Tank Calculator

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Tank Calculator Cylindrical tank with domed roof Given tank dimensions, determine volume and surface area, and amount of material required (for Given density of tank material, determine load on ground under tank, and stress on reinforcement Fill in numbers in blue under the in one or more columns. Read calculated values below. Tank volume 3000.00 gallons 3000.00 gallons 3000.00 gallons Height 6.00 feet 6.00 feet 6.00 feet Wall thickness (av) 1.00 inches 1.25 inches 2.00 inches Roof thickness 1.00 inches 1.00 inches 1.75 inches Floor thickness 3.00 inches 4.00 inches 5.00 inches Roof rise/tank diameter 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio Floor beyond walls 1.00 inches 3.00 inches 5.00 inches Density of material 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3 Hoop spacing 6.00 inches 18.00 inches 24.00 inches Major reinforcing diameter 0.13 inches 0.38 inches 0.38 inches Note that volume under roof below is in ADDITION TO to capacity above. Diameter 9.23 feet 9.23 feet 9.23 feet Diameter/ height 1.54 ratio 1.54 ratio 1.54 ratio Volume 401.02 Cubic feet 401.02 Cubic feet 401.02 Cubic feet Volume under roof 31.24 Cubic feet 31.24 Cubic feet 31.24 Cubic feet Volume under roof 233.72 Gallons 233.72 Gallons 233.72 Gallons Total volume 432.26 Cubic feet 432.26 Cubic feet 432.26 Cubic feet Radius 4.61 Feet 4.61 Feet 4.61 Feet Roof rise 0.92 0.92 Feet 0.92 Circumference 28.98 Feet 28.98 Feet 28.98 Feet Roof area 66.84 Square feet 66.84 Square feet 66.84 Square feet Wall area 173.87 Square feet 173.87 Square feet 173.87 Square feet Total stucco area 240.70 Square feet 240.70 Square feet 240.70 Square feet Floor area 69.27 Square feet 74.28 Square feet 79.46 Square feet Total area 309.98 314.98 Square feet 320.16 (cylinder) 307.54 307.54 Square feet 307.54 Roof volume 5.57 Cubic feet 5.57 Cubic feet 9.75 Cubic feet Wall volume 14.49 Cubic feet 18.11 Cubic feet 28.98 Cubic feet Total stucco volume 20.06 Cubic feet 23.68 Cubic feet 38.72 Cubic feet Total stucco volume 0.74 Cubic yards 0.88 Cubic yards 1.43 Cubic yards The table below is set up for ferrocement (See the Water Storage book for description of the const steel, and plastic tanks. If you would prefer to specify your own materials and construction specs "Tank Calculator (generic)" worksheet. A companion to Water Storage by Art Medium duty ferrocement Light duty ferrocement Heavy duty ferrocement

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Tank Calculator

Cylindrical tank with domed roof

Given tank dimensions, determine volume and surface area, and amount of material required (for ordering concrete).

Given density of tank material, determine load on ground under tank, and stress on reinforcement.

Fill in numbers in blue under the in one or more columns. Read calculated values below.

Tank volume 3000.00 gallons 3000.00 gallons 3000.00 gallons

Height 6.00 feet 6.00 feet 6.00 feet

Wall thickness (av) 1.00 inches 1.25 inches 2.00 inches

Roof thickness 1.00 inches 1.00 inches 1.75 inches

Floor thickness 3.00 inches 4.00 inches 5.00 inches

Roof rise/tank diameter 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio

Floor beyond walls 1.00 inches 3.00 inches 5.00 inches

Density of material 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3

Hoop spacing 6.00 inches 18.00 inches 24.00 inches

Major reinforcing diameter 0.13 inches 0.38 inches 0.38 inches

Note that volume under roof below is in ADDITION TO to capacity above.

