Geotechnical drilling and foundation investigation for a Houston refinery tank farm: borings with bearing-capacity and settlement analysis for tank pads.
Scope
Geotechnical drilling and foundation investigation for a storage-tank facility — subsurface borings with bearing-capacity and settlement analysis for tank pads.
Site Challenge
Storage-tank facility at a Houston-area refinery, where large, heavily loaded tank pads on Gulf Coast soils make bearing capacity and long-term settlement the governing foundation concerns.
Work Performed
Geotechnical drilling and foundation investigation, including subsurface borings at the tank pad locations, laboratory testing of recovered samples, and bearing-capacity and settlement analysis for the proposed tank foundations.
Deliverables
Geotechnical investigation report with boring logs, laboratory results, bearing-capacity and settlement analysis, and foundation recommendations for the tank pads.