A water tank is being constructed on a 15 m thick homogeneous sand layer overlying bedrock at a depth of 1.5 m below grade. The tank is 10 m high and 20 m in diameter. The bearing soils have a Poisson's ratio of 0.35 and the modulus of elasticity increases linearly from 7 MPa at surface to 15 m near the surface of bedrock at a rate of 0.4 MPa/m. a) Plot the distribution of pressure with depth under the centre of the tank after the tank has been filled. b) How much settlement is expected immediately after filling the tank?

A water tank is being constructed on a 15 m thick homogeneous sand layer overlying bedrock at a depth of 1.5 m below grade. The tank is 10 m high and 20 m in diameter. The bearing soils have a Poisson's ratio of 0.35 and the modulus of elasticity increases linearly from 7 MPa at surface to 15 m near the surface of bedrock at a rate of 0.4 MPa/m. a) Plot the distribution of pressure with depth under the centre of the tank after the tank has been filled. b) How much settlement is expected immediately after filling the tank?

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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