Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-257 - Manual (Page 15)

PNEG-257 12', 15', 18' and 21' Bulk Feed Tanks BFT and GHT Series 15
5. Foundation
Figure 5A 12' 2-8 Rings BFT/GHT Square Pad
# of
Rings
Slab
T
h
ickn
ess
(D)
Concre
te
Vo
lu
m
e
Wire
Mes
h
Are
a
# of Co
lu
mn
Le
g
s
2-5
15
"
9.1 Cu.
Y
a
rd
s
19
6 Sq
.
Ft.
8
6
1
6"
9.7
Cu. Y
a
rd
s
1
9
6
Sq
.
Ft.
8
7
16
"
9.7 Cu.
Y
a
rd
s
19
6 Sq
.
Ft.
8
8
1
7"
10
.3
Cu
.
Y
a
rds
1
9
6
Sq
.
Ft
.
8
# of
Rings
Slab
T
h
ickn
ess
(D)
Co
nc
re
te
Vo
lu
m
e
Wire
Mes
h
Are
a
# of Co
lu
mn
Le
g
s
2-5
381 mm
6.
93 Cu. Meters
18
.2
1 Sq
.
Meters
8
6
406
mm
7
.40
C
u
. Meters
18
.2
1 Sq
.
Meters
8
7
406 mm
7.
40 Cu. Meters
18
.2
1 Sq
.
Meters
8
8
432
mm
7
.86
C
u
. Meters
18
.2
1 Sq
.
Meters
8
GENERA
L NOTES:
1. F
oun
dation
re
co
mme
ndatio
ns a
re
based
o
n
3
500
l
b
s./f
t.^2
all
o
wab
le
soil bearing cap
a
city
.
2. F
oun
dation
re
co
mme
ndatio
ns a
re
based
o
n
a
min
imum co
mp
ressive
streng
th
o
f 300
0 PSI at
2
8
days.
3. T
he
foun
dation
site
must b
e
fr
ee
of vege
ta
tio
n
a
nd de
bris and
w
e
ll dra
ined
.
4. T
he
foun
dation
sho
u
ld
be
l
e
ve
l withi
n 1/4
" overall
a
nd within
±
1
/8
"
in
any 10 f
t.
le
ngth alo
ng the anch
o
r
b
o
lt
ci
rcl
e
.
5. Materia
l
esti
ma
te
s d
o
n
o
t i
n
clud
e
allo
wance
for
shrinkag
e
and
wa
ste.
6. T
hese
la
yout
s a
re re
comme
nda
tio
n
s
for
GSI
ta
nks o
n
ly
. Co
nsult
GSI
e
ngi
neeri
ng fo
r
spe
c
ial t
ank fo
und
ati
ons.
*
Appli
e
s to
45
° ho
ppe
r t
ank
onl
y.
All
in
structio
ns sh
all
be
con
s
true
d
as re
comme
nda
tio
n
s
only
. Be
cause
the
a
c
tu
al
in
st
al
la
ti
on
m
a
y
vary according to
local
conditions
.
T
h
e GSI Group
assu
me
s no
l
iabi
lity
for result
s arising
from the
u
s
e of such recommen
dation
s
.
* *