Residential Overhead Water Tank Design

Overhead water tanks are placed generally on the roof of your house and distribute water through pipes to taps.

Residential overhead water tank design.

Water flows under gravity from it as water tank is at height of the building. Design of overhead water tank design of rcc structures as per nbc national building code 2005 standards water required per person per day 150 litres. The bladder creates a pressure imbalance that forces water out of the storage tank and into your home. To overcome this issue the present water tank designs have to be modified.

The vast majority of modern water tanks contain a special bladder which holds either air or water. Let us assume the average family size 5 persons in the house. It is filled either with mains supply or from underground water tank. Overhead water tank also known as elevated water tank is located on terrace of the house or residential building for supplying water to the entire house.

The design and construction methods in reinforced concrete are. Overhead tanks may benefit from gravity water flow system utilizing the force of gravity for water distribution. Drinking water 4litres per person per day. Calculation for an overhead water tank for a 3 bhk villa.

B underground water tank.