Procedures for Designing and Assessing the Firewater Storage Tank Gravel Pad Safety
Keywords:
Factor of Safety, Gravel Pad Design, Tank Foundations, Design Procedures and Challenges, Firewater Storage Tanks.Abstract
Foundations built on weak and compressible soils have suffered catastrophic failures due to foundation instability.
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