The Structural Behavior of Rectangular and Circular Elevated Water Tanks Using Computer Soft- Wares

Abstract

In this research, three configurations of water tanks were taken to study structure behavior by using structure analysis programs for different loads cases (dead loads, lives load, wind loads and their combinations). The analysis results were drawing in graphical presentation in order to study structural behavior of three configurations; it was taken the variation of axial force under effect of wind, variation of axial load produce from configurations self weight and displacement produce from wind for the three configurations. The allowable stress method and ultimate state design are used for element design of configurations. From comparing result between the three configurations, the third configuration is the best whence of structure behavior.