Dear All
i have task on hand to review structural integrity of Foundations, constructed in 1980 using WSD method for concrete design.
Can any body share some Design guide or helping material, which i can use to design the concrete foundation based on ASD method.
hi i fahed
i have to design the Foundation for 77.5m dia 17m high storage tank foundation,
The problem is
Tank self weight = 1900 MT
Internal Pressure = 0.175 kg/cm2
which translates into abt 15000 MT of uplift force as per API 650.
also API 650 Appendix F 7 requires 1.25 x Uplift against...