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Tank Foundation Ringwall Design - English

API 650

Input Parameters

Tank Information

Tank ID : Tank Foundation

Tank Foundation Type : Self Anchored

Input Unit System : English

Weight Input Method : Fluid Volume Input

Design Code : US Code

Overturning Check Requirement : Overturning Check Required

Sliding Check Requirement : Sliding Check Required

Footing Geometry

Footing Centreline Diameter (Fd) : 1008.000 in

Minimum Ringwall Width (Fwmin) : 18.000 in

Maximum Ringwall Width (Fwmax) : 36.000 in

Ringwall Height (Fh): : 60.000 in

Compacted Granular Fill (Ds) : 24.000 in

Width Dimension Increment (widinc) : 12.000 in

Bottom of Footing Elevation (BOF) : 120.000 in

Tank Properties

Internal Tank Diameter (Di) : 1008.000 in

Height of Tank Shell (Hs) : 576.000 in
Average Thickness of Tank (Tavg) : 0.367 in
Thickness of Tank Bottom (Tbot) : 0.316 in
Thickness of Tank Roof (Trf) : 0.248 in
Yield Strength of Bottom Plate (Fby) : 36.000 kip/in2
Elastic Modulus of Tank Shell (Es) : 29000.000 kip/in2
Tank Material Density : 0.00028 kip/in^3
Insulation Thickness (Tins) : 0.000 in

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Fluid Properties

Nominal Product Volume (Voltest) : 458303616.000 in^3

Operating Product Volume (Voloper) : 448832448.000 in^3

Specific Gravity of Liquid Stored (SG) : s 0.980

Miscellaneous Loading

Internal Operating Pressure ( oper) : 0.000 kip/in^2

Internal Test Pressure ( test) : 0.000 kip/in^2
Minimum Roof Snow Load (Snow) : 0.000 kip/in^2
Snow Importance Factor (Isnow) : 1.000
Miscellaneous Dead Load (Misc) : 0.000 kip/in^2
Miscellaneous Live Load (Live) : 0.000 kip/in^2
% Miscellaneous Weight for Attachments (Misc_wt): : 0.0 %

Design Parameters

Soil Properties

Allowable Bearing Pressure (SBC) : 0.028 kip/in2

Soil Density (Ysoil) : 0.000 kip/in^3
Coefficient of Friction (m) : 0.400
Soil Bearing Multiplication Factor for Wind and Siesmic Load Case
: 1.000
(SBF)
Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficient (k_lateral) : 0.500
Overturning Safety Ratio (OTR) : 1.500
Sliding Safety Ratio (SLR) : 1.500

Material Properties

Concrete Compressive Strength (fc) : 4.500 kip/in2

Concrete Density (Yc) : 0.000 kip/in^3
Concrete Cover (cc) : 3.000 in
Yield Strength of Rebar (fy) : 60.000 kip/in2
Minimum Rebar Size : ∅8
Maximum Rebar Size : ∅8
Minimum Stirrup Size : ∅4
Maximum Stirrup Size : ∅4
Minimum Stirrup Spacing : 6.000 in
Strirrup Spacing Increment : 3.000 in

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Calculations

External Diameter of Tank (D) = Di + 2.Tavg : 1008.734 in

Miscellaneous attachment weight is considered for Weight of Tank Shell and Roof
Weight of Tank Shell (Ws) : 190.185 kip
Weight of Tank Roof (Wr) : 56.288 kip
Weight of Tank Floor (Wf) : 71.721 kip
Total Snow Load (Wsnow) : 77.471 kip
Total External Dead Load (Wdead) : 0.000 kip
Total Live Load (Wlive) : 0.000 kip
Tank Empty Weight (Wempty) = Ws + Wr + Wf : 318.194 kip
Density of Fluid (Y1) = SG.Ywater : 0.00004 kip/in^3
Test Level Fluid Weight (Fluidtest)= Voltest.Y1 : 16168.952 kip
Operating Level Fluid Weight (FluidOper)= Voloper.Y1 : 15834.809 kip
Tank Test Load (Wtest) = Wempty + Fluidtest : 16487.145 kip
Tank Operating Load (Woper) = Wempty + Fluidoper : 16153.002 kip

