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2002 Governmental

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Grand Forks Clearwell

Owner:
City of Grand Forks

Entered by:
Concrete Inc. & Aggregate Industries

Architect:
AEC, P.C.

Structural Engineer:
Advanced Engineering in association with Webster, Foster, & Weston

Civil Engineer:
Advanced Engineering

Contractor:
Construction Engineers, Ltd.

Site Engineer:
CPS, Ltd.

This all-concrete colossus contains 5,000 cubic yards of ready mix concrete in addition to a precast concrete roof to contain 7 million gallons of city water. The use of color stains and form-liners on the exterior resulted in an architecturally pleasing appearance that matched adjacent precast structures. The use of custom aggregates gradations, pozzolans, and super-plasticizers in the ready mix contributed to workability while providing low W/C ratios and permeability and reduced shrinkage and cracking in the tank walls. The precast double-tee roof system was the perfect solution to getting a cover on the clearwell.