Grain Systems Tanks PNEG-1912 - Manual (Page 18)

5. Foundation
18 PNEG-1912 6', 7' and 9' Tall BFT Series and GHT Series
Figure 5D 7' 1-8 Rings BFT/ GHT 45° and 67° Round Pad
# o
f
Ri
ngs
Slab
Th
ic
kne
ss (D)
Conc
rete
Vo
lu
m
e
W
ire Mesh
Ar
e
a
# o
f C
o
lumn
Leg
s
1-6
13"
2.
6
C
u
. Y
a
rd
s
65
Sq
.
Ft
.
4
7
14"
2
.8 Cu
. Y
a
rds
6
5
Sq
. Ft.
4
8
17"
3.
4
C
u
. Y
a
rd
s
65
Sq
.
Ft
.
4
# o
f
Ri
ngs
Slab
Th
ic
kne
ss (D)
Conc
rete
Vo
lu
m
e
W
ire Mesh
Ar
e
a
# o
f C
o
lumn
Leg
s
1-6
33
0 mm
1.91 Cu. Me
te
rs
6.04
Sq
.
Meters
4
7
3
5
6
mm
2.10 Cu. Me
te
rs
6.04
Sq
. Meters
4
8
43
2 mm
2.55 Cu. Me
te
rs
6.04
Sq
.
Meters
4
Al
l instru
cti
ons shall
b
e
co
nstru
ed as recommend
ati
ons onl
y.
Th
e actu
al
inst
allation m
a
y
vary a
ccording to
local conditio
ns
.
T
h
e GSI Group assum
e
s
n
o
liab
ili
ty fo
r
resu
lt
s arisin
g from the use of
su
ch
re
comme
nda
tio
n
s.
GEN
E
RAL NOTES:
1. Fou
nda
tio
n
recommenda
ti
ons are
base
d
on 350
0 lbs./f
t.^2 al
lowa
ble
soil bearing
cap
a
city
.
2. Fou
nda
tio
n
recommenda
ti
ons are base
d
on a mi
nimum compressive
stren
g
th of
30
00 PSI at 28 days.
3.
The
fou
ndatio
n
si
te
must b
e
well
d
ra
ine
d and free of
ve
get
ation
and
d
ebris.
4. The
fou
ndatio
n sh
oul
d
b
e
level
wi
th
in 1/4" overal
l and
wi
thi
n
± 1/8" in any 10
' len
g
th
a
lon
g the
a
n
chor bo
lt circle
.
5. Ma
te
ri
al estimates do not inclu
de all
o
wan
c
e
for shrinka
ge and
w
a
ste
.
6. The
s
e
la
you
ts are recommenda
ti
ons fo
r
GSI t
anks only
.
C
onsul
t GSI
eng
inee
ring for sp
ecial
t
ank found
ation
s
.