1000 GAL.

PROPANE GAS TANK FOUNDATION DESIGN REPORT

pPrepared for
Mr Mitchel Vento &
Mrs Erika Berger

pPrepared by

Lakes Engineering, Inc

4870 SW 72nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33155

May 2020

Esen Tokay, P.E.

License No. 32197
 Vento Residence – Propane Gas Tank Foundation

Table of Contents

Subject Page #

Propane Tank Data for Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Foundation Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Material Properties Codes and Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Applied Loads (Tabular) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Applied Loads (Graphical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Load Cases and Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Definition of Design Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Design Strip Section Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Design Strips Shear Force Graph for all load combinations envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Design Strips Torsional Reaction Graph for all load combinations envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Design Strips Bending Moment Graph for all loads combinations envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Moment Capacity Envelope (all load combinations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Required Reinforcement Envelope (all load combinations including service loads) . . . . . . . . 14
Punching Shear Stress Check Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Pile Reactions Graph (Total Service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Punching Shear Analysis Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Point Spring Reactions (Total Service Load and Uplift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Foundation Mat Deformation Check Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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1000 Gallons propane tank data for design
TANK DIMENSIONS
Tank diameter 41 inches
Tank Length 192 inches
Tank Height 50 inches
Tank weight (empty) 1,760 lbs
Liquid Propane Capacity (80%) 800 gal
propane weight 3,360 lbs

Tank full weight 5,120.00 lbs

concentrated load at each anchor point 1,280.00 lbs

MINIMUM PAD SIZE

length 20 feet
width 5.5 feet
depth 56 inches

Weight of soil on top of mat 28000 lbs

Maximum Dead Load excluding self weight 310.00 psf

BUOYANCY CALCULATION
WATER PRESSURE UNDER MAT (NET)
Maximum water table height 6 NGVD
Estimated bottom of Mat Elevation 0 NGVD
Estimated Water Head 6 ft
Water pressure under mat 374.4 psf
saturated soil weight 140 psf
Empty Tank Weight 16 psf

net ulift load 218.4 psf

WATER PRESSURE UNDER TANK

water pressure 249.6 psf
Empty Tank Weight 16 psf
weight of 1 foot of Saturated soil 70 psf

net upward pressure on tank surface 163.6 psf

tank half surface area 86 sf

Maximum uplift force on tank 14069.6 lbs

uplift force at each anchor point (4 legs) 3517.4 lbs

Service Capacity of a 3/4" Hilti 5" embed. 4341 lbs

use 3/4" x 4.5" hilti expansion at each leg

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PILE CAP AND PILE FOUNDATION LAYOUT

FT

FT

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MATERIALS
CONCRETE MATERIAL PROPERTIES
ID Label F'c Unit Weight Type Ec Creep Fiber Type Fiber
coefficient Dosage
psi pcf ksi
1 Concrete 1 5000 150.00 Normal 4287 2.00

F'c = strength at 28 days

Ec = modulus of elasticity at 28 days

REINFORCEMENT (NONPRESTRESSED) MATERIAL PROPERTIES

ID Label fy fvy Es
ksi ksi ksi
1 MildSteel 1 60.000 60.000 30000

fy = yield stress of longitudinal reinforcement

fvy = yield stress of one-way shear reinforcement
Es = modulus of elasticity

CODES AND ASSUMPTIONS

DESIGN CODE SPECIFIED: ACI 2014/IBC 2015

MATERIAL AND STRENGTH REDUCTION FACTORS

Two-way Slabs
ACI 2014/IBC 2015 strength reduction factors used:
For bending = 0.90
For shear two-way = 0.75

COVER TO REINFORCEMENT

Two-way Slabs
Nonprestressing reinforcement (cover)
At top = 3.00 in
At bottom = 7.00 in

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APPLIED LOADS

Dead load

Area Loads
No = 1
Vertex X Y Z Fx Fy Fz Mxx Myy
ft ft ft ksf ksf ksf k-ft/sf k-ft/sf
1 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.94E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
2 1.80E+01 0.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.94E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
3 1.80E+01 6.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.94E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
4 0.00E+00 6.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 2.94E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

