An offset laminate seam system for storage bins for increasing the capacity of bolts in a seam of a storage bin. The offset laminate seam system for storage bins generally includes three or more panels connected together with two or more vertical rows of end fasteners to form a vertical seam. The interconnection of three or more panels continues to form a ring structure. A plurality of the ring structures are stacked upon one another and attached together with fasteners to form the wall of the storage bin and a roof is attached to the uppermost ring structure.

An intermodal container includes first and second ends, joined by first and second sides in a generally rectangular configuration. A generally continuous floor cooperates with the first and second ends and the first and second sides to form an open top container. A plurality of roof overhangs extend adjacent a top of the open top container, generally parallel to the floor. The intermodal container includes a roll cover having a first position in which the open top container is substantially open to the ambient environment to allow for loading from above the first and second sides and first and second ends of the open top container. The roll cover has a second position in which the open top container is substantially closed to the ambient environment to prevent any contents of the open top container to be ejected from the open top container during transport. A plurality of top reinforcement rails are disposed adjacent upper portions of the first and second sides, and extends from the first side to the second side.

An intermodal container includes a base, a roof, walls extending between the base and the roof, at least one of the walls having a corrugated surface. An insulation for the intermodal container includes a plurality of insulation units, each of the insulation units having a corrugated surface complementary to the corrugated surface of the intermodal container. Frist one of the insulating units has insulating material having a cross-section with a first face and an opposite second face, the first face including a longitudinally extending planar first central section and first and second longitudinally extending planar slanted sections on opposite sides of the first central section. The first and second slanted sections extend obliquely from the first central section toward the second face. A segmented support element is embedded in the insulation unit.

The subject invention pertains to composite straight wall liquid storage tanks held in persistent compression to provide superior watertightness for the life of the tank, including ACI American Concrete Institute 350 code-compliant liquid-containing composite straight wall structures with an integral full-height galvanized steel shell diaphragm fully encased in continuous shotcrete. The provided tapered composite straight wall can incorporate epoxy-bonded diaphragm sheet joints at the floor, wall, L-shaped corner posts, and T-shaped bisecting wall junction plates to support watertight connections. The external envelope and, optionally, one or more internal or bisecting walls of the structure can be provided in persistent compression by compressive post-tensioning.

An expandable storage container comprises a floor and two longitudinal walls, each wall comprising at least one arm, with the wall connected through the arms to the floor so as to provide lateral extension of the longitudinal walls away from the floor. In certain embodiments, the arms are slideably or hingedly connected to the floor to provide lateral extension.

A multifunctional storage counter includes a plurality of sides and a countertop positioned thereon to enclose a storage space on a floor upon which the storage counter rests, and where at least one of the plurality of sides is an openable side. The storage counter is configured to be moved along the floor to enclose a stationary item resting on the floor through the openable side and into the storage space.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a container for cooling a technical device, in particular a test bench for a technical component, preferably for a compressor, and/or a battery storage device. The method can include a freight container and integrating a cooling device for cooling a cooling liquid into the freight container.