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    Warehouse floor loading

    Hi All. I'm in a Canadian military warehouse. The floor, support columns and roof seem to be one piece. The floor is 8 inches thick (at least in the place we drilled) The building was built in 1951. I have most of the drawings but not the foundation ones. How can I find out if there is re-bar...
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    Concrete floor loading

    Hi All. I'm trying to figure out where to start so I can figure out what I need to do to support some tanks on a warehouse floor. It's an old Canadian military warehouse with a poured concrete floor and ceiling. Unfortunately we can't get any information on the floor since some of the original...
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    Tank support ideas

    Hi All. I need some ideas on how to support some large horizontal tanks. The area of the two saddles (13'6" by 10") that the tanks sit in give a ground load of 17,800 lbs/ft2. Since the tanks may not be in place for very long I'd like to stay away from concrete footings. The spot that I'd...
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    Removing water to vegetable oil

    I've read that it's possible to degum vegetable oil with a membrane. Is it possible to remove water with a membrane? If so, where would I start?
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    Tube formulas

    Hi All. I'm looking for two formulas: 1. The number of tubes that can fit in a given circular arrangement similar to a boiler. 2. The length of tubing needed to form a coil. Thanks in advance.
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    Stripping methanol and soap with water

    Good evening all. I'm trying to figure out how to calculate the theoretical amount of water needed to remove a given amount of methanol and soap from biodiesel. I don't know if these are the right questions but: What is the saturation point of methanol in water? Is it temperature dependant...

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