I would like to thank everyone who responded to my post. I have decided to purchase bolts coated with Fluorokote available through a Los Angeles disrtibutor.
metengr,
Thanks for your reply. The tanks you describe sound similar to mine. I have several tanks, ea. 2,500-gal, supported on elevated steel (painted) supports. For now, I plan to use SS 316 anchor bolts (with nuts & washers) to connect the painted steel frame to the foundation. I know...
CoreyPad,
Thanks for your reply. Duration is hard to say. The power plant may not fix leaks in the pumps or piping system in a timely manner. At this point in my design, I'd just like to digest all the comments I receive and make an educated best guess.
Hello Everyone,
I need to select some type of anchor bolt to attach a polyethylene tank to a concrete foundation inside a secondary containment basin. The tank holds a 12% solution of Sodium Hypochlorite. I plan to paint the secondary containment basin with a Vinyl Ester coating to protect the...
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Correction - the inflection point of the anchor bolt is half the clear distance. Therefore, the anchor bolt must be checked for axial stress (due to axial & overturning moment) and bending (due to shear & torsion x 1.5”).
I agree with structuresguy. I work of an electric utility and have designed many steel pole type structures supported by the anchor bolts without grout. Most of our structures are hot dip galvanized members with drain holes located in the bottom of the base plates. We omit grout under the...
Thanks for the reply David.
The bolts I'm using here are stainless steel (not galvanized). The bolts are actually threaded studs welded to the weathering steel panels. Do you think the weathering steel should to be insulated from the galvanized steel columns?
I am designing a security fence made of 3/8” thick weathering steel panels (ASTM A588) attached in direct contact with hot dip galvanized (ASTM A123) columns (ASTM A36). The Architect does not want bolts to be visible from the front side of the panels so I was thinking of installing fully...
I am designing a security fence made of 3/8” thick weathering steel panels (ASTM A588) attached in direct contact with hot dip galvanized (ASTM A123) columns (ASTM A36). The Architect does not want bolts to be visible from the front side of the panels so I was thinking of installing fully...
