40.18.2 - Ground Supported Water Tanks
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What is sloshing in the context of water tanks?
💡 Hint: Think about how water behaves when shaken.
Define base shear.
💡 Hint: Consider it as the pushing force acting from the ground.
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What is sloshing in ground-supported water tanks?
💡 Hint: Think about how water can behave when a tank shakes.
Base shear is calculated as which of the following?
💡 Hint: Remember that it's related to the forces acting on the tank's base.
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Design a ground-supported water tank for a seismic zone with a base shear of 100 kN. What considerations must you factor in during the design?
💡 Hint: Reference your understanding of seismic design principles.
Given a tank with a height of 5m and a diameter of 3m, calculate the maximum slosh height during a quake with a peak ground acceleration of 0.3g.
💡 Hint: Look for common empirical models used for slosh calculations.
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