Economics of R.C.C.

Water tank Resting over Firm Ground vis-a-vis Pre-stressed Concrete Water Tank Resting over Firm Ground
By MS. SNEHAL R. METKAR (P.G. STUDENT) DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING IIND YEAR) P.R.M.T OF TECH. & RESEARCH, BADNERA-AMRAVATI SANT. GADGE BABA (AMARAVATI) UNIVERSITY (MAHARASHTRA) COUNTRY INDIA 444701

GUIDED BY Prof A. R. Mundhada (PROFESSOR) DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, P.R M.I.T.R., BADNERA, AMRAVATI. MAHARASHTRA, INDIA-4444701,

Abstract Water tanks are used to store water and are designed as crack free structures, to eliminate any leakage. In this paper design of two types of circular water tank resting on ground is presented. Both reinforced concrete (RC) and prestressed concrete (PSC) alternatives are considered in the design and are compared considering the total cost of the tank. These water tank are subjected to the same type of capacity and dimensions. As an objective function with the properties of tank that are tank capacity, width &length etc. A computer program has been developed for solving numerical examples using the Indian std. Indian Standard Code 4562000, IS-3370-I,II,III,IV & IS 1343-1980. The paper gives idea for safe design with minimum cost of the tank and give the designer the relationship curve between design variable thus design of tank can be more economical ,reliable and simple. The paper helps in understanding the design philosophy for the safe and economical design of water tank. Keywords Rigid based water tank, RCC water tank, Prestressed Concrete, design, details, minimum total cost, tank capacity

I. INTRODUCTION Storage reservoirs and over head tanks are used to store water, liquid petroleum, petroleum products and similar liquids. The force analysis of the reservoirs or tanks is about the same irrespective of the chemical nature of the product. In general there are three kinds of water tanks-tanks resting on ground Underground tanks and elevated tanks. Here we are studying only the tanks resting on ground like clear water reservoirs, settling tanks, aeration tanks etc. are supported on ground directly. The wall of these tanks are subjected to pressure and the base is subjected to weight of Water. In this paper, both types of reinforced concrete and prestesses concrete water tanks resting on ground monolithic with the base Are design and their results compared. These tanks are subjected to Same capacity and dimensions. Also a computer program has been developed for solving numerical examples using IS Code 456-200IS-1343-1984,IS 3370-Part I,II,III,IV 1965 & IS Code 1343-1980. From the analysis it is conclude that for tank having larger capacity (greater than 10 lakh liter) prestesses concrete water tank is economical. Objective To make the study about the analysis and design of water tank. To make the guidelines for the design of liquid retaining structure According to IS code. To know about design philosophy for safe design of water tank. To develop program for water tank to avoid tedious calculations. To know economical design of water This report is to provide guidance in the design and construction of circular priestesses concrete usin g tendons Previous Research From the review of earlier investigations it is found that considerable work has been done on the method of analysis and design of water tanks. Tanetal. [1]:- (1993) presented the minimum cost design of reinforced concrete cylindrical water tanks based on the British Code for water tanks, using a direct search method and the (SUMT). The cost function included the material costs of concrete and steel only. The tank wall thickness was idealized with piecewise linear slopes with the maximum thickness at the base. Thakkar and Sridhar Rao [2] (1974), discussed cost optimization of non cylindrical composite type prestressed concrete pipes based on the Indian code. Al-Badri [3] (2005) presented cost optimization of reinforced concrete circular grain silo based on the ACI Code (2002). He proved that the minimum cost of the silo increases with increasing of the angle of internal friction between stored materials, the coefficient of friction between stored materials and concrete, and the number of columns supporting hopper . Al-Badri (2006) presented the minimum cost design of reinforced concrete corbels based on AC I Code (2002). The cost function included the material costs of concrete, formwork and steel reinforcement. He proved that the minimum total cost of the corbel increases with the increase of the shear span, and decreases with the increase of the friction factor for monolithic construction. Hassan Jasim Mohammed [4] studied the economical design of concrete water Tanks by optimization method. He applied the optimization technique to the structural design of concrete rectangular and circular water tank, considering the total cost of the tank as an objective function with the properties of the tank viz. tank capacity, width and length of the tank, unit weight of water and tank floor slab thickness as design variables. From the study he concluded that an increased tank capacity leads to increased minimum total cost of the rectangular tank but decreased minimum total cost for the circular tank. The tank floor slab thickness constitutes the minimum total cost for two types of tanks. The minimum cost is more sensitive to changes in tank capacity and floor slab thickness of rectangular tank but in circular type is more sensitive to change in all variables. Increased tank capacity leads to increase in minimum total cost. Increase in water depth in circular tank leads to increase in minimum total cost. Abdul-Aziz & A. Rashed [5] rationalized the design procedure for reinforced and prestressed concrete tanks so that an applicable Canadian design standard could be developed. The study investigates the concept of partial prestressing in liquid containing structures. The paper also includes experimental and analytical phases of total of eight full scale specimens, representing segments from typical tank walls, subjected to load and leakage tests. In analytical study a computer model that can predict the response of tank wall segments is described and calibrated against the test results. The proposed design procedure addresses the leakage limit state directly. It is applicable for fully prestressed, fully reinforced and partially prestressed concrete water tanks. The conclusions that are drawn are as follows: A design method based on limiting the steel stress, does not produce consistent crack or compression zone depths under the application of prestressing nor under a combination of axial load and moment.

