[permaculture] Ferrocement water tank pix
David
david at h4c.org
Mon Dec 17 20:59:52 EST 2007
Charles,
Charles de Matas wrote:
> For cylindrical tanks, I think only the hoop stress needs to be considered.[...]The hoop stess will be proportional to the depth of water and the diameter of the tank.
Diameter is not a consideration with regard to hydrostatic pressure,
only depth.
d.
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