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Crack Down on Water Tank Foundation Problems
Author(s) -
Plaatsman James P.,
McCarthy Michael A.,
Litz Joseph P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2007.tb01930.x
Subject(s) - foundation (evidence) , storage tank , pile , water tanks , civil engineering , forensic engineering , engineering , geotechnical engineering , environmental science , waste management , archaeology , history
This article discusses how to determine if cracks in the foundation of concrete storage tanks are superficial or are a real structural problem. The article describes the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia's experience with alkali silica reaction (ASR) on the deteriorating concrete pile caps of the tank foundations, discusses how the city investigated and evaluated the damage, and the repairs that were required. The article provides an inset of information from AWWA Manual M42, Steel Water Storage Tanks, that indicates who should be responsible for storage tank foundation design.