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Product: 6 ft (ID) manhole

Inside Diameter of MH (D) 6.00 (feet)

Outside Diameter of Lip around MH (A) 0.00 (inches)
Height of MH Barrel Sections (B) 6.00 (feet)
Depth of Bury (grd elev - top of lid) (C ) 0.0 (feet)
Wall thickness (T) 7.0 (inches)
Base Thickness (F) 8.0 (inches)
Lid Thickness (L) 8.0 (inches)
Lid Hole Diameter 0.0 (inches)
Weight of Casting 0.0 (lbs)
Distance to Groundwater (E) 0.0 (feet)
Depth of MH not Submerged 0.0 (feet)
Weight of MH 18295 (lbs.)
Unit Weight of Water 62.4 (lbs/cf)
Unit Weight of Soil 110.0 (lbs/cf)
Unit Weight of Submerged Soil 47.6 (lbs/cf)
Unit Weight of Concrete 145 (lbs/cf)

Uplift force 18459 (lbs.)

Safety Factor 1.00
Uplift force with safety factor 18459 (lbs.)
Weight of Soil on Cover 0 (lbs.)
Weight of Soil on Lip 0 (lbs.)
Additional Ballast required 164 (lbs.)

Hole # 1 diameter 0 (inches)

Hole # 2 diameter 0 (inches)
Hole # 3 diameter 0 (inches)
Hole # 4 diameter 0 (inches)

Total weight removed due to holes 0

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Product: Tank
Customer: ABC
Job Name: Precast
Location: Indianapolis

Length of Tank (A) 7.00 (feet)

Width of Tank (B) 7.00 (feet)
Height of Tank (C ) 10.00 (feet)
Depth of Bury (D) 1.00 (feet)
Wall Thickness (T) 0.50 (feet)
Base Thickness (E) 0.75 (feet)
Distance to Groundwater (G) 0.00 (feet)
Depth of Tank not Submerged 0.00 (feet)
Add extra concrete? yes
How much (F) 0.50 (feet)
Base Extension? yes
How much? 0.50
Additional Concrete Weight due to ext 1631.25
Additional Soil weight due to ext 9716.00
Weight of extra concrete in tank 217.50 (lbs.)
Water level in tank 4.00 (feet)
Weight of water in tank 8985.60
Weight of tank 25375.00 (lbs.)
Unit Weight of Water 62.40 (lbs/cf)
Unit Weight of Soil 110.00 (lbs/cf)
Unit Weight of Submerged Soil 47.60 (lbs/cf)
Unit Weight of concrete 145.00 (lbs/cf)

Uplift force 30576.00 (lbs.)

Safety factor 2.00
Uplift Force with safety factor 61152.00 (lbs.)
Weight of Soil 2332.40 (lbs.)
Total weight 37423.40
Additional Ballast required 21879.85 (lbs.)