PinoneerofthePCTechnology

PreStressedConcreteTank
PioneerofthePCTechnology
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Adistributingreservoirisarequiredmatter
ofawatersystem.
Adistributingreservoirmustbegotreadyina
watersystem.
Reservoir

Waterpurificationplant

Watersupply
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Prestressed Concrete Tank

ThePCtankisstrongstructureandresistantto
anearthquakeandatsunami.
ThePCtankissuperiordurableandwater
tightnessbyusingahighstrengthconcrete
andPCtendon.Thereisnolimitationofthe
depthofthewater.Therequiredareaforthe
constructionmaybenarrowed.

Prestressed Concrete Tank

Constructioncostischeap.ThePCtankof
3000m3ormorewillbecheaperthantheRC
tank.However,whenthePCtankswhichare
smallerthan3000m3areconstructedona
highlandandhillside,theamountof
earthworkandsiteareawillbereduced,asa
resultitismoreeconomical.Therefore,thePC
tankisnowwidelyrecognizedintheJapanese
tankmarket.

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TheprincipleofPCtank
Stave

Compression

Hoop

Tension

Stave
Hoop
Barrel

PCtank

Stave Concrete
Hoop PStendon
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CHARACTERofPCTANKTECHNOLOGY

OurTechnology
CONSTRUCTEDTHEFIRSTPCWATERTANKINJAPAN.
WedesignedandconstructedthefirstPCwatertankinJapan
in1957.Morethan8,000PCtankshavebeenbuiltbeforenow,
andweengagedinmorethan60%ofthem.Wehavemuch
technicalknowhowaboutdesignandconstruction.
AIRDOMEMETHOD
Wedevelopedandhavediffusedthebreakthroughmethodof
buildingthedomeroofs,whichisecological,safeanddurable.
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CHARACTERofPCTANKTECHNOLOGY
Advantageofproductsandtechnology
ThePCtankneedslowmaterialsandlightweight.Itwillnot
occurcracksandleakage.Thereisnolimitationofthedepth
ofthewater,sotherequiredareafortheconstructionmay
benarrowed.PCtankshavebeeninwidespreadusebecause
oftheeconomicefficiency.

AirDomeEngineeringissafetyconstructionmethodand
doesn'trequireformworkandsupport.

Itissuperiorintermofdurabilityofinsideofthedome
becausethemembraneremainedininsideofthedome.
Thereare227resultsinJapan.
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AirDomeEngineering
Membrane(1.15mm thick)

AFormworkandsupportisunnecessary.
Notrequiretheskilledworkersandalso
cansharplyreducelabors.

Risingtheairpressure

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AirDomeEngineering
Characteristics
TheairdomeEngineeringisanlaborsaving
methodforbuildingthe domeroofsofpre
stressedconcretetanks.
Insteadoftheconventionalformwork
materialsandshoringmaterials,itisuseda
membranematerialwhichisfixedbyair
pressureandmortarshellthatisplacedonthe
membrane.
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ONSITEAPPLICABILITY
Mostmaterialsarelocalproductionandlocal
consumption,andconstructbylocallabors.
Cement,aggregateandrebararelocalmaterials.
Limitedmaterials,forexample,PCsteelissupplied
fromneighborcountries.Locallaborsconstruct
forms,castconcreteandsoon.
BringupPCengineers
Fromdesigningtoconstructing,engineersneed
muchtechnicalknowhow.
Sowellcoachandbringuplocalengineers,and
engageintechnologytransfers.
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