Beavis & Bartels Pty Ltd

Aldi Distribuation Centre - Truck Wash Bay

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Project required 150,000L water storage for reuse at the Aldi Brendale distribution centre truck wash bay.

The water storage was to be located under the entrance to the truck wash facility, so it would incur loads from semi-trailer traffic.
Spatially there were footprint restrictions due to an existing retaining wall footing and large stormwater pipe.
The site had the potential for high ground water conditions.
WHS was specified to be of the utmost importance for the project

6 x 25,000L tanks were supplied as an inter-connectable system to fit within the available foot print.
The tanks have a 20kPa load rating, trafficable by a fully loaded semi-trailer and have the Australian Tanks signature square anti-floatation base.
The tanks weight (11.2T), soil loading on the tank lid, and on the anti-floatation ‘wings’ provide enough ballasting to resist any hydrostatic uplift forces, even if the tanks were pumped empty and in 100% saturation.
To provide the best WHS benefits, all penetrations were completed in the Australian Tanks factory, reducing the time spent by others on-site in an excavation.
Additionally, low level tank connection pipework stubs were sealed into the tanks in the factory, with a ‘Gibault’ style coupling provided to connect them on-site.
On-site when the square anti-floatation bases came together, the connection pipework stubs aligned and the coupling was simply slid across and tightened, completing the tank connection in minutes.
The efficient method of connecting the tanks reduced the time required for someone to be in the excavation providing additional WHS benefits.

150,000L reuse system was installed within one day
Completion just days prior to a major wet weather event in Brisbane
Significant on-site efficiencies were gained by using a precast solution over a built on-site tank, particularly in completion time and WHS due to having a one-day install
One day installtion benefit was not having an open excavation for an extended period
Reduced the time spent that workers were required to be in the excavation

Six (6) x 25,000L Australian Tanks precast anti-floatation concrete tank
20kPa load rated, trafficable by a fully loaded semi-trailer based on the SM1600 design load ratings
Tanks supplied with all penetrations completed in the factory, providing on-site efficiencies and WHS benefits