Tank Floor Slab Floatation & Rock Anchors
Tank Floor Slab Floatation & Rock Anchors
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I am currently reviewing the design for several circular wastewater treatment tanks in an area with an unpredicatble water table. The tanks are 18' deep and 95' & 60' in diameter. The design calls for rock anchors to resist uplift. The opinion of our staff is that a drainage system under the slab and around the tank would eliminate the need for the anchors. I tend to lean this way as well. Is the design just being conservative?





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You are correct the dewatering system would be permanent. The site permits gravity flow to an open channel downslope. The question I am being asked is the relative risk of dewatering vs. rock anchors.
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Michael.
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