STORAGE TANK SEISMIC CALCULATION

BASED ON API-650 STANDARD ANNEX - E

DESIGN DATA: Code Reference
Tank Diameter D = 8.14 M
Product Height H = 10.00 M
Specific Gravity G = 1.00
Weight of Product Wp = 4,320 KN
Weight of Shell Ws = 181 KN
Weight of Roof Wr = 27 KN
Weight of Bottom Wf = 38 KN
Bottom Shell Course Thickness ts = 8.71 MM
Bottom Plate Material Strength Fy = 207 Mpa
Lowest Shell course Material Strength Sd = 138 Mpa
Height of Cone roof hr = 1 M
Bottom plate thickness ta = 9.53 MM
IBC SEISMIC DATA:
Location of site = Kunnar
Spectral response acc. parameter at 0.2 sec. Ss = 40.00%
Spectral response acc. parameter at 1 sec. S1 = 20.00%
Spectral response acc. parameter at 0 sec. (mapped) S0 = 0.00%
Calculated S0 = 16.00%
Used S0 = 16.00%
Long Transition period TL = 12
Site Class = D
Anchorage = Self-anchored
Importance factor I = 1
Vertical earthquake acceleration Av = 0.18
Acceleration-based site coefficient @ 0.2 sec Fa = 1.48
Velocity-based site coefficient @ 1.0 sec Fv = 2.00
Scaling factor from MCE Q = 0.67
Designed spectral acc. @ 0.2 sec SDS = 39%
Designed spectral acc. @ 1.0 sec SD1 = 27%
SD0 = 11%
Ts = 0.68 Sec
To = 0.14 Sec
Force reduction factor for impulsive force Rwi = 3.5
E.5.1.1
Force reduction factor for convective force Rwc = 2

Weight of roof supported by tank Wrs = 16 KN

wrs = 0.63 KN/M

Impulsive
Impulsive design response spectrum acc. Coefficient Ai = 0.11 >0.007 E.4.6.1-1

Convective
Ks = 0.58 E.4.5.2-c
Natural period of convective mode behavior of liquid Tc = 2.99 Sec E.4.5.2-b
Convective design response spectrum acc. coefficient Ac = 0.067 E4.6.1-4

Height from bottom of tank shell to shell's CG Xs = 4.50 M

Height from bottom of tank shell to roof's CG Xr = 10.30 M

Determine impulsive water parameters

D/H = 0.81 <1.33
Effective impulsive portion of liquid Wi = 3553.09 KN E.6.1.1-1
Height from bottom of tank shell to center of lateral Seimic force Xi = 4.23 M E.6.1.2.1-1

Determine the convective water parameter

Effective covective portion of liquid Wc = 809 KN E.6.1.1-3
Height from bottom of tank shell to center of lateral Seimic force Xc = 7.8 M E.6.1.2.1-3

Determine the Seismic Base Shear

Implusive Component
Vi = 428 KN E.6.1-2

Convective Component Vc = Ac Wc E.6.1-3

54 KN

Seismic Base Shear V = (Vi^2+Vc^2)0.5 E.6.1-1

432 KN
16.90 KN/M
Ringwall moment
Mrw = 2,440,858,302 KN-M E.6.1.5-1
132,489,134 KN-M
Mrw = 1,868 KN-M
 STORAGE TANK FOUNDATION DESIGN BASED ON API-650 STANDARD B.4.2

DESIGN DATA:

SOIL PROPERTIES:
Unit weight of soil δs = 18.00 KN/m³
Allowable soil bearing pressure ψs = 100.00 KN/m²
Coefficient of friction between soil & concrete µ = 0.40
Poisson Ratio = 0.40
Modulus of Elasticity of Soil = 35.00 Mpa

MATERIAL PROPERTIES:
Unit weight of concrete δc = 24.00 KN/m³
Compressive strength of concrete fc' = 28.00 Mpa
Yield strenght of steel fy = 420.00 Mpa

