Gendral Civil Engineering
How to find Sump/Tank capacity ?
How to find Sump/Tank capacity OR How many liters can be stored in your tank/sump?
- To find out your sump capacity first you need to have length, width and depth of ย your sump/tank inย feet
- Multiply length, width and depth of your sump to find out cubic area of your tank/sump.
- 1 feet cube area(1โฒ length * 1โฒ width * 1โฒ height) will store upto 28 ltrs of water.
- So multiply your sump cubic area with 28 and you will get your sump/tank water storage capacity in liters
- Above formula will work only if your tank shape is in rectangle or square.
- If at all there are different shapes thenย find out total area in cubic feet andย ย multiply with 28 which will result number of liters
- Water pressure will be more on the edges of the tank. So avoid constructing sump/tank corners with 90 degrees like room walls.
- When you are constructingย sump, have edges in a curved shape. so that water pressure will be diverted to a larger area. This will have some significant effect in the long run.
- While constructing sump,ย Mansonย will use iron mesh during plastering to avoid cracks.
- Sump and tank plastering should be completed at one stretch to avoid cracks.
- Do not use low quality brick for sumps and tanks.
- Keep sump door always towards street side. so that tankers canย pour waterย easily
- Keep 3โณ pipe connection to the sump from outside. So thatย water tankers can directly pour water from outside
