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Steel Tank Reservoirs: Replacement Versus Rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Irias Nicholas
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2001.tb01604.x
Subject(s) - timeline , rehabilitation , forensic engineering , engineering , bay , civil engineering , waste management , environmental science , geography , medicine , archaeology , physical therapy
This article discusses California's East Bay Municipal Utility District's program for rehabilitating its steel tank reservoirs. Design changes that have been incorporated in the last 75 years are listed, along with changes in coatings since the 1960s. Topics covered include: evolution of rehabilitation practices; increasing costs of recoating steel; increasing project timelines; re‐evaluating the economics of replacement versus rehabilitation; bolted steel tank considerations; and, resistance to vandalism.