Finite element analysis of water tank
Budget: $250 – $750 AUD
I have a 6m long a 4m wide x 4m high water tank. The tank is made from 2.9mm sheet steel folded into 1000mm x 1000mm panels with nominal 100mm folded edges. The panels are bolted together with M12x30 GR8.8 bolts at 100mm centres on the vertical flanges and 200mm centres on the horizontal flanges. There are two M16 GR250 threaded tie rods each way at panel joints to resist the water pressure. The tie rods penetrate the panels and are anchored with a 76mm diameter x 5mm steel washer to spread the load. Water SG = 1000kg/m3. Water depth assumed to be 4000mm.
E = 200,000 Mpa. The steel panels and stiffeners are grade 250MPa. The bottom two panels have two stiffener C channels bolted to the panel flanges, the third panel has one stiffener C channel bolted to the panel flanges. The bottom panel flange of each bottom panel is fixed to the floor with 5x M12 GR8.8 a x100 long concrete screws at 200mm centres.
Desired work to be done: Finite element analysis of tank panels, stiffener channels, tie rods
Desired output: (Mohr's?) Stresses of panels, channels, tie rods. Loads on tie rods.
E = 200,000 Mpa. The steel panels and stiffeners are grade 250MPa. The bottom two panels have two stiffener C channels bolted to the panel flanges, the third panel has one stiffener C channel bolted to the panel flanges. The bottom panel flange of each bottom panel is fixed to the floor with 5x M12 GR8.8 a x100 long concrete screws at 200mm centres.
Desired work to be done: Finite element analysis of tank panels, stiffener channels, tie rods
Desired output: (Mohr's?) Stresses of panels, channels, tie rods. Loads on tie rods.