 A design method based on providing a residual compressive stress in concrete dose not utilizes non-prestressed reinforcement effectively. Relaxing the residual compressive stress requirement permits a more efficient design. The stresses in non -prestresssed steel are higher, but remain below yield under service load. Therefore, less reinforcement is required. Load eccentricity significantly affects the behavior of the prestressed concrete sections. The behavior with a small load eccentricity, less than about half the thickness, the section may be treated as a flexure member. The ratio of non prestressed steel to prestressed steel in partially prestressed concrete section has a significant effect on the member serviceability and strength. Choosing the ratio such that both non-prestress and prestressed steel reach their strength simultaneously utilizes both types of steel at the ultimate limit state effectively. Increasing the wall thickness is very effective in increasing the capacity of the section and improving its serviceability by increasing the compression zone depth and reducing the deformations. Chetan Kumar Gautam [6] Highlights the point named Comparison of Circular Reinforced Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Underground Shelter. In his paper, design of two types of larg e circular underground shelters is presented. The shelters are made of precast concrete sections. Both RC and PSC alternatives are considered in the design and compared. The shelters are subjected to same type of external loadings and support conditions. The study conclude that the feasibility of using the vertical casting process of making the modules of shelters as it is suitable for manufacturing of large diameter pipes. He also suggested that the incorporation of fibers, specially steel fibers improves a host of properties of concrete, including its crack resistance, flexural strength, ductility, etc. Thus, the possibility of incorporating fibers in concrete shelter may be explored. II DESIGN PHILOSOPHY For R.C.C. water tank For Prestresed Concrete water tank For R.C.C Structure Permissible stresses in concrete For resistance to cracking:Design of liquid retaining structure is different from R.C.C. structures. As it requires that concrete should not crack and hence tensile stresses in concrete should be within permissible limit.(i.e. TYPE-I structure).A reinforced concrete member of liquid retaining structure is design on the usual principle ignoring tensile resistance of concrete in bending. accordingly it should be ensure that tensile stresses on the liquid retaining face of the equivalent concrete section dose not exceed the permissible tensile strength of concrete as given in table1. Grade of concrete Permissible stress Direct Tension due to Tension(?ct)(N/mm^2) Bending(?cbt) (N/mm^2) 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.6 2.2 1.7 2.4 Shear=(Q/bjd)(N/mm^2)

M15 M20 M25 M30 M35 M40

1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7

Table 1(Permissible Compressive Stresses In Calculations Relating To Resistance To Cracking) For strength calculation In strength calculations the permissible Concrete stresses shall be in accordance with Table1. Where the calculated shear stress in concrete a lone exceeds the permissible value, reinforcement acting in conjunction with diagonal compression in the concrete shall be provided to take the whole of the shear. Permissible Stresses In Steel For resistance to cracking. When steel and concrete are assumed to act together for checking the tensile stress in concrete for avoidance of crack, the tensile stress in steel as in table 2will be limited by the requirement that the permissible tensile stress in the concrete is not exceeded so the tensile stress in steel shall be equal to the product of modular ratio of steel and concrete, and the corresponding allowable tensile stress in concrete.

