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Ringwallfoundationsaregenerallyprovideforlargestoragetanksrestingongradeorjustafew
metresabovegrade.
thebasicprincipleofdesignistomaintainthebearingpressurebelowtheringwallnearlyequalto
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theberingpressurebelowthesoil.Thisistoavoidthedifferentialsettlementwhichincaseofstorage
taksareverycritical.
Thedesigninvolves
1)determiningthethicknessofwall.
2)designthewallforhooptensiocausedbysoilsurcharge
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DearSrikanth,
thanksforsharingthearticle,
ihavefewdoubtsregardingtheRingwallfoundation
1.Ihaveseensomedicussionsregardingkeepingtankshelleccentricwrtcentreofringwallto
mitigatetheeffectofSoilpressure(seeattachement1).andeventheyhaveprovidedfootingbelow
Ringwallforthesame.
Mydoubtisifthetotalsoilandpressurehasbeenconsideredinthehooptensiondowestillneedto
considerthisoverturningmomentandprovidefoundationforthesame(ifrequired).
PIPrecommendationforringwallfoundationsspecifiestodesigntheringwallfortheeccentric
momentcausedbythetankshellonringwallasingeneraltankshellwillnotbeatcentreofthering
wall.
2.asperAPI650Foundationmomentsforseismiccaseshavetwocomponents
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a.Ringwallmoment
b.Slabmoment
insomecasesRingwallmomentissohighthatweneedbiggerfoundationforringwall
ifweprovidefoundationfortheringwall,innormaloperatingcondition(noseismic/Wind)base
pressurebelowthefootingoftheringwallislessthanthebasepressurebelowthetankwhichcauses
differentialsettlementatcentreandedgeoftheTankfoundation
dowestillneedtoprovidethisfoundationfortheRingwallmoment
ifTankdia/2*wtoftankismuchgreaterthanEQShear*htofthetankdoistillneedtoprovidethe
foundationfortheringwallconsideringtheRingwallmoment
alsoattachingthedocumentreferenceforthefoundationsforoilsstoragetanks
Regards
RadhaKrishna.
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Posted:SatOct16,20109:43amPostsubject:RINGWALLFOUNDATIONAbriefintroduction
DearRadhaKrishna,
Areyouaconsultingengineer?whereareyouemployed?Areyoutheonlyonestructuralengineer
workinginyourfirm?Whywehavetoreinventthewheels?Followfullythesuggestionofoneschool
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ofthoughtoronecodefullyforloads,analysisanddesign.
Ihaveaquestionforyou.Howwillyouworkoutthewidthoftheringbeam?API650suggeststhatif
thewidthoftheringbeamismorethan450mmyoumayhavetoprovideafoundationbelowthe
beam.IhaveseendrawingswithinvertedTsectiontyperingwallieringwallwithawide
symmetricalbaseslabsimilartoacircularstripfoundation.(ratherthanjustaring..theringsome
timesareaswideas900mmalso..depthasdeepas2000mm)
WithregardtotheecentricityatthetopofthewallitissuggestedinPIPtoconsidertheeccentricity
duetothefluidatthetopofthewallinadditiontotheshell.Thereisalsoanotherquestionarises
whetherthesoilpressurebelowtheringbeamisuniformortrapezeumshaped?moretowardsthe
inneredgethantheouteredgeofthering?oruniformintheentirewodthodthebeam?PIPsuggests
thattherewouldbetwistmomentintheinneredge...isthisduetowind?orseismic?orshelland
fluidaloneattheedgeoftheringbeam?
BestRegards,
RajaShekar.
On14October201013:33,Radhakrishna<forum@sefindia.org(forum@sefindia.org)>wrote:
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DearSrikanth,
thanksforsharingthearticle,
ihavefewdoubtsregardingtheRingwallfoundation
1.Ihaveseensomedicussionsregardingkeepingtankshelleccentricwrtcentreofringwall
tomitigatetheeffectofSoilpressure(seeattachement1).andeventheyhaveprovided
footingbelowRingwallforthesame.
Mydoubtisifthetotalsoilandpressurehasbeenconsideredinthehooptensiondowestill
needtoconsiderthisoverturningmomentandprovidefoundationforthesame(ifrequired).
PIPrecommendationforringwallfoundationsspecifiestodesigntheringwallforthe
eccentricmomentcausedbythetankshellonringwallasingeneraltankshellwillnotbeat
centreoftheringwall.
