Project Profile

 

 

Project: Chemical Salt Cake Purification System

Location: North Carolina

Project Scope: INGENII’s engineers performed all civil and structural engineering for the design of this 4 acre Salt Cake Purification facility, including: 20,000 square foot covered tank farm; 5400 square foot by 90 foot tall enclosed process tower; supports for twin 90-foot tall material silos and rail loading station; two-story 3600 square foot masonry control and maintenance building; and 220 foot long triple deck pipe rack.

Structural design criteria requirements included 120-mile-per-hour hurricane force winds and dynamic loading for major process equipment equivalent to 20% of the equipment operating weights. Foundations ranged from shallow spread footings for the control building, to a 30” mat under the tank farm and process areas, to 14” diameter auger cast piles under the silos. Additional services included: site survey of existing undeveloped plot, development of a site plan, new railroad spur, asphalt pavement for parking areas and access roads, and design of site drainage.