Development of tank farm over reclaimed land requires advanced geotechnical knowledge, good engineering judgement as well as suitable instrumentation system for achieving practical and economical design of tank foundation system and timely completion of project. This paper describes the methodology of geotechnical study and engineering analysis for constructing large scale steel tanks on reclaimed land underlain by poor soils at the southern island of Singapore using pad foundation. Discussion on the design method/criteria, engineering consideration and hydrotests of these cylindrical welded steel tanks is presented in this paper. The behavior of foundation soil monitored by using settlement profilers, inclinometers, piezometer, settlement points and heave markers during hydro-testing period is also described.
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