Diameter 9.23 feet 9.23 feet 9.23 feet

Diameter/ height 1.54 ratio 1.54 ratio 1.54 ratio

Volume 401.02 Cubic feet 401.02 Cubic feet 401.02 Cubic feet

Volume under roof 31.24 Cubic feet 31.24 Cubic feet 31.24 Cubic feet

Volume under roof 233.72 Gallons 233.72 Gallons 233.72 Gallons

Total volume 432.26 Cubic feet 432.26 Cubic feet 432.26 Cubic feet

Radius 4.61 Feet 4.61 Feet 4.61 Feet

Roof rise 0.92 0.92 Feet 0.92

Circumference 28.98 Feet 28.98 Feet 28.98 Feet

Roof area 66.84 Square feet 66.84 Square feet 66.84 Square feet

Wall area 173.87 Square feet 173.87 Square feet 173.87 Square feet

Total stucco area 240.70 Square feet 240.70 Square feet 240.70 Square feet

Floor area 69.27 Square feet 74.28 Square feet 79.46 Square feet

Total area 309.98 314.98 Square feet 320.16

(cylinder) 307.54 307.54 Square feet 307.54

Roof volume 5.57 Cubic feet 5.57 Cubic feet 9.75 Cubic feet

Wall volume 14.49 Cubic feet 18.11 Cubic feet 28.98 Cubic feet

Total stucco volume 20.06 Cubic feet 23.68 Cubic feet 38.72 Cubic feet

Total stucco volume 0.74 Cubic yards 0.88 Cubic yards 1.43 Cubic yards

The table below is set up for ferrocement (See the Water Storage book for description of the construction),

steel, and plastic tanks. If you would prefer to specify your own materials and construction specs, use the

"Tank Calculator (generic)" worksheet.

A companion to Water Storage by Art

Medium duty

ferrocement

Light duty

ferrocement

Heavy duty

ferrocement

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Floor volume 17.32 Cubic feet 24.76 Cubic feet 33.11 Cubic feet

Floor volume 0.64 Cubic yards 0.92 Cubic yards 1.23 Cubic yards

Total volume 37.38 Cubic feet 48.44 Cubic feet 71.83 Cubic feet

Total volume 1.38 Cubic yards 1.79 Cubic yards 2.66 Cubic yards

Material vol/water vol 11.56 ratio 8.92 ratio 6.02 ratio

Weight of material 3,737.68 lbs 4,843.99 lbs 7,183.14 lbs

Weight of water 26,969.21 lbs 26,969.21 lbs 26,969.21 lbs

Total weight 30,706.90 lbs 31,813.20 lbs 34,152.36 lbs

Force on soil 3.08 psi 2.97 psi 2.98 psi

Force on soil 443.28 psf 428.31 psf 429.83 psf

Max hoop stress 144.40 psi 115.52 psi 72.20 psi

Rebar density 0.20% % 0.49% % 0.23% %

Max hoop stress rebar alone 70,615 psi 23,538 psi 31,385 psi

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Given tank dimensions, determine volume and surface area, and amount of material required (for ordering concrete).

Given density of tank material, determine load on ground under tank, and stress on reinforcement.

3000.00 gallons 3000.00 gallons Volume excluding space under domed roof

6.00 feet 6.00 feet Height of tank walls (not roof height)

0.13 inches 0.25 inches

0.13 inches 0.25 inches

0.13 inches 0.25 inches

0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio Ratio of roof rise to tank diameter. 0 for flat roof, 1/2 diameter for hemisphere

0.00 inches 0.00 inches Distance that floor extends beyond walls. Used only to calculate amount of material.

300.00 lbs/ft3 60.00 lbs/ft3 Used to calculate load on ground under tank.

N/A N/A Vertical space between rebar hoops on ferrocement tank. For calculating hoop stress only

N/A N/A Diameter of reinforcing members (rebar hoops for ferrocement tank). For calculating hoop stress only

9.23 feet 9.23 feet

1.54 ratio 1.54 ratio

401.02 Cubic feet 401.02 Cubic feet

31.24 Cubic feet 31.24 Cubic feet

233.72 Gallons 233.72 Gallons

432.26 Cubic feet 432.26 Cubic feet

4.61 Feet 4.61 Feet

0.92 0.92

28.98 Feet 28.98 Feet

66.84 Square feet 66.84 Square feet

173.87 Square feet 173.87 Square feet

240.70 Square feet 240.70 Square feet

66.84 Square feet 66.84 Square feet

307.54 307.54

307.54 307.54

0.70 Cubic feet 1.39 Cubic feet

1.81 Cubic feet 3.62 Cubic feet

2.51 Cubic feet 5.01 Cubic feet

0.09 Cubic yards 0.19 Cubic yards

Plastic Comments

The table below is set up for ferrocement (See the Water Storage book for description of the construction),

steel, and plastic tanks. If you would prefer to specify your own materials and construction specs, use the

"Tank Calculator (generic)" worksheet.

