Specifications Septic Tank…page 1 of 4

Specifications of GRP Septic Tank

Production Process

This specification will describe the GRP septic tank that is in accordance with ASTM D 3299 and shall meet
the performance specifications of a filament-wound tank and shall meet all applicable standards

Standards

A. Standards for GRP Septic tank, including: manholes, fittings, lifting lugs, and ladders.
B. ASTM D 3299
C. ASTM D 2583
D. ASTM D 2584
E. ASTM D 4021
F. BS 4994

Tank Design Requirements

Tank shall meet the following design criteria:

• Internal Loads
Tank shall withstand 3-5 psig hydrostatic
pressure test with 5:1 safety factor;
• Tank shall be designed to support accessories such as ladder, fill pipe, drain, and outlet.

Product Storage Requirements

Requirements

1. All tanks must be vented. Tanks are designed for operation at atmospheric only.
2. Tanks shall be capable of storing liquids with specific gravity up to 1.4.

Tank Fabrication Materials

1. Resin

The resin system to be used is a commercial grade, unsaturated polyester resin system. It contain NO
FILLERS, DYES, PIGMENTS, or COLORANTS - as per ASTM D 3299 specifications.
• The choice of appropriate resin system to be used is a responsibility of the tank designer and shall
be thoroughly discussed with the manufacturer prior to production.

2. Reinforcing Materials

Reinforcing materials to be used are combinations of continuous roving, chopped strand mat ang
woven roving of the “E” type glass. Innermost layer in contact with the stored liquid shall be
reinforced with a surface viel of the “C” glass type.
 Specifications Horizontal Aboveground Tank…page 2 of 4

Installation Instructions Manufacturing Process

1. Construct a trench with the following minimum The tank shell is manufactured by the process called
dimensions: “Filament-Winding”. The process begins by selecting the
appropriate mandrel (cylindrical mould) and applying a
a. Width = 3480 mm separating agent. A resin-rich barrier is constructed by
b. Length = 8000 mm winding a surface tissue and impregnating it with the
c. Burial Depth = Client’s Choice appropriate resin system conducive for the type of service
the tank is intended to. On top of this layer, succeeding
2. Provide at least 250 mm bed at the bottom of layers of hoop and helical winding patterns are
trench with aggregate crushing of 3 to 12 mm size. constructed to reinforce the tank against hoop and
longitudinal loadings to a pre-determined thickness.
3. Construct an R.C. deadman for anchoring of the
tank as shown in the drawing.

4. Using the tank’s 4 Nos. lifting lugs, lift the tank into
the pit with a crane.

5. Do not place the tank on timbers or support stand.

Simply lay down flat into the trench bed and align the
longitudinal centerline of the tank with respect to the
pit.
6. Once alignment is assured, anchor the hold-down
wire ropes into the deadman and tighten the
turnbuckles until a “snag fit” is achieved. Do not
overtightened the wire ropes to avoid localized
stresses on the tank walls.
On occasions, other types of glass reinforcements are
introduced to attain certain specific loading requirements.
Cylinders produced by this process exhibit high modulus
of laminate— a property that tells the strength of
materials. Specific gravity of laminate is at the range of 1.5
to 1.76 g/ml.

7. Slowly backfill the surrounding of the tank and

occasionally insert a probe into the sides of the tank
to eliminate possible voids, until the backfill is to top
of the tank.

8. The tank is provided with a vent pipe at the inlet
side. Connect your vent system to this opening. It is
important to provide continuous venting to the tank
so that the tank operates at atmospheric pressure at
all times.
9. One of the tank’s manway is provided with a
carbon filter and is expected to continuously provide
atmospheric condition to the tank while at the same
time controlling foul odor into the air.
Tank endcaps on the otherhand, is constructed by open
moulding process with the same laminate construction
method as the tank shell.
Tank shell and endcaps are assembled by joining it with a
pre-determined stacks of a number of glass fiber
reinforcements forming the laminate joint overlays.

10. The other manway, is closed and sealed.

Operating Instructions
1. Accumulated oil and grease should be removed
manually thru the two bolted manways. Required fittings are then located and fixed to the tank by
hand-lay-up (hlu) in strict adherence to ALWATANI’s QA
2. Frequency of removal of trapped grease and oils manual and appropriate international quality codes.
and sand depends on how bad the lines are
contaminated. The final step is topcoating with a UV-inhibited topcoat
after passing all the necessary production tests.
3. Failure to remove the trapped oils and grease will
clogged the process and the tank may not perform as
expected.