Wind Load Calculations

Wind Load Type : Direct User Input

Wind Shear Force : 40.320 kip

Wind Moment : 11612.160 kip-in

Partial Wind % : 50.000

Seismic Load

Seismic Load Type : Program Generated

Spectral Response Acceleration at Short Periods (Ss) : 0.281
Spectral Response Acceleration at Period of 1 sec (S1): 0.073
Factor to adjust 5% damping to 1/2% damping (K): 1.500
Long-Period Transition Period (TL): 6.000 sec
Seismic Use Group (SUG): III
Site Class (Class): C
Impulsive Response Modification Factor (Rwi): 3.500
Convective Response Modification Factor (Rwc): 2.000
Importance Factor (Ieq): 1.500

Seismic Load Calculations

Design Spectral Response Acc. Parameter at Short

0.225 - per ASCE 7-05 11.4.3
Period (SDS) :
Design Spectral Response Acc. Parameter at 1 sec
0.083 - per ASCE 7-05 11.4.4
(SD1) :
TO : 0.074 s - per ASCE 7-05 11.4.7
TS : 0.368 s - per ASCE 7-05 11.4.7
DH : 1.796 - Ratio of Diameter to Liquid Height

:
0.587 - Per API 650 E.4.5.2-c

: 5.379 s - Convective Period API 650 E4.5.2-b

0.096 - Impulsive Spectral Acceleration

:
Parameter API 650 E.4.6.1-1

0.017 - Convective Spectral Acceleration

: Parameter API 650 E.4.6.1-1

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Seismic Load Calculation per API 650 Section E

Operating
Parameter Test Condition Unit
Condition
Impulsive Product
Seismic Weight 9311.677 9651.403 kip
(Wi)
Convectve Product
Seismic Weight 6325.366 6342.951 kip
(Wc)
Impulsive
Component Base 927.769 960.499 kip
Shear (Vi)
Convective
Component Base 109.445 109.750 kip
Shear (Vc)
Total Design Base
934.202 966.749 kip
Shear (V)
Impulsive Fluid
210.607 215.051 in
Force Height (Xi)
Convective Fluid
349.829 359.312 in
Force Height (Xc)
Ringwall Moment
201018.677 212063.177 kip-in
(Mrw)

Vertical Seismic Force Coefficient

= 0.065 Vertical Seismic per API E.6.1.3

Freeboard Check

Vertical Seismic
Available Freeboard Height, 14.382in
per API E.6.1.3
per API650
E.7.2-2, E.7.2-
Af = 0.035
3, E.7.2-4 &
E.7.2-5
per API650
17.454in
E.7.2-1
Freeboard Requirement, 17.454in

FB< FR, Hence Freeboard Requirement Is Not Satisfied

Overturning Effect of Seismic Forces (Slab Moment Calculation)

Overtuning Seismic Forces per API 650 Section E

Operating
Parameter Test Condition Unit
Condition
Slab Moment
Impulsive Fluid 407.273 408.633 in
Height (Xis)
Slab Moment
Convective Fluid 417.725 424.252 in
Height (Xcs)
Slab Moment
376556.759 391146.737 kip-in
(Ms)

Load Combination
Allowable Stress Design Factors (Service Loads)
External Internal Test
LC SWF SBF Empty Operating Test Snow Live Wind Earthquake
Pressure Pressure Pressure
101 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 1.00 . . . . .
102 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 1.00 . . . . . . .
103 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . . 0.40 . . . 1.00 .
104 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 0.40 . . . 1.00 .
105 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 0.40 . . . . 1.00 .
106 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.40 . . . . 1.00 .
107 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.40 . . . 1.00 . .
108 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.40 . . 1.00 . . .
109 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 1.00 . . . 0.40 . .
110 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 1.00 . . 0.40 . . .
111 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 1.00 . . . 0.40 . .
112 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 1.00 . . 0.40 . . .

