Tannery Knob Water Tank Increases Capacity
Johnson City Water And Sewer Services May 30, 2018 Johnson City, TN (WJHL) Officials in Johnson City anticipate work on the city’s water tank to be complete just before the end of summer. There are major changes atop Tannery Knob in downtown Johnson City- and not all of them involve bike trails. Replacement of the […]
Gainesville Firm Sees Infrastructure Opportunity
Crom, best known for big PRESTRESSED concrete tanks, hopes its technology can be applied to other needs in infrastructure Repair When people talk about prestressed concrete tanks — if they’re in the business of talking about such a thing — they call them CROM tanks, regardless of who makes them. “It’s like how people refer […]
Wet Weather Storage: City of Frankfort
10.0-MG WET WEATHER STORAGE TANK The City of Frankfort, Kentucky is a true river city nestled in the heart of bourbon manufacturing and horse country – and is now the owner of a CROM 10.0-MG Wet Weather Storage Tank. Also referred to as a Flow Equalization Tank, the tank is primarily used when a major rain […]
Shotcrete History and Use
CROM’s Shotcrete History & Use Early Beginnings In 1942, J.M. Crom Sr. first wrapped high-strength wire in a continuous spiral on the exterior of cylindrical concrete tanks. The “wrapping” method tensioned the prestressing wire before it was placed on the wall, and thus avoided prestressing friction losses. After placement, the wrapped prestressed reinforcement was encased […]