SAP2000 Software Analysis and Design of the Intze Water Tank

In the current study, the manual approach and SAP2000 software are used for gravity and lateral loads analysis and also the design characteristic of raised water tank constructions is considered as the main focus of interest. A typical Intze water tank is utilized for the study. Using a combination of plate and line elements, the structure is modeled using SAP2000 software. The gravity loading is composed of the structure's own weight, vertical and horizontal water pressure, and both. Seismic forces contributing are considered by changing the value of Seismic Response Reduction Factor (R). IS: 1893-2016 and IS: 875-1987 (Part III). Combinations incorporating gravity and lateral loading are examined for the structure. In general, all designs of water tanks are subjected to Dead Load, Live Load and Wind Load/Earthquake load as per IS Code of practice. Additionally, pushover analysis is done. The structure is then created utilizing manual and SAP2000 procedures for the internal forces. The results show that SAP2000 is useful and efficient for the analysis and design of water tanks. The pushover curve shows how ductile the structure is. Both manual methods and SAP2000's design output are in perfect agreement.