Figure 8-10. Stacking assembled bottom sections

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8-4. Installation of Bottom Sections

(4) Place wedge gasket (2) under each strip gasket

a. Layout of Sections. With first bottom section in

at the plate overlap.

its approximate installation location, lay remaining

d. Assembling Intermediate Bottom Sections. There

sections around the tank foundation as shown in figure

are 35 intermediate bottom sections assembled with

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channels, strip and wedge gaskets.

Except that

channels are placed under the right lap seams only,

follow the assembly procedure outlined in c above.

Avoid damage to gasket material by stacking assembled

sections as shown in figure 8-10. Above procedures do

not apply to the last bottom section, since no further

assemblies are made on this section. Separate the last

bottom section from all other sections until it is installed

in the tank bottom.

Figure 8-10. Stacking assembled bottom sections.

Figure 8-11. Layout of assembled bottom sections.

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