Posted by Billy NY on October 18, 2013 at 06:16:13 from (72.226.79.200):
In Reply to: Grain slab size posted by JEH on October 18, 2013 at 05:28:39:
You could see if the manufacturer has details on installation, ie; slab connection, for dimensions, size etc. steel plate, anchor size and concrete details, thickness, reinforcing etc.
If not, size the steel plate, weld, steel should be protected, meaning rust and mill scale removed, hard to field galvanize, maybe something durable like ship paint or something substantial to stop rust. It may possible you could have legs added to the steel plate, holes drilled in both the plate and legs, as well as the legs to the grain bin to match, most steel or welding shops should be able to send out those pieces for galvanizing, connect the 2 in the field already finished, place on your slab, be prepared to shim, I suppose you could use slots for adjustment, but shims would be better, like setting steel column base plate onto a column footing.
Once you place the bin on the slab, that has been poured in advance, say 28 days before, you can easily drill into the slab and use epoxy or mechanical fasteners such as Hilti sleeve anchors, expansion bolts or another manufacturer of same. I'm sure you could template the connections, and set into the concrete, but its just as easy to drill and install later. When placing reinforcing in the slab, make sure to keep it clear of where the fasteners will go, and when sizing the slab, make sure the fasteners have enough distance from the edge of slab, as well as your base plate detail maintaining enough edge distance of the fasteners to each one. You don't want mechanical fasteners to close to each other, epoxy may not matter so much, but an expansion bolt to close to another could fracture the slab when you tighten it down. Should be a relatively easy install, just some tips to help !
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