Figure 3-9. States with gasket, channel, and bolts assembled

TM 5-5430-209-12

STRIP GASKET

BOLT

STAVE JOINT CHANNEL

STAVE

Figure 3-9. States with gasket, channel, and bolts assembled.

bottom, the bottom must be raised to provide clearance

for inserting and tightening bolts after installation of

stave joint channel (3), stave (4), and gasket (1), in that

staves.

order. Omit one bolt about 10 inches from the bottom

(a) Raise outer edge and block with short

and other bolts at about 2-foot intervals so that drift pins

lengths of timbers (1, fig. 3-10) at equally spaced

can be inserted to aline staves with one another before

intervals around the perimeter of tank bottom. Set

bolting them together.

(3) Preparing outer edge of tank bottom. Since

blocking about 6 inches from outer edge.

channels are not used on the outer edge (chime) of tank

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