Hey guys,
I have a question that I'm sure most of you can answer without even thinking about it. I have no structural experience and no mentor at my place of business (believe it or not). It seems most universities cover weld strength in their structural steel design course however, mine did...
Thanks for the quick replies.
racookpe1978, when you refer to the cooling of the tank are you assuming that after the warm liquid enters the tank it will remain stagnant? The tank contains stripped gas liquor which is used throughout our cooling water system as well as other places (I don't...
It is indeed supported on a shallow footing 4' below grade. However, the drawings indicate that there is crushed stone extending from the base of the tank to 8' below grade (which is our frost line depth on site). The stone also extends out 9' from the tank perimeter. We didn't have a wet...
Hello everyone,
I have been asked for advice on one of our "water" tanks on our plant site. We are located in North Dakota and it is the middle of winter (low 30's this week so not very cold for us). This is a 142' diameter x 40' high tank set on a ring wall foundation and was built back in...
