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Design of Pressed steel
tank
According to IS 804:1967
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Step 1: Dimensioning of tank:
Dimensioning of tank is done in such a way that it fulfils the capacity criteria.
You can use only pressed plate of size 1.25X1.25 m, so length breadth and height should (n
X1.25m )where n is no. Of plate.
Commonly two cases arises:
1. 2,5,5 plates along HLB respectively
2. 2,6,6 plates along HLB respectively
Step2: Thickness of plate:
Thickness of plate of tank may be either 5mm or 6mm depending on height of tank and tier
(For 2 plate one can say that bottom layer of plate is bottom tier and other will be top tier)
From IS 804:1967 clause : 6.3 and table 5, thickness of plates can be taken
Step 3: Provision of stay:
As it is known that water will exerts the force in outside direction so it may be counteract by
providing stay inside the tank.

By above diagram we can see the use of stay.

Main design is for stay which joins top tier and bottom tier with bottom plates.
Following diagram will gives the detail of plan of these diagonal stays. Look them carefully
because step 4 and step5 depends on this.
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L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7
6 panel @1.25m =7.5m
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A
B
15.328
C 30.656
#Pressure distribution diagram and reactions#
#Force In stay#
Calculation:
Above figure shows pressure distribution diagram;
Pressure on each unit of plate for 1.25m width:
At 1.25m below top =9.81X1.25X1.25 =15.328kN/m
2
At 2.50m below top =9.81X2.50X1.25 =30.656kN/m
2
Reaction:
For top plate-
P1=area of top pressure distribution diagram =.5X15.328X1.25=9.58kN
Referring to diagram
R1X 1.25=9.58X 1.25/2
R1=3.19kN
R1=9.58-3.19 =6.39kN
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For bottom tier
P2=.5X(30.656+15.328)X 1.25 =28.74kN
Y=
(2u+b)h
(u+b)3
=
(2X15.328+30.656)X1.25
(15.328+30.656)3
=0.556m
R2 X1.25=28.74X0.556
R2=12.78kN
Total reaction at A =3.19kN
At B =R1+R2 =19.17kN
At C=15.96kN
Force in stay:
See the diagram
F1cos45 =3.19
So F1=4.512Kn
F2cos45=19.17kN
F2=27.11kN
Design of stay
Allowable stress in axial tension=0.8X0.6X250 =120N/mm
2
(0.8 factor is from IS
804)
Area required for long stay =4.512E3 /120 =37.6mm
2
Area required for short stay=27.11E3/120=225.9mm
2
Provide 30mm wide X 6mm thick mild steel flats for top stay.
60mm wide X 6mm thick flat
Step 4 : Design of longitudinal beam:-
The tank is directly supported on seven longitudinal beam L1L1......L7L7.
Refer first arrangement of stay diagram.
Weight of water per unit area =9.81X1X1X2.5=24.52kN/m
2
Weight of bottom plate =0.006X1X1X78.5=0.471kN/m
2
Vertical force component V1 of F1=F1sin45=3.19kN
Vertical force component V2 of F2=F2sin45=19.17kN
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Longitudinal beam L4L4:
Load on this beam is due to water column and bottom plate of one pair of HALF PLATE
means half load from left and other from right as load is uniform thats why there no
problem.
Another load is due to stay .Stay in between the span always create tension and at end it
create compression.
UDL :
24.52X1.25 +0.471X1.25 +1(self wt.)=32.2kN/m =~32kN/m
Plate weight =wt. Of upper plate=1.34kN
Udl is due to wt of water and bottom plate
At end 1.34kN is force due wt. Of plate of upper and lower tier acting downward.
At V2 (down)is due to small stay.
In fig see, only two small stay is arranged which have vertical component on beam at 1.25m
from end.
Now calculate reaction, moment at support , moment at centre.
Longitudinal beam L3L3 andL5L5:
Again loading
Udl is due to water and bottom plate
V1 V2 and wt of plate at end(ref diagram , in diagram end is associated with two stay.)
At support vertical component of shorter stay.
At middle points two vertical components of longer stay because that point is associated
with two long stay
Again calculate reaction, moment at support , moment at centre.
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Longitudinal beam L3L3 and L5L5:
Loading:
Udl is due to water and bottom plate
V2 and wt of plate at end(ref diagram , in diagram end is associated with one stay.)
At support two vertical component of shorter stay.
At middle points vertical components of short stay because at all point shorter stay ia
attached (See diagram)
Again calculate reaction, moment at support , moment at centre.
Longitudinal beam L1L1 and L7L7:
At end beam, the loading is slightly changed.
Load due to water=0.5X 9.81X 1.25X2.5X1 =15.325kN/m (half is because this beam
carries on half column of water of end plate)
Similarly load of bottom plate=0.5X0.006X1.25X1X78.5=0.295kN/m
End beam also have to carry whole load of end wall so it also adds in udl
=1.25X1X(0.006+0.005)X78.5=1.07893kN/m
Total udl =16.68 +self wt=18kN/m(assume)
Point load of wall at end=1.34/2 =0.675

As it is a end beam all vertical component will act downward

At support one vertical of short stay
At middle (at 2.5m from end) V1 and V2 both
Again calculate reaction and moment
Design:
Determine from above analysis maximum Moment.
These beams are laterally unsupported and take effective length =4X1.25 =5m
For trial section assume
b
=165N/mm
2
Calculate Z =(M/
b
)
Provide any I section
Determine its all property from steel table
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From table 6.1B of IS 800:1984 calculate exact value of
b
and fine true moment carrying
capacity.
If is greater than Mmax then Design is safe.
Step5-Design of cross beam:
Cross beams are provides under longitudinal beams hence it carrys all the reaction forces
due to longitudinal beam.
R1=R7; R2=R6; R3=R5; R4 ... These all are calculated in previous steps.
Calculate moment and reaction
Design the beam by using same method as discussed in previous step.
Reference:
1. Design of steel structure by BC punmia
2. IS 804 and IS 800:1984 steel table.
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Harsh Mahajan
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