y  Local Z  Add  Close.
Fig. 8 Right side plate chosen
Fig. 9 Rightside plate load application

Fig. 10 Rightside plate hydrostatic pressure application
Back side wall:

Click plate loads  Hydrostatic Select plates  select rear side wall plate Done.
W1 =- 20 W2= 0.001  Y  Local Z  Add  Close.
Fig. 11 Back or rear side plate selection
Fig. 12 Rearside plate load application

Front side wall:
Click plate loads  Hydrostatic Select plates  Select front side wall plate
Done. W1=- 20 W2= 0.001  Y  Local Z  Add  Close.
Fig. 13 Frontside plate selection in top view

Fig. 14 Frontside plate hydrostatic load application
5. Analysis Type :
Click Analysis/print   No print Add. Click post print  Define commands

Analysis Results  Add Close. Save the file before run the Analysis.
6. Analysis :
From Main Menu  ` Analysis  Run Analysis  Done.
7. Result :
 Go to post processing mode.

Click deflection and see the deflection Diagram.
Fig.15 Deflection diagram in top view
Fig. 16 Deflection diagram

Fig. 17 Front view deflection diagram
ResultsPlate Stress contour Loads & Results Load case: Load case 1
Stress type: Mx (local) Ok.
Fig. 18 BMD Mx top view

Stress type: My(local) Ok.
Fig. 19 Stress contour My (local)
Stress type: Max. Von Mis.Ok.
Fig. 20 Max Von Mises

Fig. 21 Von mises Isometric view
Stress type: Max. Absolute Ok.
Fig. 22 Max Absolute

Fig. 23 Max Absolute top view
Fig. 24 Max BMD in plates
Maximum BMD Right click Plate stress contour Table.

Fig. 25 Max BMD
Fig. 26 Plate stress contour table

Fig. 27 Summary

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DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF RECTANGULAR RCC OVERHEAD WATER TANK

Height Y=10m No. of bays =3 click Bay 1=4m Bay2=4m Bay3=2m;

Click General  Define  Rectangle YD=0.3m ZD=0.30m (column)

bottom plate of tank portion   Assign to selected plates AssignYes .

Fig. 2 Bottom plate chosen

Fig. 3 Orientation of various sides of Plates

Load case details Add.

Fig. 6 Left side plate load application

Load case details Add.

Fig. 9 Rightside plate load application

Back side wall:

Load case details Add.

Fig. 12 Rearside plate load application

Fig. 13 Frontside plate selection in top view

Click Analysis/print   No print Add. Click post print  Define commands

From Main Menu  ` Analysis  Run Analysis  Done.

 Go to post processing mode.

Fig. 16 Deflection diagram

Fig. 18 BMD Mx top view

Fig. 19 Stress contour My (local)

Fig. 20 Max Von Mises

Fig. 22 Max Absolute

Fig. 24 Max BMD in plates

Maximum BMD Right click Plate stress contour Table.

Fig. 26 Plate stress contour table

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