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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Mark Richard Johnson, Ankeny, IA (US);
Kevin A. Binder, Akeny, IA (US);
Jerral H. Turner, Sr., Montevallo, AL (US);
Mark Richard Johnson, Ankeny, IA (US);
Kevin A. Binder, Akeny, IA (US);
Jerral H. Turner, Sr., Montevallo, AL (US);
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Plainfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A liquid storage tank has a tower section. A tank shell above the tower section encompasses a tank volume that has a capacity of at least 100,000 U.S. gallons. A reinforced ringbeam at the top of the tower section surrounds an internal area that withstands the downward force of the liquid. The ringbeam has at least one supporting face that resists downward forces. A dome sits on the supporting face and essentially covers the internal area. The dome is made of a series of laterally adjacent dome where each dome segment has an inner end that is positioned above an outer end.