Residential Concrete Water Tank Tower Design

The fort revere water tower is an awwa historic landmark fort revere park and preservation society.

Residential concrete water tank tower design. The solution is a sixteen foot tall reenforced concrete tower that holds two water tanks on top. Qd design yield shear force at the base of the structure n qdi design shear force imposed just below the i th mass in case that the structure is assumed the n th lumped mass vibration system n rg ground amplification factor r radius of cylindrical tank mm sv design velocity response spectrum m s sa design acceleration response spectrum. Rectangular concrete tank design example an open top concrete tank is to have three chambers each measuring 20 60 as shown. The design of reinforced concrete water tank is based on is 3370.

The design depends on the location of tanks i e. Life spans of most early concrete tanks were relatively short compared to steel tanks which if they re maintained well can last 100 years or more. 2009 parts i iv. Including materials decisions the tower the upper platform and diagrams.

Overhead on ground or underground. Jul 23 2016 explore rimeta beniamina s board tank stands on pinterest. The water is pumped up to the tanks from a lower tank that collects rain water and the villages water. This tank is made from manufactured concrete block using a method which i have several patents on.

The tank will be partially underground the grade level is 10 below the top of the tank. Designof reinforced concrete watertowerandsteeltank by euripidesfajardoymaymir thesis for degreeofbachelorofscience in civilengineering collegeofengineering universityofillinois 1913. It s now all done and it s interesting to look at how it came together. I ve posted several pictures below showing the construction steps.

The highest groundwater table is expected to be 4 below grade. Reinforced concrete water tanks are constructed for storing water. The first reinforced concrete tank was built in hull massachusetts in 1903. The wall height is 17.

Building a water tower the author recalls the experience of erecting a water tower. Today i m looking back at the construction of a water storage tank. The tower holds 800 gallons of water equaling 6 672 pounds.