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2 million gal prestressed concrete water tank in Tyler, Tex, has 98 1/2 ft inside diam and is 35 ft high, standing on 160 ft high substructure; latter consists of three concentric concrete ring walls and 4 ft thick foundation slab; use of slip forms with steel yokes; tank comprises 84,000 lb of reinforcing steel; prestressing with high tensile wire wound with machine suspended on side of tank wall.
2 million gal prestressed concrete water tank in Tyler, Tex, has 98 1/2 ft inside diam and is 35 ft high, standing on 160 ft high substructure; latter consists of three concentric concrete ring walls and 4 ft thick foundation slab; use of slip forms with steel yokes; tank comprises 84,000 lb of reinforcing steel; prestressing with high tensile wire wound with machine suspended on side of tank wall.
Slip forms raise big prestressed tank
Construction Methods Equipment
Closner, J.J. (author)
1958
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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