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Tank Lift and
Refoundation Project

When a 117 ft. diameter, 850,000 lb. tank sinks into the Mississippi mud in New Orleans, so badly that the manways are half covered, and the roof joint is torn apart in two spots, what do you do? Call Mix Bros.

Raised New Orleans Tank    
We supported the floor with an engineered bracing system and lifted the whole tank out of the quagmire. Then we installed a sub-foundation with a subsurface drainage system, a reinforced concrete ringwall and elevated granular pad to keep it high and dry. The photo above shows the final stage of lowering the tank onto the new foundation, after the safety cribbing was removed.
 
We can also provide:
  • Certified API 653 visual tank inspections and shell settlement surveys
We engineer designs for:
  • Granular Foundations
  • Fillcrete Foundations
  • Concrete Ringwall Foundations

For more information, go to our Tank Leveling & Stabilization Brochure
(these are large files - may take awhile to load)
or request a printed copy of this brochure.

 

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