Computer aided design of post-tensioned concrete reservoirs

2002-11-01
Oztorun, NK
Utku, M
A computer method based on the classical shell and plate theories is presented for the elastic analysis of cylindrical water tanks subjected to axisymmetrical loading and post-tensioning loads. A spherical dome or circular plate roof, cylindrical container, top and bottom ring beams together with a circular plate foundation are considered as possible components of a water tank in the flexibility formulation. Classical shell, plate, and ring beam theories are used to obtain flexibility coefficients. A computer program has been developed based on this formulation and successfully used in the design of post-tensioned concrete water tanks with diameters of 80 m built in Saudi Arabia. (C) 2002 Civil-Comp Ltd. and Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Citation Formats
N. Oztorun and M. Utku, “Computer aided design of post-tensioned concrete reservoirs,” COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES, pp. 2195–2207, 2002, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/65050.