Analysis of results of molasses tanks settlement testing

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Analysis of results of molasses tanks settlement testing

G. Grget a,⇑, K. Ravnjak a, A. Szavits-Nossan b
a Geokon-Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
b University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia
Received 16 February 2017; received in revised form 28 May 2018; accepted 3 July 2018
Available online 28 September 2018

 

Abstract
Two molasses tanks, each with a capacity of 6330 m3, were built at a distance of 200 m from the river Sava on soft swamp sediments
with poor geotechnical characteristics. The foundations of the tanks are a form of reinforced concrete slab built on the soil improved with
vertical drains. The monitoring of settlement for each tank involved measuring the settlement using a horizontal inclinometer placed on
the reinforced concrete slab and permanent geodetic points. Measured settlement curves are presented and used for comparison with the
designed curves.
2018 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Japanese Geotechnical Society.
Keywords: Steel tank; Settlements; Vertical drains; Back-calculation; Monitoring; Horizontal inclinometer

 

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