Application of FRP-reinforced concrete to hog manure storage tanks

Environmental concerns about the integrity of manure storage facilities have been raised in many regions across the country. Often concerns regarding potential leakage have motivated the public to resist the development of large-scale agricultural facilities. A recent survey performed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in Quebec reported that of the 28 concrete tanks that have been inspected, 23 tanks show serious deterioration of the walls (i.e., vertical and horizontal cracks).; Increasing concerns on the storage of hog manure waste is becoming a problem due to the increase in the level of production in the hog industry. Another enormous problem arising in the hog industry is the leakage or seepage of liquid manure entering our drinking source supply (groundwater). The cause of these problems has introduced the design and the construction of the tanks to be more impervious in nature. This has augmented the use of steel-reinforced concrete for hog-manure storage tanks above ground. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...