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Tank Connection Affiliate group: For potable Water, Waste water, fire protection and industrial liquids, only one company provides the completer performance package.

Tank connection is the only tank manufacturer worldwide that offers various types of steel tank construction. This includes Bolted RTP (Rolled tapered Panel), Welded tanks at site and hybrid tank construction.

At Tank connection product quality, Powder coat system, Field Installation and customer services remain unmatched in the industry.

RTP Bolted Tank Construction

The BEST features of bolted and field-weld tank construction have been combined together in the RTP (rolled, tapered panel) tank design. In liquid storage, it remains unmatched in all category ratings.

Features
  • Best design – Precision RTP bolted tank design
  • Best powder coat system – LIQ Fusion 7000 FBE™
  • Long life & Low maintenance storage
  • The NO LEAK bolted storage tank
  • Outdates the API 12B flanged panel tanks
  • Modular construction
  • Field construction process is rated #1 in safety
  • Economics of value
  • The RTP bolted tank design is the ONLY tank design recognized as a replacement for field-weld tank construction

Application

Water, Wastewater, Industrial Liquids, Fire Protection

Standard Design and Material Criteria
  • Allowable shell seam loads based on the principles of AWWA D103-97 and AISC 360-05
  • 2. Allowable shell buckling per AWWA D103-97
  • 3. 0.1046 inch (2.6 mm) minimum thickness per AWWA D103-97
  • 4. Roof sheet design per AWWA D103-97
  • 5. Roof structure design per the AISC Manual of Steel Construction
  • 6. Roof live load of 15 psf (0.72 kN/m^2) unless specified otherwise
  • 7. Wind loads per ASCE 7-05 90 mph (145 kph) Exposure B, I = 1.0 unless specified otherwise
  • 8. Per ASCE 7-05 Section 6.1.4.1, the minimum design wind pressure shall not be less than10 psf (0.48 kN/m^2)
  • 9. Seismic loads per AWWA D103-97 Zone 0, I = 1.0 unless specified otherwise Material Specifications: Sheet and Plate Materials Mild Strength Carbon Steel:
  • 10. 0.1046 inch (2.7 mm) to 0.1345 inch (3.4 mm), ASTM A570 Grade 40, yield strength of 40 ksi (276 N/mm^2)