2.asperAPI650Foundationmomentsforseismiccaseshavetwocomponents
a.Ringwallmoment
b.Slabmoment
insomecasesRingwallmomentissohighthatweneedbiggerfoundationforringwall
ifweprovidefoundationfortheringwall,innormaloperatingcondition(noseismic/Wind)
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basepressurebelowthefootingoftheringwallislessthanthebasepressurebelowthetank
whichcausesdifferentialsettlementatcentreandedgeoftheTankfoundation
dowestillneedtoprovidethisfoundationfortheRingwallmoment
ifTankdia/2*wtoftankismuchgreaterthanEQShear*htofthetankdoistillneedto
providethefoundationfortheringwallconsideringtheRingwallmoment
alsoattachingthedocumentreferenceforthefoundationsforoilsstoragetanks
Regards
RadhaKrishna.
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sreekanthpmenon
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Posted:MonOct18,20105:19pmPostsubject:
dearRadhakrishna
kindlyclarifywhichoverturningmomentyoumean.overturningwillnotbecausedbyeccentricityof
wallsincethismomentcancelouteachotherastheringalliscircular.
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regardingyoursecondquestionfoundationcanbeprovidedbelowtheringwallincaseswhereseismic
momentishigh.Thismaycauseverylowsoilpressurebelowtheringwallundernormaloperating
condition.butitshallbenotedthatthesettlementwilloccuronlyoncebearingcapacityis
exceeded.oncethebearingcapacityiswithinlimitsthesettlementalsowillbewithinlimitsie25mm
whichisconsideredacceptableforfixedrooftank.howeverforfloatingrooftanksthismustbeavoided
asforsuchtanksevenasmallamountofdifferentialsettlementwillaffectthefloatingroof
mechanism,
sinceseismicisararephenomenacomparedtonormalworkingcondition,itisadvisabletodesignthe
foundationfornormalcondition.howeverifthevaluesarefarabovethelimitsthewallthicknesscan
beincreasedandinextremecasessmallfdnshallbeprovidedbelowthewall.
Radhakrishnawrote:
DearSrikanth,
thanksforsharingthearticle,
ihavefewdoubtsregardingtheRingwallfoundation
1.Ihaveseensomedicussionsregardingkeepingtankshelleccentricwrtcentreofringwall
tomitigatetheeffectofSoilpressure(seeattachement1).andeventheyhaveprovided
footingbelowRingwallforthesame.
Mydoubtisifthetotalsoilandpressurehasbeenconsideredinthehooptensiondowestill
needtoconsiderthisoverturningmomentandprovidefoundationforthesame(ifrequired).
PIPrecommendationforringwallfoundationsspecifiestodesigntheringwallforthe
eccentricmomentcausedbythetankshellonringwallasingeneraltankshellwillnotbeat
centreoftheringwall.
2.asperAPI650Foundationmomentsforseismiccaseshavetwocomponents
a.Ringwallmoment
b.Slabmoment
insomecasesRingwallmomentissohighthatweneedbiggerfoundationforringwall
ifweprovidefoundationfortheringwall,innormaloperatingcondition(noseismic/Wind)
basepressurebelowthefootingoftheringwallislessthanthebasepressurebelowthetank
whichcausesdifferentialsettlementatcentreandedgeoftheTankfoundation
dowestillneedtoprovidethisfoundationfortheRingwallmoment
ifTankdia/2*wtoftankismuchgreaterthanEQShear*htofthetankdoistillneedto
providethefoundationfortheringwallconsideringtheRingwallmoment
alsoattachingthedocumentreferenceforthefoundationsforoilsstoragetanks
Regards
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RadhaKrishna.
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Posted:WedOct19,20119:13amPostsubject:
DearMr.Rajasekar,
IsitanywheregivenintheAPIcodeorothercode,ifthewidthoftheRingbeamismorethan
450mmthenwehavetoprovidespreadfooting.Orthisisprovidedtobringdownthepressurebelow
theringbeamtosameasthepressureatthecentreofthevesseltoavoiddifferentialsettlementand
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toavoidthewideringbeamcrosssection?
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Posted:WedOct19,20119:16amPostsubject:
DearSefians,
Anylimitationsarethereforusingtheringbeamfoundationsforthetankfoundationswiththe
respecttothediameterandheightofthetanks?
Forex.ShallweprovidetheRingbeamfoundationfor80mdiatankalso?Forthiskindofbigger
tankswhethertheringbeamfoundationwillbeeffective?
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Thenuptowhatdiameterwecangowiththeringbeamfoundations?
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