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On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 08:16:38 GMT, "CROQ" wrote:


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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:18:41 GMT, "CROQ" wrote:


Good luck.

Thanks Longshoreman,

I will heed your advice on what not to use, however an ISO tank will not
work for my application. I need an 8'x20' rectangular tank with a
minimum
of 4' of air space above the fluid surface. The ISO box seemed like a
ready
made solution, guess I call an engineer Monday.

In that case perhaps you could ask the engineer if adding horizontal
support (think heavy I-beam or structural steel) to the sides of a
standard can would be feasible. They'd have to be welded at the
corners only, perhaps two per side at equal heights (?) between the
bottom and top of the water level?

The door side might be tricky, but it is already supported by the
locking mechanism, both horizontally and vertically. I guess you
could run the lengths wild and weld in the supports between them on
the door side as close as you could get to the handles/hinges.


I thought if the walls of the dry box were not of sufficient strength, the
wall could be notched and another horizontal frame piece welded in about 2'
or 3' up. Similar to this http://www.seabox.com/id-89 of course mine would
not seperate or have the corner cut. As far as the doors, I still need
access while loaded so a bulkhead would be installed. I have not seen a
container close up, so I can not say where I would put new steel however, I
would want to keep everything within the original exterior dimensions..


Thanks again!
C

No problem. I've seen cans used in some interesting situations;
temporary, portable living quarters, walls for shops, boat house, bomb
shelters, just to name a few. Your project has piqued my interest,
please let us know what your solution is.

Longshoreman


I'll tell you, I'm finding these container boxes downright fascinating.

C