摘要: THE BEHAVIOR OF SPHERICAL SHELLS USED FOR FOUNDATION A WATER TOWER WAS INVESTIGATED. CONCRETE MODEL DESIGNED ON BASIS MEMBRANE ANALYSIS SUBJECTED TO UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOADING. SHELL CONSISTED TWO SHELLS; ONE WITH CAVITY FACING UPWARDS AND OTHER DOWNWARDS. THESE WERE MONOLITHICALLY CONNECTED RING BEAM. POSITION BEAM IS SUCH THAT HORIZONTAL COMPONENT DIRECT MERIDIONAL FORCE DEVELOPED BY AT BALANCE EACH OTHER. CONSIDERED EQUATIONS ARE PRESENTED. MAJOR STEPS IN DESIGN FOOTING OUTLINED. OVERALL DIMENSIONS PLAN AREA DETERMINED DIVIDING TOTAL LOAD SAFE BEARING CAPACITY. FACTORS INFLUENCING PRESENT INVESTIGATION DETAILS GIVEN DESIGN. BASE DESCRIBED DETAIL. 200-TON HYDRAULIC JACK TESTING PURPOSES, APPLIED INDICATED MEANS PRESSURE GAGE. LOADING DEVICE FOUR POINT LOADS COLUMN POSITIONS OBSERVATIONS MADE RECORDED CONCLUSIONS DRAWN STUDY