The tank is 60ft dia X 40' tall. See the attached diagram. Is the lb/ft vertical load from W as simple as?:
Wind Pressure X 1ft X 40ft = W
W X 20ft / 60 ft = Load per ft
Can someone help me by explaining how you transfer a horizontal wind force on a tank to a vertical pound per foot load for bearing sizing of a ringwall? This would be used as a component of the PT (total load on tank shell lb/ft) for 5.6.2 of PIP STE03020.
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