CALCULATION SHEET

SHEET NO.
DESIGN BY
PROJECT

Clinton Miller
Chevron Iso-Octane

DATE

15/3/16

CHECKED BY

DATE
JOB NO.

SUBJECT

898 - 017

FILE NO.

Large Tank Foundation Design Template

Metric

Design Units

Regina, SK

Plant Location
Contents Specific Gravity

Corrosion Allowance

0.933
0 mm

Steel Grade
Allowable Stress

Climatic Data (Appendix C NBCC 1995)

Wind Loads

q30
q100

Tank Dimension Data

Maximum Fluid Height:
Tank Height:
Tank Diameter:
No. of Courses:
Plate Ring Width
Plate Ring Thickness
Plate Ring Yield Strength

0.39
0.46

Note: Values are in kPa from lookup table, but are

converted to appropriate units for later computations.
Precipitation

Ss
Sr
a

Seismic

1.3
0.1
0

Za
Zv
v

0
0
0

Course No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Course Height
Calculated
User Input
2.438
2.438
2.438
2.438
2.438
2.438
0.000
0.000

Horizontal Wind Loads

WH = Cfq100CgCeA

3415.3
30.7
2362.6
2362.6
5808.5
8171.1

kN
kN
kN
kN
kN
kN

Roof Thickness
Bottom Plate Thickness
Roof Type

Total
Total

Fixed

14.630
14.630
62.500
6
0.203
25
350
1.000
10.00
10.00
Fixed

m
m
m
m
mm
MPa
m
mm
mm

Course Thickness
Calculated
User Input
24.381
mm
20.232
mm
16.084
mm
11.935
mm
10.000
mm
10.000
mm
10.000
mm
10.000
mm

m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m

*Note : SHELL THICKNESS SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 10.00

Self Weight
Shell
Ring
Roof
Floor
Weight on Ring
Tank Empty Weight

300W
300W
180 MPa

Depth of Crushed Gravel Ring Wall:

Diameter of Roof Supported By Interior Column(s)

0.35 ( )
kg/m^3
7850 kg/m^3

Coeff. Of Friction
Steel Density
Default Density

mm

Centroid of Shell XS

Ring Area
Ring Section Modulus
Effective Ring Width Below Ring Wall
Effective Ring Area Below Ring Wall
Effective Ring Modulus " " "

5.910
39.859
622.803
1.358
266.584
4167.339

m
m^2
m^3
m
m^2
m^3

Weight of Contents
To resist sliding
410813.7 kN
To resist overturning
32831.6 kN
Slenderness (H/D):
0.23
C
:
(See figure B-18 NBCC '95)
0.5
f
Cg :
2.0

W H= 462.7 kN

Basic computations on this template checked by:

C.Miller

Rev. 2001/04

Ce :

1.1

A:

914.375 m^2

Dated:

4/5/2001

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SHEET NO.
DESIGN BY
PROJECT

Clinton Miller
Chevron Iso-Octane

DATE

15/3/16

CHECKED BY

DATE
JOB NO.

SUBJECT

898 - 017

FILE NO.

Vertical Wind Loads

WV = Cpq100CgCeA

(See figure B-21 NBCC '95)

W V= 3104.8 kN (Uplift)

Cp :

1.0

Cg :

2.0

Ce :

1.1

A:

3067.962 m^2

Snow Loads
S = (SS(CbCwCsCa) + Sr)*A

S = 3497.5 kN
Seismic Loads

Cb :

0.8

Cw:

1.0

Cs:

1.0

Ca :

1.0
3067.962 m^2

A:

(Based on API STD 650 Appendix E 1998)

Note: D/H= 4.272

Moment
EM = Z*I*(C1WSXS+C1WrHt+C1W1X1+C2W2X2)
Horizontal Shear
EH = Z*I*(C1WS+C1Wr+C1W1+C2W2)

Seismic Zone Factor, Z

W 1/W T

0.270

(horizontal acceleration)

W 2/W T

0.684

X1/H

0.375

X2/H
k

0.529
0.693

Dated:

4/5/2001

user input Z =
default Z (using greater of a or v from NBCC '95)= 0.00
Importance factor I = 1.00

Basic computations on this template checked by:

C.Miller

Rev. 2001/04

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Clinton Miller
Chevron Iso-Octane

DATE

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CHECKED BY

DATE
JOB NO.

SUBJECT

898 - 017

FILE NO.

select S =

1.0

T=

T = k(D0.5)

5.48 sec.

if T <= 4.5sec then C2 = 0.75S/T

if T > 4.5sec then C2 = 3.375S/T2

Moment Due to EQ (Tank Full)

EM=

C2 =

0.112

C1 =

0.6

W1 =

110907.3 kN

W2 =

280853.9 kN

X1 =

5.48625 m

X2 =

7.733983 m

0.000 kN-m

Moment Due to EQ (Tank Empty)

EM=
0.000 kN-m

0.0 kN

Horizontal EQ load (Tank Empty)

EH =
0.0 kN

Horizontal EQ load (Tank Full)

EH =
Load Combinations
Comb.

(a)

Description

Max.Bearing
(units)
Pressure @
Bttm of Plate

Max.Bearing
Pressure Below
Ring Wall

Sliding Factor of Overturning

Safety (1.5
F.O.S. (2.0
minimum)
minimum)

Tank + Operating Fluid

368.1

kPa

169.6

404.7

kPa

175.1

314.6

10.1

368.1

kPa

169.6

Infinity

Infinity

270.1

kPa

40.4

3.8

1.5

233.5

kPa

34.9

Infinity

Infinity

377.8

kPa

179.3

(DLT + LL)
(b)

Tank + Operating Fluid + Wind

(DLT + LL + W)

(b)

(d)

Tank + Operating Fluid +

Earthquake
(DLT + LL + E)
Empty Tank + Wind

(DLT + W)
(e)

Empty Tank + Earthquake

(DLT + E)

(f)

Tank + Test Fluid

(DLT + LLTEST)

Note: Max. Bearing Pressure @ Bttm of Plate is 200kPa (4180psf) for a 600mm (2 feet) wide ring plate
Note: Max. Bearing Pressure @ Bttm of Plate is 70kPa (1460psf) for a 200mm (8 inch) wide ring plate
(This provides a factor of safety of 3)

Basic computations on this template checked by:

C.Miller

Rev. 2001/04

Dated:

4/5/2001