PCA Method - Slab on grade for multiple storage tanks
PCA Method - Slab on grade for multiple storage tanks
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Greetings!
Is anyone out there familiar with PCA guide EB075 “Concrete Floors On Ground”?
I would like to know if it will be of any real use before I buy it.
I am tasked with designing a slab on grade foundation to support several fluid storage tanks. The tanks are approx 12' in diameter and 15' tall. There are 6 of them in a 2 x 3 configuration with 4' between tanks. They weigh about 90 kips each. The design approach I am currently examining is in ACI 360R-10 Table A1.2 (attached) in the Appendix. It comes from the PCA guide however, my conditions do not quite match the parameters in the table.
I assume there are multiple tables like this one, or charts, or other formulas to obtain design values for conditions other than what is in this one table. Or maybe there isn't.
Any input or recommendations for other design guides is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
Is anyone out there familiar with PCA guide EB075 “Concrete Floors On Ground”?
I would like to know if it will be of any real use before I buy it.
I am tasked with designing a slab on grade foundation to support several fluid storage tanks. The tanks are approx 12' in diameter and 15' tall. There are 6 of them in a 2 x 3 configuration with 4' between tanks. They weigh about 90 kips each. The design approach I am currently examining is in ACI 360R-10 Table A1.2 (attached) in the Appendix. It comes from the PCA guide however, my conditions do not quite match the parameters in the table.
I assume there are multiple tables like this one, or charts, or other formulas to obtain design values for conditions other than what is in this one table. Or maybe there isn't.
Any input or recommendations for other design guides is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!






RE: PCA Method - Slab on grade for multiple storage tanks
RE: PCA Method - Slab on grade for multiple storage tanks
You need 12 inches to get the construction joint waterstop in. You need waterstop because otherwise the CJ's will leak. You need CJ's because if you make too big of a pour, it will crack and guess what, leak. And even if the tanks are small, you'll need a CJ between the wall and the slab.
RE: PCA Method - Slab on grade for multiple storage tanks