Steel

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0.70 Cubic feet 1.39 Cubic feet

0.03 Cubic yards 0.05 Cubic yards

3.20 Cubic feet 6.41 Cubic feet

0.12 Cubic yards 0.24 Cubic yards

134.93 ratio 67.47 ratio

961.06 lbs 384.43 lbs

26,969.21 lbs 26,969.21 lbs

27,930.28 lbs 27,353.64 lbs

2.90 psi 2.84 psi

417.89 psf 409.27 psf

1,155.22 psi 577.61 psi

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Ratio of roof rise to tank diameter. 0 for flat roof, 1/2 diameter for hemisphere

Distance that floor extends beyond walls. Used only to calculate amount of material.

Vertical space between rebar hoops on ferrocement tank. For calculating hoop stress only

Diameter of reinforcing members (rebar hoops for ferrocement tank). For calculating hoop stress only

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Tank Calculator (Generic)A companion to Water Storage by Art Ludwig

Cylindrical tank with domed roof

Given tank dimensions, determine volume and surface area, and amount of material required (for ordering concrete).

Given density of tank material, determine load on ground under tank, and stress on reinforcement.

Fill in numbers under the in one or more columns. Read calculated values below.

Tank volume gallons gallons gallons

Height feet feet feet

Wall thickness (av) inches inches inches

Roof thickness inches inches inches

Floor thickness inches inches inches

Roof rise/tank diameter ratio ratio ratio

Floor beyond walls inches inches inches

Density of material lbs/ft3 lbs/ft3 lbs/ft3

Hoop spacing inches inches inches

Major reinforcing diameter inches inches inches

Note that volume under roof below is in ADDITION TO to capacity above.

Diameter #DIV/0! feet #DIV/0! feet #DIV/0! feet

Diameter/ height #DIV/0! ratio #DIV/0! ratio #DIV/0! ratio

Volume 0.00 Cubic feet 0.00 Cubic feet 0.00 Cubic feet

Volume under roof #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet

Volume under roof #DIV/0! Gallons #DIV/0! Gallons #DIV/0! Gallons

Total volume #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet

Radius #DIV/0! Feet #DIV/0! Feet #DIV/0! Feet

Roof rise #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Feet #DIV/0!

Circumference #DIV/0! Feet #DIV/0! Feet #DIV/0! Feet

Roof area #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet

Wall area #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet

Total stucco area #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet

Floor area #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0! Square feet

Total area #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0!

(cylinder) #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Square feet #DIV/0!

Roof volume #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet

Wall volume #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet

Total stucco volume #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet

Total stucco volume #DIV/0! Cubic yards #DIV/0! Cubic yards #DIV/0! Cubic yards

This sheet performs the same calculations as the previous worksheet, but allows you to define and compare your own

materials. Try setting up each column with different parameters, and watch how volume of water contained, and the

amount of material required changes.

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Floor volume #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet

Floor volume #DIV/0! Cubic yards #DIV/0! Cubic yards #DIV/0! Cubic yards

Total volume #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet #DIV/0! Cubic feet

Total volume #DIV/0! Cubic yards #DIV/0! Cubic yards #DIV/0! Cubic yards

Material vol/water vol #DIV/0! ratio #DIV/0! ratio #DIV/0! ratio

Weight of material #DIV/0! lbs #DIV/0! lbs #DIV/0! lbs

Weight of water #DIV/0! lbs #DIV/0! lbs #DIV/0! lbs

Total weight #DIV/0! lbs #DIV/0! lbs #DIV/0! lbs

Force on soil #DIV/0! psi #DIV/0! psi #DIV/0! psi

Force on soil #DIV/0! psf #DIV/0! psf #DIV/0! psf

Max hoop stress #DIV/0! psi #DIV/0! psi #DIV/0! psi

Rebar density #DIV/0! % #DIV/0! % #DIV/0! %

Max hoop stress rebar alone #DIV/0! psi #DIV/0! psi #DIV/0! psi

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Given tank dimensions, determine volume and surface area, and amount of material required (for ordering concrete).

Given density of tank material, determine load on ground under tank, and stress on reinforcement.

gallons gallons Volume excluding space under domed roof

feet feet Height of tank walls (not roof height)

inches inches

inches inches

inches inches

ratio ratio Ratio of roof rise to tank diameter. 0 for flat roof, 1/2 diameter for hemisphere

inches inches Distance that floor extends beyond walls. Used only to calculate amount of material.

lbs/ft3 lbs/ft3 Used to calculate load on ground under tank.

