Deflection wall due to water pressure inside a open rectangular tank is more on any wall at _____
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Tank (or reservoir) is a liquid storage structure that can be below or above the ground
level. The liquid to be stored may be water, liquid petroleum, petroleum products or
similar liquids. Though the tanks can be made of Reinforced Concrete (RC), steel or
synthetic materials but in this unit only RC tanks have been covered. The tanks are often
classified based on the following features :
(i) Shape : Circular (flexible or rigid base), Rectangular, Intze, Conical or Funnel
etc.
(ii) Location with respect to ground : Underground, Resting on ground, Partially
underground and Overhead.
(iii) Capacity : Large, Medium and Small.
The shape has a very important role to play because the structural behavior of different
components of the tank depends upon it. Flexure being predominant in rectangular tanks,
its section are heavier in comparison to other shapes. But based on the economic
considerations due to its simple form, rectangular tanks are sometimes preferred especially
for small capacity.
Reservoir below ground level are normally built to store large quantities of water,
whereas, the overhead type are built for direct distribution by gravity flow and are usually
of smaller capacity.
The capacity requirement of a tank helps in deciding what type of tank will be suitable.
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