What Ron said, unless you understand soil mechanics and have the test data from this site guy. Each tank weighs 32000# plus the weight of the tank. There is a lot to go wrong if it is not supported correctly.
Todd G Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860-535-2080 www.fpdc.com > On Jun 12, 2014, at 11:12 AM, "Martinez, Dewayne" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > At my past companies there was never a civil involved besides telling us > the general area to locate the tanks. > Is it really that complicated? Basically they are burring a couple of > concrete septic tanks and pitching the pipe > down to the inlet at the building. I was never really too involved in > the whole digging process. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > rongreenman . > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 9:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Tank installation - NFPA 22 - 03 ed > > DeWayne, > > There must be a civil involved. You might want to consult. This not the > type of conversation to start with, "... I was thinking...." > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Martinez, Dewayne < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> We have to have 2 - 8000gal concrete suction tanks installed below >> grade and the GC was asking me how far apart to put the tanks and what > >> kind of foundation will they need. The tanks will be side by side and > >> I was thinking having them about 2ft apart, any suggestions? It looks > >> like from CH 11 that I would need a compacted base with 3in of sand >> cushion on top for the tank foundation. It does not appear that the >> tanks will need to be anchored. Everything look good so far? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Dewayne >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl >> er.org >> > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > Instructor > Fire Protection Engineering Technology > Bates Technical College > 1101 So. Yakima Ave. > Tacoma, WA 98405 > > [email protected] > > http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ > > 253.680.7346 > 253.576.9700 (cell) > > Member: > ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC > > They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis > Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) > > A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, > inventor and engineer (1876-1958) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler > .org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
