Prefab water towers for lower storage capacities

Due to the recent demand for water supply developments in Hungary two types of water towers made of prefabricated elements have been developed for lower storage capacities, from 50 m3 up to 750 m3. The paper summarizes the design aspects and also the experiences obtained during the construction of five new water towers of various capacities in this range having been realized, so far. Although the application of steel towers in lower storage ranges has been regarded more typical, the realization of prefabricated concrete water towers has proved to be favourable and economic as well.