Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-1000 - Manual (Page 19)

6. Bolting Requirements
PNEG-1000 2.66" Commercial Tank Stiffener and Sidewall 19
3 Stiffeners per Sidewall Sheet
1. T - Triple punched sheets (36 holes in vertical seam)
Q - Quad punched sheets (48 holes in vertical seams)
QL - Laminated quad punched sheets (two (2) sheets of same gauge bolted together - all bolts are
standard bin bolts with neoprene washers. For horizontal and vertical seam bolts, the bolt head and
neoprene washers are on the outside of the bin. Refer stiffener instructions on stiffener to sidewall
bolt usage
on Page 34 and Page 58 .
2. Hardware part numbers
5/16'' x 3/4'' - S-275; 3/8'' x 1'' - S-455; 3/8" x 1-1/2" - S-5060; 7/16" x 1-1/2" - S-9464.
3. See Pages 34-37 and Pages 58-61 for special instructions on stiffener to sidewall bolt usage for
stiffener splices and laminated stiffeners.
4. Use 5/16" bolts and nuts when joining 14 to 13 gauge on horizontal seams.
Figure 6B As Viewed from Outside
Sidewall Gauge Horizontal Seam Vertical Seam Stiffener to Sidewall Overlap Seam
20-19
5/16'' x 3/4''
[10]
5/16'' x 3/4''
[24]
3/8'' x 1''
[12]
5/16'' x 3/4''
[2]
18T-16T
5/16'' x 3/4''
[10]
5/16'' x 3/4''
[36]
3/8'' x 1''
[12]
5/16'' x 3/4''
[2]
15Q-14Q
5/16'' x 3/4''
[10]
5/16'' x 3/4''
[48]
3/8'' x 1''
[12]
5/16'' x 3/4''
[2]
13Q-10Q
3/8'' x 1''
[22]
3/8'' x 1''
[48]
3/8'' x 1''
[12]
3/8'' x 1''
[2]
9Q-8Q
3/8'' x 1''
[22]
3/8'' x 1''
[48]
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[12]
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[2]
6Q-11QL
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[22]
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[48]
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[12]
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[2]
10QL
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[22]
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[48]
3/8'' x 1-1/2'' ***
[24]
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[2]
9QL-8QL*
3/8'' x 1-1/2''
[24]
7/16'' x 1-1/2''
[48]
3/8'' x 1-1/2'' ***
[24]
3/8'' x 2''
[6]
Ref # Description Ref # Description
A Overlap Seam D Stiffener to Sidewall Standard Stiffened Punched
B Horizontal Seam
E
Stiffener to sidewall (close punched) sheets are
close punched for stiffeners.
C Vertical Seam