Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-257 - Manual (Page 24)

5. Foundation
24 PNEG-257 12', 15', 18' and 21' Bulk Feed Tanks BFT and GHT 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
24
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
free of ve
get
ation
a
nd deb
ri
s
a
nd
we
ll drai
ned.
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.
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 G
S
I
Group
assu
me
s no
l
iabi
lity for
result
s
arising
from
th
e u
s
e
of
such
reco
mmen
dation
s
.