Grain Systems Bin Accessories PNEG-318 - Manual (Page 162)

20. Foundation Recommendations BFT/GHT Series
162 PNEG-318 Concrete Foundation Recommendations for GSI Grain Bins
Figure 20C 7' 1-8 Ring 45° and 67° Square Pad
# o
f
Rings
Slab
Th
ic
kne
ss (D)
Conc
rete
Vo
lu
m
e
W
ire Mesh
Ar
e
a
# o
f C
o
lumn
Leg
s
1-6
13"
3.
3
C
u
. Y
a
rd
s
80
Sq
.
Ft
.
4
7
14"
3
.5 Cu
. Y
a
rds
8
0
Sq
. Ft.
4
8
17"
4.
3
C
u
. Y
a
rd
s
80
Sq
.
Ft
.
4
# o
f
Rings
Slab
T
h
ic
kn
es
s
(D
)
Conc
rete
Vo
lu
m
e
W
ire Mesh
Ar
e
a
# o
f C
o
lumn
Leg
s
1-6
33
0 mm
2.52 Cu. Me
te
rs
7.43
Sq
.
Meters
4
7
3
5
6
mm
2.68 Cu. Me
te
rs
7.43
Sq
. Meters
4
8
43
2 mm
3.29 Cu. Me
te
rs
7.43
Sq
.
Meters
4
GENERAL NOTES: 1
. Fo
und
ati
on recommend
ations are ba
sed on 35
00 lbs./f
t.^2
a
llow
able
soil
b
earin
g
ca
p
a
city
.
2
. Fo
und
ati
on recommend
ations are ba
sed on a mini
mu
m compressive
stre
ngth
of 3
000
PSI a
t
28
da
ys.
3
. Th
e fo
unda
ti
on site mu
st be free of
veg
e
ta
tion an
d debri
s
an
d
wel
l drain
ed.
4
. Th
e fo
unda
ti
on shou
ld be leve
l within 1/4" ove
ra
ll and
w
ith
in
± 1/8" in an
y
1
0
f
t. len
g
th
a
lon
g
the
a
n
chor bol
t circle.
5
. Material
estimates do no
t incl
ude al
lowa
nce fo
r
shrin
k
age
an
d waste.
6
. Th
ese layo
ut
s are recommend
ation
s
for GSI
tanks onl
y.
Consu
lt
GSI
en
gine
ering
for specia
l t
a
n
k
foun
datio
ns.
All instruction
s
sha
ll be construed
a
s
reco
mmen
dation
s
o
n
ly
. Beca
use
th
e
actual
in
st
al
lation
may vary accordin
g to lo
cal cond
iti
ons.
T
h
e
GSI Gro
up
assumes n
o
li
abil
ity
fo
r
re
sult
s arisin
g from the u
s
e
of such
re
comme
nda
tio
n
s.