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Allowable Stress Design Factors (Service Loads)

External Internal Test
LC SWF SBF Empty Operating Test Snow Live Wind Earthquake
Pressure Pressure Pressure
113 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . 0.40 . 0.10 . . 1.00
114 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 . . . . 0.10 . . 1.00

Ultimate Stress Design Factors

EXternal Internal Test
LC SWF SBF Empty Operating Test Snow Live Wind Earthquake
Pressure Pressure Pressure
201 1.00 1.00 1.40 . . . 0.56 . . . . .
202 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.40 . . 0.56 . . . . .
203 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . 0.64 0.48 . 0.50 1.60 . .
204 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . 0.64 0.48 . 0.50 1.60 . .
205 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . . 1.60 1.00 . .
206 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . 1.60 1.00 . .
207 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . . 0.50 1.00 1.60 .
208 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . 0.50 1.00 1.60 .
209 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . . 0.20 1.00 . 1.00
210 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20 . . . . 0.20 1.00 . 1.00
211 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . . 0.64 . . . 1.60 .
212 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . 0.64 . . . 1.60 .
213 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . . 0.64 . . . . 1.00
214 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.90 . . 0.64 . . . . 1.00
215 1.00 1.00 1.00 . 0.90 . 0.64 . . . 1.60 .

Applied Loads At Top of Ringwall- Service Stress Level

Axial Shear Moment
LC
(kip) (kip) (kip-in)
101 -16471.196 0.000 0.000
102 -16805.339 0.000 0.000
103 -318.194 40.320 11612.160
104 -16471.196 40.320 11612.160
105 -318.194 40.320 11612.160
106 -16471.196 40.320 11612.160
107 -16471.196 0.000 0.000
108 -16548.667 0.000 0.000
109 -318.194 0.000 0.000
110 -349.182 0.000 0.000
111 -16471.196 0.000 0.000
112 -16502.184 0.000 0.000
113 -16478.943 934.202 201018.677
114 -16478.943 934.202 201018.677

Applied Loads At Top of Ringwall- Strength Level

Axial Shear Moment
LC
(kip) (kip) (kip-in)
201 -445.471 0.000 0.000
202 -22932.397 0.000 0.000
203 -420.568 0.000 0.000
204 -19740.532 0.000 0.000
205 -505.786 0.000 0.000
206 -19825.750 0.000 0.000
207 -420.568 64.512 18579.456
208 -19740.532 64.512 18579.456
209 -397.327 934.202 201018.677
210 -19717.291 934.202 201018.677
211 -286.374 64.512 18579.456
212 -14855.896 64.512 18579.456
213 -286.374 934.202 201018.677
214 -14855.896 934.202 201018.677
215 -15156.624 32.256 9289.728

Design Calculations

Tank Stability

Effective Specific Gravity of Liquid = = 0.95470

Wa- Resisting force of tank contents per

unit length of shell circumference that may
= = 0.264 kip/in
be used to resist the shell overturning
moment
per API650 E.6.2.1.1-1b

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Tank Shell and Roof Weight Per Unit = = 0.078 kip/in

Length

Snow load per unit length = = 0.024 kip/in

Liquid Weight on Tank Floor = 0.020 kip/in^2

Internal Pressure = 0.000 kip/in^2
Liquid Density per unit Length = 0.000 kip/in

Factored Ring wall moment, = 201018.677 kip-in

Anchorage Ratio = = 0.582

J<=1.54 , Tank is stable

Internal Soil Bearing Check

(Below Tank Floor)

Maximum Internal soil bearing check (below tank bottom plate) for dead load case

= 0.022 kip/in^2

Maximum Internal soil bearing check (below tank bottom plate) for seismic load case

