Design of Special Structures

Overhead Water Tanks of RCC and Structural Steel Construction
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-21080-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This book offers practical guidance on designing overhead water tanks using reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and structural steel. It covers both foundations and superstructure elements, including painting, with detailed construction drawings and calculations based on American Concrete Institute and Indian Standard codes. Key topics include tank shapes, materials, construction methods, soil-based foundation types and safety considerations. Popular tank designs, such as RCC conical and cylindrical tanks, are explored alongside computer-aided design tools.

- Covers foundation solutions for different soil types, seismic analysis and strength design, including water-resistant concrete.

- Reviews information on the popular types of tanks used in the market.

- Discusses longhand calculations, enabling designers to design tanks as per requirements.

- Provides computer-aided methods to support practical concepts.

- Includes concrete layout and reinforcement drawings in line with practical engineering practice.

Ideal for structural engineers, this book bridges theoretical concepts with practical solutions.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dasgupta, Ashoke

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Design of Overhead Tanks 2. Workout Examples 3. Drawings: Concrete Outline and Reinforcement Details 4. Design Tables

Über Autor(innen)

Ashoke Dasgupta has worked in reputed consulting engineering companies, Development Consultants Pvt Ltd, India, and The Kuljian Corporation, USA, at their design offices and construction sites in India; the USA; Bangladesh; Middle Eastern countries such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait; and Far East countries such as China, Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam between 1974 and 2019. His expertise lies in structural, civil and foundation engineering for power plants and industrial structures.

This book is his fourth publication with CRC Press; his previous books are: Design of Industrial Structures: Reinforced Cement Concrete and Steel (2022), Design of Structural Steel Joints (2024) and Reinforced Cement Concrete Structure: Practical Design and Standard Details (2026).