Paso Robles Tank, Inc. (PRT) articles

This 120,000 gallon welded steel tank features a knuckled self-supporting umbrella roof. The tank is erected next to an existing storage tank with updated seismic and appurtenances, and larger storage capacity while utilizing the existing site to maximum efficiency.

80 foot diameter x 32 foot high External Press-Broke Knuckle Roof tank. Close proximity to major fault lines in Southern California, this tank was engineered with a (3) column open center support structure and an external press-broke roof. With that combination, the roof is able to accept a 7 foot sloshing wave during a major seismic event without failure. In addition, the fully seal welded Press-Broke structure allows for ZERO inaccessible areas on the interior of the tank in the crucial vap