@article{AL-KAMAKI_JAFAR_HASSAN_ALSAAD_2020, title={A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF REAL FULL SCALE GROUND RECTANGULAR WATER TANK IN DUHOK CITY}, volume={23}, url={https://journal.uod.ac/index.php/uodjournal/article/view/916}, DOI={10.26682/csjuod.2020.23.2.13}, abstractNote={<p>It is well known that facilities like storage reservoirs and tanks have a great priority as it serves mainly <br>for portable drinking water for a huge population. In general, water tanks are designed based on their <br>shapes and ground positions. In this comparative study an attempt is made to consider a rectangular <br>reinforced concrete (RC) ground water tank of a real full scale as a case study in Duhok city. Two identical <br>surface water tanks of a 9000 cubic meter capacity and having 50 mm joint in between have been <br>undertaken in this study. The tank were analyzed and design manually based on working stress method to <br>ensure that it is crack-free to avoid any leakage. The outcomes were then evaluated using ETABS, <br>SAP2000 and SAFE software by performing three dimensional (3D) analyses. The mat foundation and top <br>slab of the tank were analyzed using SAFE software. The study involves calculations of bending moments, <br>shear forces, and reinforcement. The tank walls are subjected to dead load and hydrostatic load due to <br>water. A parametric study has been undertaken also by considering water level and soil bearing capacity<br>as variables in this investigation. A good agreement has been obtained in this comparison. It may be <br>deduced that a design software can be used accordingly with a reasonable degree of accuracy than manual <br>calculations. This can maintain a reasonable cost and avoid human errors in any structure which is a <br>critical local and global issue nowadays.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Duhok University}, author={AL-KAMAKI, YAMAN SAMI SHAREEF and JAFAR, RONDIK ADIL and HASSAN, GULAN BAPEER and ALSAAD, ALAA}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={157-172} }