Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-257 - Manual (Page 19)

5. Foundation
PNEG-257 12', 15', 18' and 21' Bulk Feed Tanks BFT and GHT Series 19
Figure 5E 15' 1-6 Rings BFT/GHT Round Pad
# of
Rings
Slab
Th
ickn
ess
(D)
Co
nc
re
te
Vo
lu
m
e
Wi
re
M
e
s
h
Area
# of Colu
mn
Le
gs
1-4
14
"
1
1
.0 Cu.
Y
a
rds
255
Sq
.
Ft.
15
5
1
5"
1
1
.8
Cu. Y
a
rds
255 Sq.
F
t.
1
5
6
16
"
12
.6 Cu
. Y
a
rds
255
Sq
.
Ft.
15
# of
Rings
Slab
Th
ickn
ess
(D)
Co
nc
re
te
Vo
lu
m
e
Wi
re
M
e
s
h
Area
# of Colu
mn
Le
gs
1-4
3
56 mm
8.41
Cu
.
Meters
23.69
Sq
.
Meters
15
5
3
81 mm
9.01
Cu
. Meters
23.69
Sq
. Meters
1
5
6
4
06 mm
9.63
Cu
.
Meters
23.69
Sq
.
Meters
15
GENERAL NOTES: 1. F
oun
dation
reco
mmen
datio
ns a
re b
a
sed
on
3
500
lb
s./f
t.^2
allo
wabl
e
so
il bea
ri
ng cap
a
ci
ty
.
2. F
oun
dation
reco
mmen
datio
ns a
re b
a
sed
on
a
min
imum co
mp
re
ssive
streng
th
o
f 300
0 PSI at
2
8
d
a
ys.
3.
T
he found
ation site must be
free of veget
ation
a
nd deb
ris
a
nd
w
e
ll drai
ned
.
4.
T
he found
ation sho
u
ld be
l
e
ve
l
withi
n 1
/4
" o
v
erall
a
nd
within
±
1
/8"
i
n
a
n
y 10 f
t. le
ngth alo
ng th
e ancho
r
b
o
lt
ci
rcl
e
.
5.
Materia
l esti
ma
te
s do
n
o
t
in
clude
a
llow
ance for sh
rinkag
e and waste.
6. T
hese
la
yout
s a
re
reco
mme
ndatio
ns for
GSI
ta
n
ks on
ly
.
Co
nsult
GSI
e
ngin
eerin
g fo
r
spe
c
ial t
ank fo
unda
ti
ons.
All
i
n
stru
ctio
ns sh
all be
co
nstru
ed
as re
commenda
ti
ons only
. Because the
ac
tual inst
allation may
var
y
accordi
ng to local
con
d
ition
s
. Th
e GSI
Group
a
s
su
me
s
n
o
l
iab
ility for resul
ts arisin
g
from th
e use of
such
reco
mmen
datio
ns.