Rectangular Tank Calculation
Under Hydrostatic Pressure With Top-Edge Stiffening
Design Data :
Example :- SI Unit
1 Capacity of the Tank : 600 Gallon 80 Cu. Ft. Approximately. 2.3
2 Content : Water 1 G Specific Gravity of liquid.
3 The side of cube-shaped tank for the design cpacity :
Formula - B= 80 4.3 Ft. 1.3
4 Prefferred proportion of sides :
L= 4.31 6.5 Ft. B 1.5 78 Inches 1971
H= 4.31 2.9 Ft. B 0.667 34 Inches 876
W= 4.3 Ft. 52 Inches 1313
5 Stress value of plate, PSI. as (Tabulated in Code, Table UCS-23).
S = Material = SA 285 C 15700 psi 1082
6 Corrosion Allowance : 0.0625 Inches 2 SA 285 C 15700
7 H/L = 0.44 Inches 11 IS2062 16000
β= 0.063 This value from Design Table (Interpolation Mathod). SS 316 17000
8 Required Plate Thickness : SS 304 20000
Formula -
t= 0.17 Inches With CA 0.24 Inches 6.0
9 Stiffening Frame :
R1 = 0.3 X W 6.43 lb/in
W=
R2 = 0.6 X W 12.85 lb/in
W= 21.42 lb/in
Imin =
Imin = 0.22 In4 30000000 From Table CS
0.1875 Actual Thickness
1-3/4 X 1-3/4 X 3/16 (0.18 In^4) satisfactory for stiffening at the top of the tank.
10 Bottom plate when supported by BEAMS
IF,
Number of BEAMS = 3 1b = 39 Inches 985
tb =
tb = 0.28 Inches 7.0
Or using the plate thickness 0.1875 as calculated above, the maximum spacing for support:
lb = 26 Inches 0.1875 Actual Thickness 671
Total Beam Used, i = 4 Nos.
Rectangular Tank Calculation
Under Hydrostatic Pressure With Vertical Stiffenings
Design Data :
SI Unit
1 E= 3,000,000 PSI 210,921
2 L= 78 Inches 1,981
2 Content = Water 1 G Specific Gravity of liquid.
4 H= 34 Inches 864
5 B= 52 Inches 1,321
6 S= 15,700 PSI 1,104
7 l= 26 Inches 660
8 Corrosion Allowance = 0.0625 Inches 2 SA 285 C 15700
9 H/l = 1.31 Inches 33
β= 0.22 This value from Design Table (Interpolation Mathod).
1 Required Plate Thickness :
Formula -
S= SA 285 C 15700
t = 0.1077 Inches With CA 0.1702 Inches 4 IS2062 16000
Use 3/16 inches Plate. SS 316 17000
SS 304 20000
2 Stiffening Frame :
Zmin =
Zmin = 0.1504 In^3 2,465
2 X 2 X 3/16 (0.19 In^4) satisfactory for vertical stiffening
R1 = 0.3 X W 6.24 lb/in
W=
R2 = 0.6 X W 12.48 lb/in
W= 20.81 lb/in
Imin =
Imin = 0.32 In4 30,000,000 From Table CS
0.1250 Actual Thickness
Rectangular Tank Calculation
Under Hydrostatic Pressure With Horizontal Stiffenings
Design Data :
Design Capacity: 1000 Gallon 134 Cu. Ft. Approximately. 3.8
2 Content : Water 1 G Specific Gravity of liquid.
S = Material = SA 285 C 15700 psi 1082
Corrosion Allowance : 0.0625 Inches 2 SA 285 C 15700
3 The side of cube-shaped tank for the design cpacity :
Formula - B= 134 5.11 Ft. 1.6
4 Prefferred proportion of sides :
L= 5.11 7.67 Ft. B 1.5 92 Inches 2338
W= 5.11 3.41 Ft. B 0.667 41 Inches 1040
H= 5.11 Ft. 61 Inches 1559
For height 60 inches , intermediate stiffening is required .
S= SA 285 C 15700
5 Spacing of Stiffenings : IS2062 16000
H1 = 0.6 X H 37 Inches H1 = 0.4 X H 25 Inches SS 316 17000
SS 304 20000
1 Required Plate Thickness :
t=
t = 0.2184 Inches With CA 0.2809 Inches 7
Use 5/16 inches Plate.
2 LOADS Lb./ in. :
W= R1 = 0.06 X W 4.07 lb/in
R2 = 0.3 X W 20.33 lb/in
W= 67.77 lb/in R2 = 0.64 X W 43.37 lb/in
3 Minimum Moment of Inertia for Stiffening :
Minimum required moment of inertia for top-edge stiffening.
30,000,000 From Table CS
I1 =
0.2500 Actual Thickness
I1 = 0.20 In4
Minimum required moment of inertia for intermediate stiffening.
30,000,000 From Table CS
I2 =
0.2500 Actual Thickness
I2 = 1.01 In4