Elevated water tank including bolted panel support pedestal

Abstract

An elevated water tank utilizing an integrated field erected and bolted panels, such as, by way of example, steel rolled tapered panels (RTP) having epoxy powder-coated construction. The outer bolted steel reinforced panels are integral and co-linear with the preferably cylindrically shaped exterior reservoir walls thereabove providing reservoir perimeter structural support. The bolted steel reinforced panels are to provide support of a reinforced interstitial steel floor to grade, and either both or only one of an inner support pedestal of a transverse dimension less than that of the reservoir, or an outer support pedestal having substantially the same cross sectional configuration and size as the reservoir thereabove, may be so constructed. The reservoir and pedestal structure preferably use factory epoxy coated steel construction and are most preferably field installed utilizing synchronized hydraulic screw jack or traditional elevated field construction techniques.

1 . An elevated water tank comprising:
 a foundation;   a reservoir for holding water therein; and   a support pedestal positioned on the foundation for supporting the reservoir thereabove, said support pedestal including a plurality of metal panels and bolts coupling said plurality of metal panels together.   
   
   
       2 . An elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said metal panels are of rolled tapered panel construction having surrounding margins, the margins of one of said panels overlapping at least one adjacent panel, and having a sealant between overlapping panels. 
   
   
       3 . An elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said metal panels are arranged side-by-side in bands, a plurality of said bands being arranged one atop another with the panels of a lowerband being in substantial vertical alignment with the panels of a band immediately thereabove. 
   
   
       4 . An elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said pedestal includes a plurality of substantially upright stiffeners extending upwardly from said foundation and wherein said metal panels are bolted to said upright stiffeners. 
   
   
       5 . An elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said reservoir is constructed of a plurality of metal panels which are bolted together and together with the pedestal has a continuous, integral outer wall. 
   
   
       6 . An elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said pedestal support includes an outer pedestal substantially in vertical alignment with an outer, water-containing wall of the reservoir. 
   
   
       7 . An elevated support tank as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein said pedestal includes an inner support pedestal located interiorly of and spaced inwardly of said outer pedestal. 
   
   
       8 . An elevated support tank as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said pedestal is an inner pedestal located below and radially inward of an outer, water-containing wall extending upwardly from the foundation to a support floor of the reservoir. 
   
   
       9 . An elevated support tank as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said panels are substantially arcuate in plan and form an arcuate outer wall of the pedestal. 
   
   
       10 . A method of constructing an elevated water tank, comprising the steps of:
 providing a foundation;   bolting together a plurality of metal panels to form a support pedestal; and   constructing a reservoir atop the support pedestal.   
   
   
       11 . A method of constructing an elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 10 , including the step of providing a plurality of circumferentially spaced upright stiffeners and supporting said stiffeners on said foundation, and bolting said panels to said stiffeners. 
   
   
       12 . A method of constructing an elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 10 , including the step of placing at least some of said panels in overlapping relationship to one another, and providing a sealant between said overlapping panels. 
   
   
       13 . A method of constructing an elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 10 , including the step of bolting the panels together to provide circumferentially extending bands, bolting a lower band of said panels to a next upper band of said panels, and then raising said lower band of said panels and said upper band of said panels and bolting a further band of said panels to said lower band of panels. 
   
   
       14 . A method of constructing an elevated water tank as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein said pedestal is an outer pedestal, and including the step of bolting together a plurality of metal panels to provide an inner pedestal positioned interiorly of said outer pedestal.