TANK PROPERTIES
Tank shell thickness = 0.009 m
Outside diameter of tank Do = 8.156 m
Inside diameter of tank Di = 8.138 m
Height of tank Ht = 9.997 m
Tank inside edge distance L = 0.20 m

RING WALL PROPERTIES

Width of ring wall base bbrw = 0.65 m
Width of ring wall brw = 0.65 m
Height of Base bhrw = 0.50 m
Height of ring wall hrw = 2.53 m
Elevation of top ring wall from FGL Erw = 0.30 m
Depth of ring from FGL drw = 2.23 m
Ring wall outside diameter Dorw = 8.46 m
Ring wall inside diameter Dirw = 7.81 m
Weight of ring wall Wrw = 327.95 kN
Weight of ring wall per meter Wrw/m = 8.46 KN/m
Ring wall concrete cover c = 0.075 m

CLshell/ringwall

CL
tank shell outline L
ring wall outline
Erw 1 1
1
2

hrw
drw

brw b/2
Di brw

RING WALL PLAN RING WALL SECTION

RING WALL DESIGN LOADINGS:

Dead load:
Weight of tank on ring beam (empty) Wet = 207.49 KN
Dead load transfer to foundation DLf = 8.10 KN/m

Live load:
Live load on roof LLr = 1.20 KN/m²
Live load transfer to foundation LLf = 2.45 KN/m

Operating test load:

Weight of tank on ring beam (operating) Wot = 4319.64 KN
Operating test load transfer to foundation Wof = 168.59 KN/m

Hydrostatic test load:

Weight ot tank on ring beam (hydrotest) Wht = 4319.64 KN
Hydrostatic test load transfer to foundation Wht = 168.59 KN/m

Wind load:
Base shear due to wind load Wwt = 9.82 KN/m
Moment @ base due to wind load Mwf = 601.76 KN.m

Seismec load:
Base shear due to seismec load Sst = 16.90 KN/m
Moment @ base due to seismec load Mwf = KN.m

RING WALL DESIGN LOAD COMBINATIONS:

NUMBER OF BASIC LOADING CASES
Basic Case Vertical Load Horizontal load
Discription of the Load Moment KN.m
Number KN/m KN/m
1 Empty 8.10 0.00 0.00
2 Live 2.45 0.00 0.00
3 Operating 168.59 0.00 0.00
4 Hydrostatic 168.59 0.00 0.00
5 Wind 0.00 9.82 601.76
6 Seismic 0.00 16.90 0.00

NUMBER OF COMBINATIONS FOR SOIL PRESSURE CHECK

Combination Load Case Unfactored Load Allowable Soil
Total loads combined Load Factor
Case Number Number Case pressure in
1 2 1 1.0 8.10
100
4 1.0 168.59
2 3 1 1.0 8.10
4 1.0 168.59 133
5 1.0 0.00
3 3 1 1.0 8.10
4 1.0 168.59 100
2 1.0 2.45
4 3 1 1.0 8.10
4 1.0 168.59 133
6 1.0 0.00
DESIGN ANALYSIS:

DETERMINE WIDTH OF RING WALL "brw" BASED ON SABP Q-005 5.3.2

Wet + Wp (L)
brw = »»»»» GENERAL FORMULA
qa + (drw * δs - (hrw*δc)
where:
Wp = Maximum (Wof & Whf) 168.59

Combination load case ≠1

Wet + Wp (L)
brw1 = = 0.53 m
qa + (drw*δs) - (hrw*δc)

Combination load case ≠2

(Wet + Wwt )+Wp (L)

brw2 = = 0.65 m
qa + (drw*δs) - (hrw*δc)
where:
Wwt = Wind force on tank

Combination load case ≠3

(Wet + LLf)+Wp (L)

brw3 = = 0.39 m
1.33qa + (drw*δs) - (hrw*δc)

Combination load case ≠4

(Wet * Xav) + Ssf + Wp (Xav) (L)

brw4 = = 0.550 m
qa + (drw*δs) - (hrw*δc)
where:
Ssf = Seismec force on tank
Xav = Vertical seismec acceleration factor = 1 + 0.4Av = 1.07
Av = 0.14Sds = 0.184

