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This document provides instructions for using ANSYS to analyze a cylindrical water tank. It describes modeling the tank as an axisymmetric solid, applying the appropriate material properties and loads, and solving for displacements and stresses. The loads include soil pressures, water pressure and weight, and a distributed live/dead load on the tank cover. Stresses are checked against the allowable concrete stress.

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Tutorial 6 - Handout

This document provides instructions for using ANSYS to analyze a cylindrical water tank. It describes modeling the tank as an axisymmetric solid, applying the appropriate material properties and loads, and solving for displacements and stresses. The loads include soil pressures, water pressure and weight, and a distributed live/dead load on the tank cover. Stresses are checked against the allowable concrete stress.

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ANSYS - Structural Analysis/FEA Water Tank (Axisymmetric model)

Problem: Analyze a cylindrical water tank with inside diameter 50 meter as shown in the figure below. The tank is made of concrete 30 cm thick (y = 35 MPa). Assume live load on the cover of the tank is 0.7 kN/m2 and the cover dead load is equal to the live load. Stiffness of the soil below the tank is 25000 kN/m. The active and passive pressure coefficients are 0.27 and 0.49, respectively. Soil density is 1842 kg/m3. Neglect the upward pressure from the soil below the tank.

0.15 m D.L. = L.L. = 700 N/m


2

2m

= 1842 kg/m3
Ka = 0.27 Kp = 0.49

3m

50 m

0.3 m

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STEP 1: Start up Preference> Structural /UNITS, SI STEP 2: Preprocessor : Define Element Type Preprocessor > Element Type > Add In the pop-up window click Add...> Solid > Quad 8 node 82 (PLANE 82). Click Apply. In the pop-up window click Options.... Keyopt 3 = Axisymmetric

Preprocessor > Element Type > Add In the pop-up window click Add...> Surface Effect > 2D structurl 153 (SURF153). Click Apply. In the pop-up window click Options.... Keyopt 6 = Negative pressure only.

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STEP 3: Real Constants and Material Properties Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add... Element type for Real Constants Select Type 2 (SURF153) In the next pop-up window, EFS = 25E6 N/m

Preprocessor > Material Models > Structural > Linear > Elastic> Isotropic EX = 30E9 Pa and PRXY = 0.2. To include material self weight in the calculation enter the material density Preprocessor > Material Models > Structural > Density DENS = 2400 kg/m3 STEP 4: Modeling Create keypoints Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS Enter the location of each keypoint K, 1, K, 4, 0, 0 25, 0.3 K, 2, 25.3, 0 K, 5, 25.3, 3 K, 3, 0, 0.3 K, 6, 25, 4.85

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K, 7, 25.15, 4.85 Create area

K, 8, 25.15, 5

K, 9, 25.3, 5

Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Arbitrary > Through KPS Select keypoints (1-2-5-9-8-7-6-4-3-1) to create an area. Mesh area Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh Tool > Size controls: Lines > Set Click Pick All. Enter Element edge length = 0.15, click OK. Mesh: Areas click Mesh

Apply contact surface to the bottom of the tank From the menu bar Select > Entities... In the pop-up window select Nodes, By location, Y coordinates Enter 0 in the Min, Max box Click OK To see the selected nodes Plot > Nodes Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh Attributes > Default Attribs Change TYPE to Type 2 (SURF153) Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > Surf/ Contact > Surf to Surf. Click OK and Pick All in the pop-up window. Now the contact elements are created. Reselect all the nodes by
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Select > Entities... > Nodes, By Num/Pick, OK, Pick All To see the full structure of your axisymmetric model PlotCtrls > Style > Symmetry Expansion > 2D-Axisymmetric > Full Expansion Apply load Calculate design load from the tank cover. Total load = (1.5L.L. +1.25D.L.)*Area / perimeter = (1.5*700+1.25*700)*25/2 Distributed load on line 6 = Total load/0.15. Case 1: The tank is empty. There will be an active earth pressure acting outside the tank. Maximum active earth pressure at the bottom = Ka*soil*soil depth = 0.27*1842*9.81*3 Apply triangular pressure to line 2 (be careful of the direction of the line)

Case 2: The tank is full. In this case, the loads are from water pressure, water weight and passive earth pressure. Maximum water pressure at the bottom = water*water depth = 1000*(5-0.3) Apply triangular pressure to line 7. Water weight (/m) = 1000*(5-0.3) - Apply uniform water weight to line 8
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Maximum passive earth pressure at the bottom = Kp*soil*soil depth = 0.49*1842*9.81*3 Apply triangular pressure to line 2. STEP 5: Solution STEP 6: Postprocessor Determine the maximum displacements. Check the maximum compressive stress with the allowable stress

a = c y = 0.6 35 10 6 = 21 10 6 Pa

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