= 0.022 kip/in^2

Governing Internal Soil Bearing

SBint = max(SBint_dl,SBint_eq) = 0.022 kip/in^2

Governing Load Case No for Internal Soil Bearing: 113

SBint < SBC, Hence Internal Soil Bearing is OK

Ringwall Soil Bearing

Governing Load Case For Ringwall Soil Bearing Check: 113

Allowable Ring Wall Soil Bearing Check: 0.028kip/in^2

Maximum Ring Wall Soil Bearing : 0.027kip/in^2

SBring < SBC, Hence Ringwall Soil Bearing is OK

Ringwall Dimension After Soil Bearing Check

Footing Width (FW) : 28.000 in
Footing Depth (Fh) : 60.000 in
Entire Foundation Self Weight
Wfdn_total : 462.150 kip

Overturning Check
Governing Load Case for Overturning Check : 103
Governing Overturning Moment, Ms : 11612.160 kip-in

Seismic Load Case Overturning Safety Ratio =

Other Load Case Overturning Safety Ratio =

Overturning Safety Ratio = 13.821

Factor of safety against overturning
Load Case No. Resistant Overturning FOS Required Overturning FOS
101 22.062 1.500
102 21.670 1.500
103 13.821 1.500
104 21.402 1.500
105 13.821 1.500
106 21.402 1.500
107 22.062 1.500
108 22.166 1.500
109 N/A 1.500
110 N/A 1.500
111 22.062 1.500

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Factor of safety against overturning

Load Case No. Resistant Overturning FOS Required Overturning FOS
112 22.103 1.500
113 21.502 1.500
114 21.502 1.500
Tank Foundation Passes Overturning Check

Sliding Check
Governing Load Case For Sliding Check : 103
Total Shear : 40.320 kip

Seismic Load Case Sliding Safety Ratio =

Other Load Case Sliding Safety Ratio =

Sliding Safety Ratio : 6.874

Factor of safety against sliding
Load Case No. Resistant Sliding FOS Required Sliding FOS
101 N/A 1.500
102 N/A 1.500
103 N/A 1.500
104 163.405 1.500
105 N/A 1.500
106 163.405 1.500
107 N/A 1.500
108 N/A 1.500
109 N/A 1.500
110 N/A 1.500
111 N/A 1.500
112 N/A 1.500
113 6.874 1.500
114 6.874 1.500
Tank Foundation Passes In Sliding Check

Reinforcement Calculations
Hoop Steel

Unfactored Hoop Tension : 335.026 kip

per PIP STE03020 5.6.3.3

Area of Hoop steel required = = 9.927 in^2

Per PIP STE03020 5.6.3.4 and API 650 B.4.2.3

Twist Steel
Twist Moment Lever Arms
z_1 : 0.000 in
z_2 : 7.000 in
PT = Total Load on Tank
WP = Product load on Tank Bottom
E = Linear Earthquake Load on Ringwall
L = Distance from tank shell to inside edge of ringwall
Twist Moment in Ringwall
: 2.718 kip-in

per PIP STE03020 5.6.4.6

Mu : 1371.104 kip-in
Minimum Rebar Size : #8
Maximum Rebar Size : #8
Minimum Stirrup Size : #4
Maximum Stirrup Size : #4

: 56.000 in

: 0.017 kip/in

: 0.00029

Area of Twist steel required, = 0.454 in^2

= 5.259 in^2

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Per ACI318-11, 10.5.1,

Per ACI318-11, 10.5.3,

= 0.606 in^2

Twist steel is required both on top and bottom of ringwall

Total Area of Reinforcement Required
: 11.139 in^2

Stirrup Design

Minimum stirrup requirement = = 0.202 in^2 /ft each face

Minimum Strirrup Spacing = 6.000 in

Maximum Stirrup requirement = 18.000 in
Vertical Steel Requirement Per STE03020
= 0.202 in^2 /ft
5.6.6.1a
Horizontal Steel Requirement Per
= 3.360 in^2
STE03020 5.6.6.1b
Reinforcement Bars Along The Section of
Provide #0 - 0
Ringwall
Provide #4 @ 11.00in o.c. Two Legged Stirrups

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