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Bund Design

When designing a bund, several factors must be considered to ensure it is fit for purpose and complies with regulations. These include ensuring the bund is large enough to hold 110% of the largest tank's capacity or 25% of total storage, having appropriate dimensions to contain leaks and failures, selecting an appropriate wall height, using long-lasting construction materials, adding protective linings, including automatic dewatering devices, and properly sealing any wall penetrations. An effective bund design is tailored to the specific site conditions and liquid being contained.

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Bund Design

When designing a bund, several factors must be considered to ensure it is fit for purpose and complies with regulations. These include ensuring the bund is large enough to hold 110% of the largest tank's capacity or 25% of total storage, having appropriate dimensions to contain leaks and failures, selecting an appropriate wall height, using long-lasting construction materials, adding protective linings, including automatic dewatering devices, and properly sealing any wall penetrations. An effective bund design is tailored to the specific site conditions and liquid being contained.

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Bund Design

When installing a bund it is essential that it is fit for


purpose. There are many aspects to consider in designing
a bund to ensure it is fully functioning and complies with
regulations such as the Oil Storage Regulations and CIRIA
736.

Factors we consider during our bund


design include:
Size/Capacity

The bund must be large enough to hold 110% of the


capacity of the largest tank or 25% of the total storage,
whichever is larger.

Dimensions

These will partly be dictated by the capacity requirements


but will also need to take into account spigot flow/jetting
failure and the tidal wave effect caused by catastrophic
failure.

Wall height

This will also be largely influenced by capacity


requirements however building a bund with particularly
small walls make it more susceptible to the tidal wave
effect, building a bund with tall walls can cause access
issues, limit ventilation and make firefighting difficult.

Construction Material

It is preferable to construct a bund from concrete with an


internal rebar structure, however in many circumstances
well-constructed and lined brick built bunds will be
sufficient and cost effective.

Specialist linings/coatings

It is usually recommended that bunds are lined with


protective coatings to prevent the contained liquid from
attacking the bund walls, this is especially important when
the bund holds corrosive materials.

Automatic bund dewatering

For many sites, especially remote/unmanned sites,


automatic bund dewatering devices can be installed to
remove water from the bund but leave the contaminant
contained.
Bund wall penetrations

Penetrations into bund walls for pipework or cables should


always be avoided. Where they do occur it is essential
they are effectively sealed using a methodology approved
by site/industry requirements.

As you can see designing an effective and regulatory


compliant bund is not a simple task. The requirements of
the bund are bespoke to every situation and must be
tailored to site specific conditions. As well as the points
mentioned above you may also wish to consider additional
controls e.g. where the bund is in a high traffic area you
may look to install impact barriers.

We are experienced in designing bunds for all different


sized tanks, a variety of liquids and for all different types
of site e.g. COMAH, electricity substations, hospitals and
factories.

If you have an existing bund which you are concerned


does not meet requisite standards or if a defect has been
discovered by an external body e.g. environmental
regulator or ISO 14001 auditor as well as designing new
bunding we can also look to provide specifications for
upgrading existing bunding to ensure it is fit for purpose
and fully compliant to legislation.

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