Analysis Of The Rectangular And Circular Cylindrical RC Elevated Water Tank Design According To Eurocode - Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Dissertation

Oct 29, 2026

Storage tanks serve as containers for liquids, compressed gases, or heat/cold storage media and are subjected to static and dynamic actions, wind, seismic effects, vacuum or overpressure, and temperature influences. This dissertation designs an elevated reinforced concrete water tank in both circular cylindrical and rectangular forms, comparing reinforcement steel and concrete volume. Eurocode-based parameters include wall, base and roof thickness, tank depth, and supporting-tower height, while wind loads are obtained through finite element methods using ETABS.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages39

Reading Time1 h 38 min

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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ABSTRACT

Table of Contents

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF ABBREVIATION

NOMENCLATURES

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

1.2 Problem Statement

1.3 Objective

1.4 Scope of Work

1.5 Significance of Study

1.6 Dissertation Outline

CHAPTER 2

ANALYSIS OF THE RECTANGULAR AND CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL RC ELEVATED WATER TANK DESIGN ACCORDING TO EUROCODE TEE DENG WANG UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING 2021 DESIGN OF RC WATER TANK ACCORDING TO EUROCODE by TEE DENG WANG This dissertation is submitted to UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA As partial fulfilment of requirement for the degree of BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS.) (CIVIL ENGINEERING) School of Civil Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia August 2021 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At first, I would like to give a million thanks to my supervisor, Professor Ir. Dr. Md Azlin Md Said who is a lecturer from School of Civil Engineering. With the presence of his assistance throughout the toughness period especially during the Covid-19 intrusion, I had capable to complete my tasks smoothly. There will never be perfect without guidance and a positive attitude towards the possibility from an expert such as my supervisor. Secondly, I would like to thank my seniors which have gone through I did now. They taught me the calculation and some technical part based on their experiences. They will not hesitate to teach me when I face some problems. Last but not least, I would like to thank to my families and friends who are involve directly and indirectly, as they gave lots of moral and physical support to me which will make me complete this research successfully. ABSTRAK Tangki simpanan adalah bekas yang menampung cecair, gas termampat, atau medium yang digunakan untuk penyimpanan haba atau sejuk jangka pendek atau jangka panjang. Tangki tersebut boleh dibina secara menegak dan mendatar, di atas tanah, semi bawah tanah, dan di bawah tanah, membawabeban statik dan dinamik, di bawah vakum atautekanan berlebihan, pengaruh angin, seismik, dan suhu. Untuk projek ini, tangkayang dibinadi aras tinggi direkabentuk sebagai bentuk silinder bulat dan bentuk empat segi. Perbezaan anatar tetulang besi and isipadu konkrit akan dilakukan untuk kedua-dua rekabentuk. Parameter rekabentuk dipertimbangkan sebagaimana dalam Standard Eurocode. Beberapapembolehubah yang dipertimbangkan untuk rekabentuk tangka pada aras tinggi adalah ketebalan dinding, ketebalan asas dan bumbung, kedalaman tangki, dan ketinggian menarapenyokong. Beban angin telah diperolehi melelui kaedah berangka. Untuk membantu rekabentuk, perisian ETABS telah digunakan untuk rekabentuk kedua-dua tangki aras tinggi ini. Didapati bahawa bentuk silider bulat ini adalah lebih stabil berbanding dengan bentuk empat segi, dengan beban dan tanpa beban angin. Walau bagaimanapun, kos untuk tangka bentuk silinder bulat ini lebih 39.47% daripada tangki bentuk empat segi. ABSTRACT Storage tanks are containers that hold liquids, compressed gases, or mediums used for the short or long-term storage of heat or cold. The tanks can be constructed vertically and horizontally, above ground, semi-underground, and underground, carry static and dynamic loads, under vacuum or overpressure, wind, seismic, and temperature influences. In this project, the elevated tank is designed as a circular cylindrical shape elevated water tank and a rectangular shape. The differences between the reinforcement steel and the volume of concrete will be compared between the two designs. The design parameters considered are as described in the Eurocodes. some variables were considered in the design of an elevated water tank which are the thickness of the wall, the thickness of the base and roof, the depth of the tank, the height of the supporting tower. The wind loads are determined using finite element methods. To assist in design, the ETABS software is applied to design the two elevated water tanks. It was found that the circular cylindrical shape is more stable than the rectangular shape by modelling the model in Etabs with and without wind condition. However, the cost of circular cylindrical shape is 39.47 % more than the rectangular shape tanks.. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT........

FAQs

What tank types are compared in the study?

The study compares an elevated water tank designed as a circular cylindrical shape versus a rectangular shape.

Which Eurocode-based design parameters are considered?

The considered parameters include wall thickness, base and roof thickness, tank depth, and the height of the supporting tower.

How are wind loads determined and what tool supports the design?

Wind loads are determined using finite element methods, and ETABS software is used to assist in designing and modeling the tanks under wind and no-wind conditions.

Oct 29, 2026

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