Concrete strength - Calculation for slab

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mauricehillier
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Post: # 63739Post mauricehillier

Hello, first time of posting, so if in wrong forum please advise.
I have to put up a 92,000L vertical water tank in a farm onto a concrete slab. The Fibre Glass tank is 4M x 7M. I'd prefer to use a fibre reinforcement.

Where should I look for the strength of concrete required?

many thanks, Maurice Hillier

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Post: # 63740Post GB_Groundworks

Structural engineer will give you exact advice that's backed if it fails, manufacturer will also give you advice from experience,

I'd say that 92000l = 92 tons of baring pressure

So you want a good 250 mm slab with 2 layers of a193 mesh on good ground or compacted hardcore. This is only advice and no liability assumed haha go get a structural engineer to tell you.

But I'd use c35 for piece of mind
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