Vertical space between rebar hoops on ferrocement tank. For calculating hoop stress only

Diameter of reinforcing members (rebar hoops for ferrocement tank). For calculating hoop stress only

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#DIV/0! ratio #DIV/0! ratio

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Your label here Comments

This sheet performs the same calculations as the previous worksheet, but allows you to define and compare your own

materials. Try setting up each column with different parameters, and watch how volume of water contained, and the

amount of material required changes.

Your label here

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#DIV/0! Cubic yards #DIV/0! Cubic yards

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#DIV/0! lbs #DIV/0! lbs

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Ratio of roof rise to tank diameter. 0 for flat roof, 1/2 diameter for hemisphere

Distance that floor extends beyond walls. Used only to calculate amount of material.

Vertical space between rebar hoops on ferrocement tank. For calculating hoop stress only

Diameter of reinforcing members (rebar hoops for ferrocement tank). For calculating hoop stress only

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Tank Calculator Examples

This sheet gives examples of using the tank calculator to compare different tanks.

This table compares different ferrocement tanks of the same size, but with different rebar spacing and width/height ratio

Tank volume 100000.00 gallons 100000.00 gallons 100000.00 gallons

Height 8.00 feet 12.00 feet 16.00 feet

Wall thickness (av) 2.25 inches 2.25 inches 2.25 inches

Roof thickness 1.75 inches 1.75 inches 1.75 inches

Floor thickness 8.00 inches 8.00 inches 8.00 inches

Roof rise/tank diameter 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio

Floor beyond walls 6.00 inches 6.00 inches 6.00 inches

Density of material 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3

Hoop spacing 12.00 inches 6.00 inches 6.00 inches

Major reinforcing diameter0.50 inches 0.50 inches 0.50 inches

Note that volume under roof below is in ADDITION TO to capacity above.

Diameter 46.13 feet 37.66 feet 32.62 feet

Diameter/ height 5.77 ratio 3.14 ratio 2.04 ratio

Volume 13367.20 Cubic feet 13367.20 Cubic feet 13367.20 Cubic feet

Volume under roof 3905.21 Cubic feet 2125.72 Cubic feet 1380.70 Cubic feet

Volume under roof 29214.84 Gallons 15902.55 Gallons 10329.01 Gallons

Total volume 17272.40 Cubic feet 15492.92 Cubic feet 14747.90 Cubic feet

Radius 23.06 Feet 18.83 Feet 16.31 Feet

Roof rise 4.61 3.77 Feet 3.26

Circumference 144.89 Feet 118.30 Feet 102.45 Feet

Roof area 1670.90 Square feet 1113.93 Square feet 835.45 Square feet

Wall area 1159.12 Square feet 1419.63 Square feet 1639.25 Square feet

Total stucco area 2830.02 Square feet 2533.56 Square feet 2474.70 Square feet

Floor area 1744.13 Square feet 1173.87 Square feet 887.46 Square feet

Total area 4574.15 3707.43 Square feet 3362.16

(cylinder) 4500.92 3647.49 Square feet 3310.15

Roof volume 243.67 Cubic feet 162.45 Cubic feet 121.84 Cubic feet

Wall volume 217.34 Cubic feet 266.18 Cubic feet 307.36 Cubic feet

Total stucco volume 461.01 Cubic feet 428.63 Cubic feet 429.20 Cubic feet

Total stucco volume 17.07 Cubic yards 15.88 Cubic yards 15.90 Cubic yards

Floor volume 1162.75 Cubic feet 782.58 Cubic feet 591.64 Cubic feet

Floor volume 43.06 Cubic yards 28.98 Cubic yards 21.91 Cubic yards

Total volume 1623.76 Cubic feet 1211.21 Cubic feet 1020.84 Cubic feet

Total volume 60.14 Cubic yards 44.86 Cubic yards 37.81 Cubic yards

Material vol/water vol 10.64 ratio 12.79 ratio 14.45 ratio

Weight of material 162,376.15 lbs 121,120.86 lbs 102,083.60 lbs

Heavy duty ferrocement Closer rebar Taller tank

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Weight of water 1,077,651.79 lbs 966,627.23 lbs 920,143.92 lbs

Total weight 1,240,027.94 lbs 1,087,748.10 lbs 1,022,227.52 lbs

Force on soil 4.94 psi 6.43 psi 8.00 psi

Force on soil 710.97 psf 926.63 psf 1,151.86 psf

Max hoop stress 427.86 psi 524.02 psi 605.09 psi

Rebar density 0.73% % 1.45% % 1.45% %

Max hoop stress rebar alone58,846 psi 36,036 psi 41,610 psi

This table compares ferrocement tanks of various sizes and parameters.