Concentrated Loads
No X Y Z Fx Fy Fz Mxx Myy
ft ft ft k k k k-ft k-ft
1 3.75E+00 4.67E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.30E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
2 1.43E+01 4.67E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.30E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
3 1.43E+01 1.33E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.30E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
4 3.75E+00 1.33E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.30E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

Uplift

Area Loads
No = 2
Vertex X Y Z Fx Fy Fz Mxx Myy
ft ft ft ksf ksf ksf k-ft/sf k-ft/sf
1 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -2.67E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
2 1.80E+01 0.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -2.67E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
3 1.80E+01 6.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -2.67E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
4 0.00E+00 6.00E+00 5.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -2.67E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

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 POINT LOADS AND AREA LODES ON MAT (KIPS AND KSF)

NET UPLIFT ON MAT (KSF)

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LOAD CASES AND COMBINATIONS
LOAD CASES
Dead load
Live load
Selfweight
Uplift

LOAD COMBINATIONS
Name: Service(Total Load)
Evaluation: SERVICE TOTAL LOAD
Combination detail: 1.00 x Selfweight + 1.00 x Dead load + 1.00 x Live load
Name: Service(Sustained Load)
Evaluation: SERVICE SUSTAINED LOAD
Combination detail: 1.00 x Selfweight + 1.00 x Dead load + 0.30 x Live load
Name: Strength(Dead and Live)
Evaluation: STRENGTH
Combination detail: 1.20 x Selfweight + 1.20 x Dead load + 1.60 x Live load
Name: Strength(Dead Load Only)
Evaluation: STRENGTH
Combination detail: 1.40 x Selfweight + 1.40 x Dead load
Name: Strength Uplift
Evaluation: STRENGTH
Combination detail: 1.20 x Selfweight + 1.20 x Dead load + 1.00 x Uplift
Name: Strength uplift 2
Evaluation: STRENGTH
Combination detail: 0.90 x Selfweight + 0.90 x Dead load + 1.00 x Uplift
Name: Service Uplift
Evaluation: SERVICE TOTAL LOAD
Combination detail: 1.00 x Selfweight + 1.00 x Dead load + 1.00 x Uplift

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MAT X-STRIPS

MAT Y-STRIPS

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DESIGN SECTION ACTIONS
DESIGN ACTIONS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED SECTIONS
Load Combination:Strength(Dead and Live)

Design Strip: Support Line 1

Design section Moment Shear Axial Torsion
k-ft k k k-ft
101000 -0.888 3.364 0.000 -3.590
101001 -5.153 5.115 -0.000 -0.013
101002 -8.956 5.115 -0.000 -0.024
102000 -0.983 -18.336 -1.260 0.009
102001 34.178 -18.336 -1.260 0.009
102002 54.846 -5.727 -1.260 0.015
102003 49.360 -1.466 -0.959 -8.187
102004 54.846 5.727 -1.260 0.015
102005 34.177 18.336 -1.260 0.009
102006 -0.983 18.336 -1.260 0.009
103000 -8.958 -5.115 0.000 0.022
103001 -5.154 -5.115 0.000 0.014
103002 -0.887 -3.364 0.000 3.591

Design moments with inclusion of twisting moments (Wood-Armer method)

Design section Positive Negative
Bending Bending
Moment Moment
k-ft k-ft
101000 5.640 -7.416
101001 0.000 -5.174
101002 0.000 -8.976
102000 0.000 -1.005
102001 34.201 0.000
102002 54.983 0.000
102003 51.273 0.000
102004 54.869 0.000
102005 34.185 0.000
102006 0.000 -0.991
103000 0.000 -8.958
103001 0.000 -5.154
103002 1.971 -3.746

Design Strip: Support Line 2

Design section Moment Shear Axial Torsion
k-ft k k k-ft
201000 -4.917 18.620 0.000 0.010
201001 -23.431 18.620 0.000 0.010
201002 -41.945 18.620 0.000 0.010
201003 -41.944 -18.620 0.000 0.010
201004 -23.430 -18.620 0.000 0.010
201005 -4.916 -18.620 0.000 0.010

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Design moments with inclusion of twisting moments (Wood-Armer method)
Design section Positive Negative
Bending Bending
Moment Moment
k-ft k-ft
201000 0.000 -4.921
201001 0.000 -23.435
201002 0.000 -41.949
201003 0.000 -41.944
201004 0.000 -23.430
201005 0.000 -4.916

