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Concrete Slab Inside Tank Has Bulged Up
If the head is 12' above the buckled area, and if the substance were water the pressure under the slab would be 12 x 62.4 = 745 #/sf. The concrete slab weighs .5 x 150 = 75 #/sf. If the tank is drained quickly, i.e. faster than the chemical can drain from underneath the slab the pressurized...- tomcrom
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- Forum: Concrete Engineering general discussion