Tank volume 10000.00 gallons 10000.00 gallons 26104.00 gallons

Height 8.00 feet 7.52 feet 8.00 feet

Wall thickness (av) 2.00 inches 2.00 inches 2.25 inches

Roof thickness 1.75 inches 1.75 inches 2.00 inches

Floor thickness 6.00 inches 6.00 inches 6.00 inches

Roof rise/tank diameter 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio

Floor beyond walls 6.00 inches 6.00 inches 6.00 inches

Density of material 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3

Hoop spacing 12.00 inches 24.00 inches 12.00 inches

Major reinforcing diameter0.38 inches 0.38 inches 0.50 inches

Note that volume under roof below is in ADDITION TO to capacity above.

Diameter 14.59 feet 15.05 feet 23.57 feet

Diameter/ height 1.82 ratio 2.00 ratio 2.95 ratio

Volume 1336.72 Cubic feet 1336.72 Cubic feet 3489.37 Cubic feet

Volume under roof 123.49 Cubic feet 135.50 Cubic feet 520.84 Cubic feet

Volume under roof 923.85 Gallons 1013.71 Gallons 3896.41 Gallons

Total volume 1460.21 Cubic feet 1472.22 Cubic feet 4010.21 Cubic feet

Radius 7.29 Feet 7.52 Feet 11.78 Feet

Roof rise 1.46 1.50 Feet 2.36

Circumference 45.82 Feet 47.26 Feet 74.03 Feet

Roof area 167.09 Square feet 177.76 Square feet 436.17 Square feet

Wall area 366.55 Square feet 355.38 Square feet 592.22 Square feet

Total stucco area 533.64 Square feet 533.14 Square feet 1028.39 Square feet

Floor area 190.78 Square feet 202.17 Square feet 473.97 Square feet

Total area 724.42 735.30 Square feet 1502.36

(cylinder) 700.73 710.89 Square feet 1464.56

Roof volume 24.37 Cubic feet 25.92 Cubic feet 72.70 Cubic feet

Wall volume 61.09 Cubic feet 59.23 Cubic feet 111.04 Cubic feet

Total stucco volume 85.46 Cubic feet 85.15 Cubic feet 183.74 Cubic feet

Total stucco volume 3.17 Cubic yards 3.15 Cubic yards 6.81 Cubic yards

Floor volume 95.39 Cubic feet 101.08 Cubic feet 236.99 Cubic feet

Floor volume 3.53 Cubic yards 3.74 Cubic yards 8.78 Cubic yards

Total volume 180.85 Cubic feet 186.24 Cubic feet 420.72 Cubic feet

Total volume 6.70 Cubic yards 6.90 Cubic yards 15.58 Cubic yards

Material vol/water vol 8.07 ratio 7.91 ratio 9.53 ratio

Heavy duty ferrocement Heavy duty ferrocement Heavy duty ferrocement

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Weight of material 18,085.06 lbs 18,623.74 lbs 42,072.17 lbs

Weight of water 91,104.95 lbs 91,854.30 lbs 250,203.38 lbs

Total weight 109,190.00 lbs 110,478.04 lbs 292,275.55 lbs

Force on soil 3.97 psi 3.79 psi 4.28 psi

Force on soil 572.32 psf 546.46 psf 616.65 psf

Max hoop stress 152.21 psi 147.58 psi 218.60 psi

Rebar density 0.47% % 0.24% % 0.73% %

Max hoop stress rebar alone32,217 psi 62,472 psi 30,066 psi

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This table compares different ferrocement tanks of the same size, but with different rebar spacing and width/height ratio

Volume excluding space under domed roof

Height of tank walls (not roof height)

Ratio of roof rise to tank diameter. 0 for flat roof, 1/2 diameter for hemisphere

Distance that floor extends beyond walls. Used only to calculate amount of material.

Used to calculate load on ground under tank.

Vertical space between rebar hoops on ferrocement tank

Diameter of reinforcing members (rebar hoops for ferrocement tank)

Comments

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27058.00 gallons 27684.00 gallons Volume excluding space under domed roof

10.00 feet 12.00 feet Height of tank walls (not roof height)

2.25 inches 2.25 inches

1.75 inches 1.75 inches

5.00 inches 5.00 inches

0.10 ratio 0.10 ratio Ratio of roof rise to tank diameter. 0 for flat roof, 1/2 diameter for hemisphere

6.00 inches 6.00 inches Distance that floor extends beyond walls. Used only to calculate amount of material.