 For strength calculations In strength calculations the permissible stress shall be as given in table 2. TYPE OF STRESS IN STEEL REINFORCE MENT PERMISSIBLE STRESSES IN N/mm2 Plain round mild steel bars High yield strength deformed bars(HYSD) 115 150

1)Tensile stresses in the members under direct tension(?s) 2) Tensile stress in members in bending(?st) On liquid retaining face of members On face of away from liquid for members less than 225mm On face away from liquid for members 225mm or more in thickness 3) Tensile stresses in shear reinforcement(?sv) For members less than225mm in thickness For members 225mm or more in thickness

115 115 125 115 125

150 150 190 150 175

Table 2 (Permissible Stresses In Steel Reinforcement For Strength Calculation) Design Requirement Generally M30 grade of concrete should be used Design Mix (1:1*1/2:3)Steel reinforcement should not less than0.3% of the gross section shall be provided in each direction Floors:-floor may be constructed of concrete with nominal % of reinforcement smaller than provided in table 1.they are cast in panels with sides not more than 45m and with contraction or expansion joints in between..In such cases a screed or concrete layer(M10) not less than 75mm thick shall placed first on the ground and covered with a sliding layer of bitumen paper to destroy the bond between the screed and the floor. Minimum Cover:- 35mm(both the faces). Minimum Reinforcement:-Overall .24% of total cross section should be provided. Walls:-1) provision of joints ( a ) Where it is desired to allow the walls to expand or contract separately from the floor , or to prevent moments at the base of the wall owing to fixity to the floor sliding joints may be employed. ( b) The spacing of vertical movement joints should be as discussed. while the majority of these joints may be of the partial or complete contraction type , sufficient joints of the expansion type should be provided to satisfy the requirements given in article. 2)Pressure on wall (a) In liquid retaining structures with fixed or floating covers the gas pressure developed above liquid surface shall be added to the liquid pressure . (b)When the wall of liquid retaining structure is built in ground, or has earth embanked against it ,the effect of earth pressure shall be taken in to account . III Design stepes: Calculate diameter and height of water tank Assumed suitable thickness Calculate designed constants Calculate hoop tension, maximum bending moment by using IS 1370 part IV. Calculate hoop steel(provide in the form of rings per meter height) Check the assume thickness with given permissible values of tensile stresses of concrete in direct tension for the given grade of concrete. Check of thickness for bending Provide vertical steel Design base slab Draw details

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IV PRESTRESSING DEFINITION Introduction of compressive stresses to a structural member with high-strength steel that counteract the tensile stresses resulting from applied loads Prestressed Concrete Pre-Tensioned (cast off-site in beds- precast members) Post-Tensioned (cast on-site in place) All types of structure can be built with reinforced and pre-stressed concrete: columns, piers, walls, slabs, beams, arches, frames, even suspended structures and of course shells and folded plates. Tanks Foundation panels Poles Modular block retaining wall system Wall panels Concrete units Slabs Roofing and flooring Lintel and sunshade Beams Columns girders Tanks:In the construction of concrete structures for the storage of liquids, the imperviousness of concrete is an important basic requirement. Hence, the design of such construction is based on avoidance of cracking in the concrete. The structures are prestressed to avoid tension in the concrete. In addition, prestressed concrete tanks require low maintenance. The resistance to seismic forces is also satisfactory. Prestressed concrete tanks are used in water treatment and distribution systems, waste water collection and treatment system and storm water management. Other applications are liquefied natural gas (LNG) containment structures, large industrial process tanks and bulk storage tanks. Strand Wrapped circular pre-stressed concrete tanks are long life liquid storage structure with virtually no maintenance. Concrete construction makes for a substantial, sturdy tank structure that easily contain the internal liquid pressure while comfortably resisting external forces such as earthquake, wind. Pre-stressed concrete is the most efficient material for water tanks and coupled with the circular shape, eliminates all stress conditions. By placing the steel of the pre-stressed strands in tension and the concrete in compression, both materials are in an ideal states and the loads are uniformly distributed around the tank circumference. Properties 1) Low maintenance can be enjoyed throughout the life as these are built with concrete, durable material that never corrodes and does not require coatings when in contact with water or the environment.

2) Pre-stressing counteracts the differential temperature and dryness loads that a tank core wall experience. The tank walls are wet on the inside and dry on outside and the temperature varies between the two sides. If not properly accounted for, these moisture and temperature differential will cause a tank wall to bend and crack. Counteract these force in both the vertical and horizontal direction and diminish subsequently the cracking and leaking 3) Tanks are very ductile, enabling to withstand seismic forces and varying water backfill. 4) Tanks utilize material efficiently steel in tension, concrete in compression 5) Pre-cast tanks can store or treat anything from potable water to hazardous waste to solid storage bins. 6)Storage capacities can range from 0.4 to 120 mega liters 7) Diameters of the tank can vary up to 90 m V Design philosophy A. Loads: Circumferential prestressing also typically causes vertical bending moment from other loading condition. B. Freeboard: freeboard should be provided in the tank wals to minimize earthquake- induced hydrodynamic effects on a flat roof. C. Wall: The design of the wall should be based on elastic cylindrical shell analysis, considering the effects of prestressing, internal loads and other external loads.cast in place concrete walls is usually priestesses circumferentially with high-strength strand tendons placed in ducts in the wall .the wall may be priestesses with bonded and unbounded tendons. Vertical prestessed reinforcement near the center of the wall thickness, or vertical non prestessed reinforcement near each face, may be used. Non priestesses reinforcement may be provided vertically in conjunction with vertical prestressing. Precast concrete walls usually consist of precast panels curved to the tank radius with joints between panels filled with highstrength concrete. the panels are post-tensioned circumferentially by high strength strand tendons. the tendons maybe embedded within the precast panels or placed on the external surface of the wall and protected by shortcreat .the wall panels may be prestessesd vertically with pretensioned strands or post-tensioned tendons.non prestesses reinforcement may be provided vertically with or without vertical prestressing.

