Abstract
Liquids storage tanks are special structures and strategically very important. Water tanks, in particular, are important to assure continued operation of water distribution system in the event of unpredicted events. The aim of this article is to investigate the structural behaviour of a buried reinforced concrete water tank in different exploitation stages. A comparative study based on a finite element method (FEM) was considered in order to identify the most subjected areas of the structural elements (stress distribution). Numeric analysis using two advanced structural analysis and design software programs (Axis VM and SCIA Engineer) have been used for more accurate results. It was taken into consideration the extreme possibilities: case when the water tank is empty and when the water tank is at full capacity. The numerical results obtained were compared and the obtained results of both approaches has revealed minimal values differences.
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