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Submerged piles are often used as anchoring system in foundation of structures. They help to transfer the ground pressure acting on sheeting to the subsoil. They are mostly used in anchoring of the sheet piles, pile and underground walls into the surrounding soil massif. Other options of use are support walls and bank walls, under-washing protective walls, bank fortifications, swelling-up equipment in ship berths, etc. Anchoring system consists of drawing rod, fixed with its one ending to sheeting and with the oth...

Reinforced concrete tanks are currently used for storage of different substances and products. Such as bulk material but also various liquid and gaseous substances. Most often they serve as reservoirs for drinking water, for wastewater treatment and storage of various technical liquids. Rectangular tanks are less used as cylinders, but they have their advantages, less sensitivity to unilateral load, and better use of space for a multi-tank system. The rectangular tank solved in this article is filled with water. T...

Tanks have been presently used for storage of various materials and products. It can be either a loose material, or various liquid and gaseous substances. Tanks have been often used to store the drinking water or various technical liquids, for purposes of waste water treatment, etc. Rectangular tanks are rarely used compared to cylindrical ones, but still they offer several benefits, e.g. higher resistance to unilateral loading and better use of space. The rectangular tank filled by water has been analyzed in this...