Construction Methodology The construction of the tanks is in the following sequence. First, the concrete core is cast and cured. The surface is prepared by sand or hydro blasting. Next, the circumferential prestressing is applied by strand wrapping machine. Shotcrete is applied to provide a coat of concrete over the prestressing strands. A few photographs are provided for illustration. IS: 3370 (Code of Practice for Concrete Structures for the Storage of Liquids) provides guidelines for the analysis and design of liquid storage tanks. The four sections of the code are titled as follows. Part 1: General Requirement Part 2: Reinforced Concrete Structures Part 3: Prestressed Concrete Structures

Part 4: Design Tables The following types of boundary conditions are considered in the analysis of the cylindrical wall. a) For base: fixed or hinged b) For top: free or hinged or framed. 1)For base Fixed: When the wall is built continuous with its footing, then the base can be considered to be fixed as the first approximation.

Hinged: If the sub grade is susceptible to settlement, then a hinged base is a conservative assumption. Since the actual rotational restraint from the footing is somewhere in between fixed and hinged, a hinged base can be assumed. The base can be made sliding with appropriate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) water-stops for liquid tightness.

2) For top Free: The top of the wall is considered free when there is no restraint in expansion. Hinged: When the top is connected to the roof slab by dowels for shear transfer, the boundary condition is considered to be hinged. The hydrostatic pressure on the wall increases linearly from the top to the bottom of the liquid of maximum possible depth. If the vapour pressure in the free board is negligible, then the pressure at the top is zero. Else, it is added to the pressure of the liquid throughout the depth. The forces generated in the tank due to circumferential prestress are opposite in nature to that due to hydrostatic pressure. If the tank is built underground, then the earth pressure needs to be considered.

The hoop tension in the wall, generated due to a triangular hydrostatic pressure is given as T = C Tw H Ri The bending moment in the vertical direction is given as M = CMwH3 The shear at the base is given by the expression V = CVw H Where, CT = coefficient for hoop tension CM = coefficient for bending moment CV = coefficient for shear w = unit weight of liquid H = height of the liquid Ri = inner radius of the wall. The values of the coefficients are tabulated in IS:3370 1967, Part 4, for various values of H2/Dt, at different depths of the liquid. D and t represent the inner diameter and the thickness of the wall, respectively. The typical variations of CT and CM with depth, for two sets of boundary conditions are illustrated. The roof can be made of a dome supported at the edges on the cylindrical wall. Else, the roof can be a flat slab supported on columns along with the edges. IS:3370 1967, Part 4, provides coefficients for the analysis of the floor and roof slabs.

Design steps Calculate diameter and height of water tank Assumed suitable thickness Calculate designed constants Calculate hoop tension, maximum bending moment by using IS 1370 part IV. Check the assume thickness with given permissible values of tensile stres ses of concrete in direct tension for the given grade of concrete. Actual circumferential prestress i.e. actual direct compressive stress (fc) Provide circumferential steel , Provide vertical steel Check for ultimate collapse and cracking Non prestressing steel /untensioned steel Design base slab Draw detail

