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Flotation for Manholes

Product: 6 ft (ID) manhole
Inside Diameter of MH (D)

6.00 (feet)

Outside Diameter of Lip around MH (A)

0.00 (inches)

Height of MH Barrel Sections (B)

6.00 (feet)

Depth of Bury (grd elev - top of lid) (C )

0.0 (feet)

Wall thickness (T)

7.0 (inches)

Base Thickness (F)

8.0 (inches)

Lid Thickness (L)

8.0 (inches)

Lid Hole Diameter

0.0 (inches)

Weight of Casting

0.0 (lbs)

Distance to Groundwater (E)

0.0 (feet)

Depth of MH not Submerged

0.0 (feet)

Weight of MH

18295 (lbs.)

Unit Weight of Water

62.4 (lbs/cf)

Unit Weight of Soil

110.0 (lbs/cf)

Unit Weight of Submerged Soil

47.6 (lbs/cf)

Unit Weight of Concrete

145 (lbs/cf)

Uplift force

18459 (lbs.)

Safety Factor

1.00

Uplift force with safety factor

18459 (lbs.)

Weight of Soil on Cover

0 (lbs.)

Weight of Soil on Lip

Additional Ballast required

0 (lbs.)
164

(lbs.)

Hole # 1 diameter

0 (inches)

Hole # 2 diameter

0 (inches)

Hole # 3 diameter

0 (inches)

Hole # 4 diameter

0 (inches)

Total weight removed due to holes

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(feet)

(lbs.)

Flotation for Rectangular Tanks

Product: bunker
Customer: ABC
Job Name: Precast
Location:

Length of Tank (A)

48.00 (feet)

Width of Tank (B)

40.00 (feet)

Height of Tank (C )

12.00 (feet)

Depth of Bury (D)

0.00 (feet)

Wall Thickness (T)

2.00 (feet)

Base Thickness (E)

3.00 (feet)

Top Thickness (T)

3.00 (feet)

Distance to Groundwater (G)

1.00 (feet)

Depth of Tank not Submerged

Add extra concrete?

1.00 (feet)
yes

How much (F)

Base Extension?
How much?

0.00 (feet)
yes
0.50

Additional Concrete Weight due to ext

38715.00

Additional Soil weight due to ext

54408.00

Weight of extra concrete in tank

0.00 (lbs.)

Water level in tank

0.00 (feet)

Weight of water in tank

Weight of tank
Unit Weight of Water
Unit Weight of Soil
Unit Weight of Submerged Soil
Unit Weight of concrete
Uplift force
Safety factor
Uplift Force with safety factor
Weight of Soil
Total weight
Additional Ballast required

0.00
1273680.00 (lbs.)
62.40 (lbs/cf)
110.00 (lbs/cf)
47.60 (lbs/cf)
145.00 (lbs/cf)
1317888.00 (lbs.)
2.00
2635776.00 (lbs.)
0.00 (lbs.)
1328088.00
1268973.00

(lbs.)

Flotation for Rectangular Tanks

Product: bunker
Customer: ABC
Job Name: Precast
Location:

Length of Tank (A)

48.00 (feet)

Width of Tank (B)

40.00 (feet)

Height of Tank (C )

12.00 (feet)

Depth of Bury (D)

0.00 (feet)

Wall Thickness (T)

1.50 (feet)

Base Thickness (E)

3.00 (feet)

Top Thickness (T)

3.00 (feet)

Distance to Groundwater (G)

1.00 (feet)

Depth of Tank not Submerged

Add extra concrete?

1.00 (feet)
yes

How much (F)

Base Extension?

0.00 (feet)
yes

How much?

0.00

Additional Concrete Weight due to ext

0.00

Additional Soil weight due to ext

0.00

Weight of extra concrete in tank

0.00 (lbs.)

Water level in tank

0.00 (feet)

Weight of water in tank

Weight of tank

0.00
2003175.00 (lbs.)

Unit Weight of Water

62.40 (lbs/cf)

Unit Weight of Soil

110.00 (lbs/cf)

Unit Weight of Submerged Soil

Unit Weight of concrete
Uplift force

47.60 (lbs/cf)
145.00 (lbs/cf)
1317888.00 (lbs.)

Safety factor
Uplift Force with safety factor

1.50
1976832.00 (lbs.)

Weight of Soil
Total weight
Additional Ballast required

0.00 (lbs.)
2003175.00
NONE

(lbs.)