PLINTH ANALYSIS

Design Loading

Tank Size= 12 x 8 x 4
Equivalent to

= 3.6576m x 2.4384m x 1.2192m

Full tank capacity of water in volume, m 3

= 10.8737m3

Density of water

= 1000kg/m3

Weight of water in kg

= 10873.7kg

Weight of water in N

= 106670.7N @ 106.6707kN

Cross Sectional Area of the tank

= 8.9187m2

Loading per area

= 11.9604kN/m2

Area of Each Plinth

= 13 x 10
= 3.9624m x 0.254m
= 1.0064m2

Uniformly Distributed Load of Each Plinth

Length of Plinth

= Loading per Area/no. of Plinth x

= 11.9604kN/m2 /3 x 3.9624m
= 15.7973kN/m
Gap Between Each Plinth

= 4 @ 1.2192m

Shear Force Diagram (Force Exerted on Each Plinth Exclusive Self-Weight

of Water Tank)
15.7973kN/m

3.9624m

Shear Force Diagram (Force Exerted on Each Plinth Inclusive Self-Weight

of Water Tank)
15.7973kN/m

3.9624m
Assuming Self Weight of Tank is equivalent to 250kg (Loading per area =
0.275kN/m2)
Uniformly Distributed Load of Each Plinth (resisting the load of the water tank selfweight)
= 0.3632kN/m
Total Design Load

= 15.7973kN/m + 0.3632kN/m
= 16.1605kN/m

Slab Analysis of the Particular Plinth Sitting

Code of Practice D.L. L.L.

BS8110:1985 1.40 1.60
Data of Slab Mark :

fcu
25

fy
485

cover
20

FS1

Location :- 1/A - 1/B - 2/B - 2/A

Dimensions, X
Y Thickness,Thk ImposedLiveLoad,ILL
ImposedDeadLoad,IDL
5000 mm 5000 mm
200 mm
2.50 kN/m^2

2.00 kN/m^2

TotalDeadLoad = SelfWeight + ImposedDeadLoad

= Thk*ConcreteDensity/1000 + IDL = 200* 24/1000 + 2.00 = 6.80
Total factored load, Wu =1.40* 6.80 +1.60* 2.50 = 13.52 kN/m^2
Factored span moment & Rebar
Moment-X, Area required & Rebar Moment-Y, Area required & Rebar
39.46
601
T10-125 37.51
532
T10-125

Factored Support edge moment:

Edge no. Moment Area required Bar provided
-0.78

300

BRC B7

-0.51

300

BRC B7

-0.67

300

BRC B7

-0.33

300

BRC B7

DEFLECTION CHECK CALCULATION FROM FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS:

Equivalent span length assuming all edges are supported, l = 5000 mm
Maximum span deflection = 17 mm at x = 2500 mm & y = 2425 mm
Maximum span X-Moment = 39.46 kNm at x = 2500 mm & y = 2250 mm
Maximum span Y-Moment = 37.51 kNm at x = 2500 mm & y = 2600 mm
THE FOLLOWING CALCULATION IS BASED ON ASSUMPTION OF ANY
SUPPORTING EDGE BEING SIMPLY SUPPORTED:
Dimensions Y, 5000 < X, 5000 AND bottom of bottom(BB) rebar is spanning
Y-direction:
So effective depth, d = Thickness - cover - YRebar/2 = 200-20-10/2 = 175.0
mm
Span/depth's ratio, Ar = l/d = 5000/175.0 = 28.6
Basic Span/depth's ratio, Br = 20.0
A = 5fyAs,req /(8As,prov) = 5*485*532/(8*628) = 256.9
B = 120*( 0.9 + M/(b*d^2) ) = 120*(0.9+39.46*1000/(175.0*175.0)= 262.6
Modification Factor, MF = 0.55 + (477 - A)/B = 0.55+(477-256.9)/262.6 =
1.39
Slab deflection ratio = MF*Br/Ar = 1.39*20.0/28.57 = 0.97
Area after deflection check = 655
A = 5fyAs,req /(8As,prov) = 5*485*532/(8*655) = 246.3
Modification Factor, MF = 0.55 + (477 - A)/B = 0.55+(477-246.3)/262.6 =
1.43
Slab deflection ratio = MF*Br/Ar = 1.43*20.0/28.57 = 1.00

Deflection governs the design, consider option to increase depth!

Ratio >= f1 : Deflection check PASSED