Custom Transload Building for Frac Sand
57,600 sq ft Frac Sand Storage and Distribution Building | Wembley, AB
Check out our innovative transload building for frac sand with lean-to extensions and a passive ventilation system. Ideal for mining operations.
The Rundown
This massive transload building for frac sand uses a conveyor and lean-tos for easy loading. Bulk frac sand is contained in a concrete storage bin, accessible by loaders and trucks inside the building.
Feature Details
- Building Size: 120 ft x 480 ft
- Offset peak frac sand storage building with concrete wall system
- Lean-to extensions for customer operations:
- Area divided for truck load-out, operations shop and storage – includes full fabric liner and cavity ventilation system
- Engineered for conveyor and cat-walk loads
- Passive ventilation system includes twelve 3,000 cfm roof peak vents and full mesh soffits under all overhangs
- Product loading and unloading accommodated in the structure’s design
- This fabric building in Alberta meets Canadian codes and loads: ABBC 06LS/NBC 05, CSA A660
- Wind pressure 0.4 3kPa (9 psf), snow 2.3 kPa (48 psf), rain 0.1 kPa (2 psf)
- Open exposure, partially enclosed, standard occupancy
- Building Use: Frac Sand Storage