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Design of elevated steel tanks (1911)

Trees, Merle Jay, 1883-1954 · leaf 36

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o top of tank from point considered.D = Diameter of the cylinder in feet,r = Radius of cylinder in inches.A ■ Angle between tangent to curved bottom at joint and a vertical.W = Total weight of water in tank plus weight of metal in bottom,h = Height of ring around joint. The total vertical load at… … 6.28 r W 6.28 r tan A Total compression around joint = W tanA, r6.28 r x tan A 6.28 = 0.159x W x tan A Resultant compression deducting internal pressure equals C =(0.159 ff tan A)«(p x r x h) = (0.159 W tanA)-(2.604 x H x D x h) V/ sec A Vertical component of tension in bottom plates = 6.28 r x cos…

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