Govern width of ring wall brw = max.(brw1 , brw2 , brw3 , brw4) = 0.650 m
Provided width of ring beam brw = 0.650 m

CHECKED SOIL BEARING PRESSURE

Combination Soil Pressure due to Tank Soil pressure due Total soil Allowable soil
Remarks
Case Number Wt to fdn. wt pressure pressure
1 64.33 13.02 77.35 100 SAFE
2 64.33 13.02 77.35 133 SAFE
3 68.10 13.02 81.11 100 SAFE
4 64.33 13.02 77.35 133 SAFE

SETTLEMENT CHECK
2
Bearing Pressure at Center of Tank 99.97 KN/M
2
Maximum Bearing Pressure at Ring wall 81.11 KN/M
Settlement at center 19.57 mm
Settlement at corner 10.16 mm
Differential Settlement 9.41 mm
DETERMINE HOOP AXIAL TENSION FORCE " Th "

δs*hrw
Th = Rt*hrw*µ Wp + = 435.73 KN
2
where:
Th = Unfactored hoop tension force
Rt = Radius of tank = 4.1 m
Wp = Product weight = 83.04 KN/m²

DETERMINE HOOP STEEL AREA " Ash "

1.6Th
Ash = = 1844.36 mm²
0.90fy

DETERMINE TWIST STEEL AREA " Ast "

Moment distance in Total Moment in

Load Discription Load in KN/m Load factor
m KN.m
Empty Wet 8.10 1.20 0.20 1.94
Product Wot 33.72 1.20 0.3 12.14
Seismic from OM 16.90 1.40 0.20 4.73
Vertical seismic acc.
1.49 1.40 0.20 0.42
applied to Wet
Vertical seismic
6.21 1.40 0.3 2.61
applied to Wot
Total Moment Mt 21.84

brw
Mu = Mt R - L + = 91.60 KN.m
2

Ast = ρ * brw * de = 3127.15 mm²

where:
0.85fc' 2Rn
ρact = 1 - 1- = 0.0002
fy 0.85fc'

Mu
Rn = φ = 0.9 = 0.078
φ * brw * de²

de = hrw - c - db = 1.415 m

1.40
ρmin = = 0.0033 »» ACI-318 10.5.2
fy

ρmax = 0.75(0.85*fc'*β*600)
= 0.0225 »» ACI-318 10.5.3
fy(600 + fy)
where
β = 0.9
Provide ρ = max.(ρmin , ρact ) < ρmax = 0.0034
DETERMINE MINIMUM SKRINKAGE/TEMPERATURE BARS

Reinforcing bars provided 12 ast = 113 mm²

Vertical Reinforcement :
Astv = 0.0012 * 0.5brw * b = 390.00 mm² »» ACI-318 CHAP 14

where:
b = 1000 mm
Astv
Number of bars Nb = + 1 = 4 pcs
ast
b
Spacing of bars Sb = = 225 mm per meter run
Nb

Reinforcing bars provided 20 ast = 314 mm²

Horizontal Reinforcement :
Asth = 0.0025 * 0.5brw * hrw = 2055.63 mm »» ACI-318 CHAP 14

Astv
Number of bars Nb = + 1 = 8 pcs
ast

brw -C
Spacing of bars Sb = N = 364 mm
b

Total Asth = 4111 mm² < Ash + Ast = SATISFACTORY

SUMMARY OF DESIGN

DIMENSIONS REINFORCEMENT SPACING

brw (mm) hrw (mm) hoizontal vertical Top/Bottom hoizontal vertical
650 2530 8 - 20 Ø BF 12 Ø BF 4 -12 Ø 364 mm 225 mm/m run

where:
BF = both faces
T/B = top & bottom
mm = millimeter
m = meter
DESIGN SKETCH

4 -12 Ø Top
300

1
1

12 Ø BF SP.
2530

@ 225 mm/m run

2230

8 - 20 Ø BF

4 -12 Ø BOT.

650

RING WALL SECTION