Patent ID: 8684220
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: E02D,E04H

Abstract:
1. A storage tank structure that is resistant to sliding or damage when subjected to external forces imposed thereon as a result of backfilling or movement of adjacent earth comprising: a storage tank including (1) a floor slab lying on a ground surface and having a periphery, and (2) a wall extending upwardly from a position on said floor slab adjacent said periphery, said wall having an outer face; a shear pad extending outwardly away from said tank from a position adjacent a lower portion of said outer face, said shear pad and said tank being positioned relative to one another in such a way that a space is provided therebetween, a plurality of elongated flexible connecting elements extending through said space in a direction outwardly away from said outer face, said elements being disposed in interconnecting relationship relative to the shear pad and the tank, said space being disposed outwardly of said periphery in a position to provide room for flexing of the shear pad relative to the tank when said external forces are imposed on the tank.