1st Edition

Design of Special Structures Overhead Water Tanks of RCC and Structural Steel Construction

By Ashoke Dasgupta Copyright 2027
168 Pages 118 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

168 Pages 118 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book offers practical guidance on designing overhead water tanks using RCC and structural steel. It covers both foundational and superstructure elements, including painting, with detailed construction drawings and calculations based on ACI and IS codes. Key topics include tank shapes, materials, construction methods, soil-based foundation types, and safety considerations. Popular tank... Read more

1. Design of Overhead tanks 2. Workout examples 3. Drawings – Concrete outline and Reinforcement details  4. Design Tables

Biography

Ashoke Dasgupta has worked in reputed consulting engineering companies, Development Consultants Pvt Ltd (India) and The Kuljian Corporation (USA) at their design offices and construction sites in India, USA, Bangladesh, Middle Eastern countries - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Far east counties – China, Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam since 1974 – 2019. His expertise lies in Structural, Civil and Foundation engineering for Power Plants and Industrial Structures. This book is his third publication with Taylor and Francis. The Previous books are 1.0 Design of Industrial Structures – Reinforced Cement Concrete and Steel published in 2022.  And 2.0 Design of Structural Steel Joints published in 2024