Unreinforced concrete design allowed in ACI 350?
Unreinforced concrete design allowed in ACI 350?
(OP)
Hello all!
I have a question that has been posed to me by a septic tank precaster: Is it permissible to design a septic tank as unreinforced concrete? I don't have a copy of ACI 350 on hand, so I couldn't answer his question as to whether unreinforced design is allowed or not.
Does anybody have an answer to this?
Regards,
Steve Rivard
I have a question that has been posed to me by a septic tank precaster: Is it permissible to design a septic tank as unreinforced concrete? I don't have a copy of ACI 350 on hand, so I couldn't answer his question as to whether unreinforced design is allowed or not.
Does anybody have an answer to this?
Regards,
Steve Rivard






RE: Unreinforced concrete design allowed in ACI 350?
RE: Unreinforced concrete design allowed in ACI 350?
I couldn't agree more with you. The only liquid tanks that I ever designed were always reinforced to preclude tank cracking and leaking. So, while I personally didn't think it was a good plan, if the code were to allow it, it becomes an entirely different answer to the precaster.
In any event, thanks for the information!
Regards,
Steve Rivard
RE: Unreinforced concrete design allowed in ACI 350?