Foundation – Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-1461 User Manual
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5. Foundation
24
PNEG-1461 12', 15', 18' and 21' Bulk Feed Tank Series and Grain Hopper Tank Series
Figure 5J 18' 9 Rings BFT/GHT 24 Leg Hopper Tank
# o
f
Rings
Fo
oti
n
g
De
p
th (D
)
Slab
Th
ic
kn
ess (T)
Concre
te
Vo
lu
m
e
Wi
re
M
e
s
h
Area
# of Colu
mn
Le
gs
9
18
"
4"
1
1
.5 Cu. Y
a
rds
350
Sq
.
Ft.
24
# of
Rings
Fo
oti
n
g
De
p
th (D
)
Slab
Th
ic
kn
ess (T)
Concre
te
Vo
lu
m
e
Wi
re
M
e
s
h
Area
# of Co
lu
mn
Le
gs
9
457
mm
10
2 mm
8.
79 Cu.
Meters
32
.52
Sq
.
Met
e
rs
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GENERAL NOTES:
1.
F
ound
ation
reco
mmen
dation
s
a
re
b
a
sed
on
3
500
lb
s./f
t.^
2
allo
wabl
e
soi
l beari
ng cap
a
ci
ty
.
2.
F
ound
ation
reco
mmen
dation
s
a
re
b
a
sed
on
a
mini
mum compre
ssi
v
e
streng
th of 300
0
PSI at
28
d
a
ys.
3. T
he fo
und
ation site must be
we
ll drai
ned an
d free
o
f vege
ta
tio
n
and
d
ebris.
4. T
he fo
und
ation shou
ld be
le
vel within
1
/4
"
o
v
erall
an
d within
± 1/8"
in
a
n
y
1
0
f
t. le
ngth alon
g th
e ancho
r bo
lt
circle
.
5.
Materia
l e
s
tima
tes
do
n
o
t
in
clude
a
llow
ance
for sh
ri
nkage
a
nd
waste.
6. T
hese la
yo
ut
s are
reco
mmen
dation
s
for GSI
ta
n
k
s on
ly
. Con
s
ult
GSI
e
ngin
eerin
g fo
r spe
c
ia
l t
a
nk fou
nda
tio
n
s.
Al
l instru
cti
ons shall
b
e
co
nstru
ed as recommend
ati
ons onl
y.
th
e actu
al
in
st
a
lla
tio
n
may vary accordi
ng to lo
cal con
d
ition
s
. T
he GSI Group a
ssumes
n
o
liab
ili
ty fo
r
resu
lt
s arisin
g from the use of
su
ch
re
comme
nda
tio
n
s.
6" M
a
ximum
Grade
24
Le
gs
Anchor
bolt
5/8"
x 8" (203
mm) bolt with a
1/8" thick x
1
-3
/4
"
O.D. wa
sh
er on hea
d.