100.00 lbs/ft3 100.00 lbs/ft3 Used to calculate load on ground under tank.

6.00 inches 12 inches Vertical space between rebar hoops on ferrocement tank

0.50 inches 0.5 inches Diameter of reinforcing members (rebar hoops for ferrocement tank)

21.46 feet 19.82 feet

2.15 ratio 1.65 ratio

3616.90 Cubic feet 3700.57 Cubic feet

393.30 Cubic feet 309.64 Cubic feet

2942.27 Gallons 2316.38 Gallons

4010.19 Cubic feet 4010.21 Cubic feet

10.73 Feet 9.91 Feet

2.15 1.98

67.41 Feet 62.25 Feet

361.69 Square feet 308.38 Square feet

674.11 Square feet 746.95 Square feet

1035.80 Square feet 1055.33 Square feet

396.18 Square feet 340.29 Square feet

1431.98 1395.62

1397.49 1363.71

52.75 Cubic feet 44.97 Cubic feet

126.40 Cubic feet 140.05 Cubic feet

179.14 Cubic feet 185.02 Cubic feet

6.63 Cubic yards 6.85 Cubic yards

165.08 Cubic feet 141.79 Cubic feet

6.11 Cubic yards 5.25 Cubic yards

344.22 Cubic feet 326.81 Cubic feet

12.75 Cubic yards 12.10 Cubic yards

11.65 ratio 12.27 ratio

Heavy duty ferrocement CommentsHeavy duty ferrocement

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34,421.76 lbs 32,681.18 lbs

250,202.23 lbs 250,203.17 lbs

284,623.98 lbs 282,884.36 lbs

4.99 psi 5.77 psi

718.42 psf 831.31 psf

248.83 psi 275.72 psi

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Volume excluding space under domed roof

Ratio of roof rise to tank diameter. 0 for flat roof, 1/2 diameter for hemisphere

Distance that floor extends beyond walls. Used only to calculate amount of material.

Used to calculate load on ground under tank.

Vertical space between rebar hoops on ferrocement tank

Diameter of reinforcing members (rebar hoops for ferrocement tank)

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Material Unit cost

3/8” rebar (20’ pieces) $3.11 30 $93.30 50 #### 60 #### 70 #### 50 ####

1/2” rebar (20’ pieces) $4.98 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 50 ####

Lath (27”x8’ pieces) $5.36 27 #### 40 #### 50 #### 65 #### 80 ####

6x6x10x10 Welded Wire Mesh (7’x200’ rolls) #### 1 #### 1.25 #### 1.5 #### 2 #### 2 ####

1/2” Hardware cloth (4’x100’ rolls) $39.94 1 $39.94 1.75 $69.90 2 $79.88 3 #### 3 ####

Tie wire (big looped bundles) $2.60 2 $5.20 2 $5.20 3 $7.80 3 $7.80 3 $7.80

Cement (94 lb bags) $5.65 18 #### 25 #### 32 #### 35 #### 50 ####

Plaster sand (yd3) $29.50 4 #### 4.5 #### 5.5 #### 7 #### 9 ####

Water (gal) $0.01 500 $5.00 750 $7.50 1000 $10.00 1,250 $12.50 1500 $15.00

Thoroseal/Bonsal Sure Coat (50 lb bags) $19.20 7 #### 10 #### 15 #### 17 #### 20 ####

Color (lbs) $2.88 5 $14.40 7 $20.16 10 $28.80 12 $34.56 15 $43.20

Hog rings (25 lb boxes)37 $38.40 $0.00 $0.00 1 $38.40 1 $38.40 2 $76.80

Hog ring staples (boxes of 10,000) $10.00 1 $10.00 2 $20.00 2 $20.00 2 $20.00 3 $30.00

Dobies $0.50 30 $15.00 50 $25.00 65 $32.50 80 $40.00 100 $50.00

Poles $16.50 6 $99.00 10 #### 15 #### 20 #### 40 ####

Concrete (yd3) $91.50 2 #### 3.5 #### 4.5 #### 6 #### 8 ####

Approx. cost ($) 1,102 1,641 2,169 2,725 3,776

30,000 gal5000 gal 10,000 gal 15,000 gal 20,000 gal