Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-257 - Manual (Page 18)

5. Foundation
18 PNEG-257 12', 15', 18' and 21' Bulk Feed Tanks BFT and GHT Series
Figure 5D 12' 11 Rings BFT/GHT 16 Leg Round Pad
# of
Rings
Fo
oti
n
g
Depth (D)
Slab
T
h
ickn
es
s (T
)
Conc
rete
Vo
lu
m
e
Wi
re
Me
s
h
Ar
ea
# of C
o
lu
m
n
Le
gs
11
24"
4"
7.
5 C
u
.
Y
a
rd
s
1
75 Sq.
F
t.
16
# of
Rings
Fo
oti
n
g
Depth (D)
Slab
T
h
ickn
es
s (T
)
Conc
rete
Vo
lu
m
e
Wi
re
Me
s
h
Ar
ea
# of C
o
lu
m
n
Le
gs
11
61
0 mm
1
02 mm
5.73 Cu. Mete
rs
16.26 Sq.
Meters
16
G
E
NE
RA
L
N
O
T
ES:
1.
F
o
u
ndatio
n re
comme
nda
ti
ons are bas
e
d
o
n
350
0 l
b
s./f
t.^2
al
lowa
ble
soil bearing
cap
a
city
.
2.
F
o
u
ndatio
n re
comme
nda
ti
ons are base
d
o
n
a mi
nimum compressive
stren
g
th of 30
00 PSI at 28 days.
3. T
h
e
foun
datio
n si
te
must b
e
fr
ee
o
f vege
ta
tio
n
and
de
bris and
well
d
ra
ine
d.
4. T
h
e
foun
datio
n sh
ould
b
e
leve
l
wi
th
in 1/4" overal
l and withi
n
±
1/8
" in any 10 f
t.
length al
ong the an
ch
or bolt circle.
5.
Ma
teri
al estimates
d
o
not inclu
de all
o
wan
c
e
for shrinka
ge and
wa
ste
.
6. T
h
e
s
e
l
a
yout
s
are
recommenda
ti
ons
fo
r GSI
ta
nks o
n
ly
. C
onsul
t
GSI
eng
inee
ring
for sp
ecial
t
ank
found
ations.
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
iab
ility for resul
ts a
ri
s
ing
from the
use o
f
su
ch reco
mmen
dation
s
.