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SHEAR FORCES - KIPS (ENVELOPE)

X-STRIP

Y-STRIP

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TORSIONAL REACTIONS - KIPS (ENVELOPE)

X-STRIP

Y-STRIP

NO SIGNIFICANT TORSIOANL REACTIONS IN Y-DIRECTION

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BENDING MOMENT - KIP-FT (ENVELOPE)
X-STRIP

Y-STRIP

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MOMENT CAPACITY - KIP-FT (ENVELOPE)

X-STRIP

Y-STRIP

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REQUIRED REINFORCEMENT - IN2 (ENVELOPE)

X-STRIP

Max. required reinforcement: 2.33 in2

Provided Reinforcement 7#6: 3.08 in2

Y-STRIP

Max. required reinforcement: 7.00 in2

Provided Reinforcement 18#6: 7.92 in2

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PUNCHING SHEAR STRESS CHECK RESULTS

Load Combination:Strength(Dead and Live)

Label Condition Axis Factored Factored Stress due Stress due Total stress Allowable Stress
shear moment to shear to moment stress ratio
k k-ft ksi ksi ksi ksi
Column 1 Corner rr -36.988 0.000 0.066 0.000 0.066 0.212 0.31
Column 1 Corner ss -36.988 6.300 0.066 0.017 0.084 0.212 0.39
Column 2 Corner rr -36.988 0.000 0.066 0.000 0.066 0.212 0.31
Column 2 Corner ss -36.988 -6.300 0.066 0.017 0.084 0.212 0.39

Load Combination:Strength(Dead Load Only)

Label Condition Axis Factored Factored Stress due Stress due Total stress Allowable Stress
shear moment to shear to moment stress ratio
k k-ft ksi ksi ksi ksi
Column 1 Corner rr -43.152 0.000 0.078 0.000 0.078 0.212 0.37
Column 1 Corner ss -43.152 7.350 0.078 0.020 0.098 0.212 0.46
Column 2 Corner rr -43.152 0.000 0.078 0.000 0.078 0.212 0.37
Column 2 Corner ss -43.152 -7.350 0.078 0.020 0.098 0.212 0.46

Load Combination:Strength Uplift

Label Condition Axis Factored Factored Stress due Stress due Total stress Allowable Stress
shear moment to shear to moment stress ratio
k k-ft ksi ksi ksi ksi
Column 1 Corner rr -22.569 0.000 0.041 0.000 0.041 0.212 0.19
Column 1 Corner ss -22.569 3.799 0.041 0.011 0.051 0.212 0.24
Column 2 Corner rr -22.569 0.000 0.041 0.000 0.041 0.212 0.19
Column 2 Corner ss -22.569 -3.799 0.041 0.011 0.051 0.212 0.24

Load Combination:Strength uplift 2

Label Condition Axis Factored Factored Stress due Stress due Total stress Allowable Stress
shear moment to shear to moment stress ratio
k k-ft ksi ksi ksi ksi
Column 1 Corner rr -13.322 0.000 0.024 0.000 0.024 0.212 0.11
Column 1 Corner ss -13.322 2.224 0.024 0.006 0.030 0.212 0.14
Column 2 Corner rr -13.322 0.000 0.024 0.000 0.024 0.212 0.11
Column 2 Corner ss -13.322 -2.224 0.024 0.006 0.030 0.212 0.14

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PILE END REACTIONS - KIPS

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PUNCHING SHEAR ANALYSIS

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Point Spring Reactions

Service(Total Load)
ID Label Fx Fy Fz Mxx Myy Mzz
k k k k-ft k-ft k-ft
1 Point Spring 1 1.050 -0.000 31.415 -0.000 -0.000 0.000
2 Point Spring 2 -1.050 -0.000 31.415 -0.000 0.000 0.000

Service Uplift
ID Label Fx Fy Fz Mxx Myy Mzz
k k k k-ft k-ft k-ft
1 Point Spring 1 0.550 -0.000 16.995 0.000 -0.000 0.000
2 Point Spring 2 -0.550 -0.000 16.995 -0.000 0.000 0.000

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MAT DEFORMATION CHECKS (INCHES)

X-STRIP

Y-STRIP

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