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The foundation for an oil storage tank on Quaternary soils near Bridgwater, Somerset
L. W. Hinch and P. L. Martin
The foundation for an oil storage tank on Quaternary soils near Bridgwater, Somerset
The Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology (1976) 9 (3): 237-254
The foundation for an oil storage tank on Quaternary soils near Bridgwater, Somerset
The Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology (1976) 9 (3): 237-254
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Abstract
The site investigation carried out for an oil storage tank at a distribution terminal near Bridg-water, Somerset showed that a surface foundation could be adopted provided that the first filling of the tank was controlled to allow sufficient gain in strength of the foundation soils. The design of the instrumented flexible pad foundation, and the behaviour of the foundation during the controlled test filling of the tank with water, and when subsequently filled with oil, is described.
ISSN: 0481-2085
Coden: QJEGA7
Serial Title: The Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology
Serial Volume: 9
Serial Issue: 3
Title: The foundation for an oil storage tank on Quaternary soils near Bridgwater, Somerset
Pages: 237-254
Published: 1976
Text Language: English
Publisher: Scottish Academic Press; Geological Society of London,
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
Meeting name: Regional meeting of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society, London
Meeting location: Norwich,
GBR,
United Kingdom
Meeting date: 19750915Sept. 15-18, 1975
References: 18
Accession Number: 1978-002367
Categories: Engineering geology
Document Type: Serial Conference document
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus.
N50°49'60" - N51°30'00", W03°45'00" - W02°15'00"
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1978