Comparison of R.C.C. water tank and Prestrssed water tank The tanks to be consider having some common data such as the tanks are having same capacity, same diameter, same height, same grade of concrete i. e. (M40) & (M50), the thickness of tank floor should be taken either 150mm or equal to the wall thickness(if greater than 150mm) for RCC water tank and minimum thickness for priestesses concrete water tank is 120mm.We consider tank capacity for both the cases (i.e. RCC & Priestesses) reimaging from 1000 m3 to 9000 m3. for both the grade of concrete i.e. (M40 & M50). The result so obtained as given in following table3 Schedule For RCC Water Tanks & Prestressed Concrete Water Tanks Estimate Details CAPACITY GRADE OF COST OF % OF COST OF R.C. CONCRETE P.C. COST C.WATER WATER TANK TANK m3 Rs Rs 1000 M40 2056116 11.47 1844521 M50 2101677 9.43 1920546 2000 M40 2777828 -20.33 3486806 M50 2845004 -21.69 3633328 3000 M40 3811166 -24.87 5072773 M50 3897242 -26.22 5282492 4000 M40 5268049 -21.06 6673611 M50 5404513 -22.50 6973950 5000 M40 6696401 -18.14 8180441 M50 6852226 -20.01 8567341 6000 M40 7901981 -22.35 10177486 M50 8143194 -23.45 10637885 7000 M40 8988532 -19.34 11144740 M50 9255833 -21.42 11778868 8000 M40 1169380 -15.02 13761735 M50 1199296 -16.63 14385223 9000 M40 1277439 -16.45 15290975 M50 1309013 -18.05 15975177

NOTE: (Negative value of % saving indicates that prestressed concrete tank is economical than RCC water tank and vice-versa)

Figure 1: Variation Of Cost With Capacity Of Water Tank & Grade Of Concrete

Figure 2 Variation Of Cost For Both Type Of Water Tank With Same Grade Of Concrete(M40)

Figure 3 Variation Of Cost For Both Type Of Water Tank With Same Grade Of Concrete(M50)

Figure 4 Variation of % of saving for given capacity with given grade of concrete(M40)

Figure 5 Variation of % of saving for given capacity with given grade of concrete(M50) The aim of this paper is to compare the cost of R.C.C. water tanks resting over firm ground with the cost of Prestressed concrete water tanks. In India at least, most of the small & medium sized water tanks are constructed in RCC. Senior engineers and those in the know maintain that prestressed concrete water tanks are not worth trying for smaller capacities. Besides cost, other reason may be that prestressed concrete construction involves skilled labor & supervision. Furthermore, prestressing is a closely guarded technology in this country & information is not available that easily. There is no clear-cut definition of Medium Size. The thumb rule passed on in the field from one generation of engineers to the next, fixes a value around 10 lac liters. Therefore, this study encompasses tanks from 10 lac liter capacity to 90 lac liter capacity. A couple of cases of both varieties were designed manually. Design & Estimation programs were developed in MS EXCEL for both RCC & Prestressed concrete. The programs were finalized after a number of trial runs & corrections. Results obtained are compiled in figures numbered 1 to 5 & Table numbered 3. D/H ratio for all the tanks is maintained at 4 based on the recommendations of the Preload Engineering Company of the US, a world leader in the field of prestressed concrete water tanks. It should be noted that an increase in tank wall thickness results in decreased flexural steel in case of RCC. However, in case of prestressed concrete, an increased thickness leads to a greater prestressing force & consequently more prestressing steel. Thus, increased thickness leads to increased cost in case of prestressed concrete. Table3 presents the total cost of each tank along with the % difference. + means costlier prestressing & - means cheaper prestressing. As the tank capacity increases, the cost of tank in creases. But the concept of economics of scale holds good i.e. the cost of a tank of 20 lac liter capacity is less than double the cost of a tank of 10 lac liter capacity. Similarly, the cost of a tank of 90 lac liter capacity is less than 9 times the cost of a tank of 10 lac liter capacity. It can be clearly established that the grade of concrete hardly makes any difference in the costing. Because of its nature, the water tank design is never an impending or boundary line design. The factor of safety is high & the actual stresses are much lower than the permissible ones. An increased permissible stress for a higher grade of concrete hardly makes any difference to the final outcome. Finally, a study of the same Table3 confirms that the RCC tank is cheaper only for 10 lac liter capacity. For higher capacities, prestress concrete tank is always cheaper by @ (20 +/- 5) %. This is because the thickness of an RCC tank increases many-folds for higher capacities. Thickness in fact seems to be an important criterion even for prestressed tanks. An increased thickness leads to an increased prestressing force. More steel is required to generate this higher prestressing force resulting in higher cost. CONCLUSION RCC tanks are cheaper only for smaller capacities up to 10-12 lac liters. For bigger tanks, Prestressing is the superior choice resulting in a saving of @ 20%. REFERENCES: 1 Tanetal (1966) Minimum Cost Design Of Reinforced Concrete Cylindrical Water Tanks Based On The British Code For Water Tanks, Using A Direct Search Method And The (SUMT). European Journal Of Scientific Research ISSN 1450 216XVol.49No.4(2011),pp.510-520.

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