Elevated tank tower
OwnerBenjamin Johnston, Martin G. Smithinventors
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Abstract
An elevated tank tower includes a foundation, and a support structure including a plurality of stacked segments. One or more of the plurality segment is unitarily constructed from precast concrete configured to extend around the entirety of an outer perimeter of the support structure. Each of the stacked segments is connected to an adjacent segment with one or more spanning plates connected to the adjacent segments. A superstructure is positioned atop of the support structure and operably connected to an uppermost segment of the plurality of segments. A containment tank is positioned atop the superstructure.
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An elevated tank tower comprising:
- a foundation;
- and
- a support structure including a stack of a plurality of substantially identical segments,
- each of the plurality of substantially identical segments being unitarily constructed from precast concrete configured to extend around the entirety of an outer perimeter of the support structure, and
- each of the substantially identical segments connected to an adjacent one of the plurality of substantially identical segments with one or more spanning plates connected to the adjacent segments.
An elevated tank tower comprising:
- a foundation;
- a support structure operably connected to the foundation, the support structure including a stack of a plurality of substantially identical segments, each of the plurality of substantially identical segments unitarily constructed from precast concrete configured to extend around the entirety of an outer perimeter of the support structure;
- a superstructure positioned atop of the support structure and operably connected to an uppermost segment of the plurality of substantially identical segments;
- and
- a containment tank positioned atop the superstructure,
- wherein each of the substantially identical segments is connected to an adjacent one of the plurality of substantially identical segment with one or more spanning plates connected to the adjacent segment.
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An elevated tank tower comprising:
- a foundation;
- and
- a support structure including a stack of a plurality of substantially identical segments,
- each of the plurality of substantially identical segments being unitarily constructed from precast concrete configured to extend around the entirety of an outer perimeter of the support structure, and
- each of the substantially identical segments connected to an adjacent one of the plurality of substantially identical segments with one or more spanning plates connected to the adjacent segments;
- wherein a lowermost segment of the plurality of substantially identical segments is connected to the foundation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.