Load bearing strength or reinforced concrete

[ubeaut]

Hi, Does anybody know how to calculate the load bearing strength or reinforced concrete? I have a concrete rainwater tank where the top of the tank is at ground level. It was set up by the previous owners as an outdoor entertainment area as it has. We want to place one of those round kids pools on top of it for summer. It's a pretty big pool - 366cm across and depth of 76cm. I've calculated that this will hold 8 cubic metres of water and therefore weigh approx 8000kg. The previous...

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