Underground Concrete Tank Farm
Underground Concrete Tank Farm
(OP)
I have received a proposal to design a Large Underground Concrete Storage Tank Farm (equivalent to 300 nos. of tank to fit in an Area=12100sq.m and Capacity of 300M Ltrs.). I am very well verse in Designing Storage Tank as per API 650 but never in my experience to design in such condition. Any one could provide me a reference on this regard.





RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
what does 300 nos. mean ?
Is area = "12100sq m", Square Miles or Square Meters ?
Is 300M Ltrs 300,000,000 Liters or is it 300,000 Liters ?
What is being stored in how many tanks ?
Will the tanks be identical to each other or will each have to be designed individually ?
Will you be responsible for all of the design, including hydraulic & geotechnical work, or just the structural design ?
Does API 650 cover buried tanks ?
Can you use American Waterworks (AWWA Specifications ?
RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
API 650 is for Steel welded above ground Storage tanks and we are talking her about concrete build tanks therefore API 650 difinitely not applicable in this job.
yes it is about 25meter deep however I have an option to overlap the tanks to maximize the space, the question here if it is advisable to construct a tank above (overlap)the other tank.
RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
I don't understand what you mean by overlapping the tanks. Do you mean build some of it above ground?
RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
I am only familiar with water tanks but for those, the economical depth for circular buried or above ground, concrete or steel, tanks is between 5 meters and 10 meters.
Why must these tanks be buried?
Why must they be concrete ?
Why not post your question in the Petroleum engineering, other topics, forum?
Where is this project?
Will geologic conditions permit burial ?
Will you do all of the design or will others contribute some special knowledge, including local knowledge ?
RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
Primarily this tank farm is to be construct on a remote island in pacific region (still unknown) & we still don't have the soil profile.
RE: Underground Concrete Tank Farm
Joe Tank