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Concrete Thickness for Mix Tank on Load Cells

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BenjaminM

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Dec 12, 2006
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We've got a small 600 gallon mix tank on load cells. When a forklift drives near the tank, the load cells deviate wildly, swinging 50 pounds or more.

We've taken a core drill and sampled the concrete next to the tank. It's roughly 6" thick.

I should imagine the question of how thick concrete should be, depends on what your setting on top of it, and the condition of the soil beneath it.

Are there any good references ya'll could point me towards. This may be a small tank, but the question could just as easily be scaled up to a 10,000 gal reactor.
 
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