Place a wave tank on 10th Floor
Place a wave tank on 10th Floor
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We are thinking of installing a wave tank on 10th Floor of an industrial building, its floor live load limit is 750kPa, spec of the tank is:
dimension: length 7m, width 1.2m, depth 1.2m
static load of the tank: empty tank 1000kg, filled with water (at 0.6m depth) is 5040kg
live load of the tank: when generating wave, there are extra dynamic load 500kg
The concern is: the floor live load 750kPA is not likely to sustain the loads, what if we build a steel floor pad to spread its load at larger area? let say length 10m, width 4m, will this become safe?
dimension: length 7m, width 1.2m, depth 1.2m
static load of the tank: empty tank 1000kg, filled with water (at 0.6m depth) is 5040kg
live load of the tank: when generating wave, there are extra dynamic load 500kg
The concern is: the floor live load 750kPA is not likely to sustain the loads, what if we build a steel floor pad to spread its load at larger area? let say length 10m, width 4m, will this become safe?






RE: Place a wave tank on 10th Floor
That being said, this is the kind of a question where you probably need to retain a local engineer to evaluate the floor and/or other structural aspects of the building.
On the steel plate idea, getting a plate stiff enough to spread the load as desired, you will also be adding a lot of extra weight in the plate itself.
RE: Place a wave tank on 10th Floor
RE: Place a wave tank on 10th Floor
On that note, a ten story industrial building isn't exactly normal. Out of curiosity, what was the building for originally?
RE: Place a wave tank on 10th Floor