on the pile 20 tank augmentation repair or foundation work can now be accomplished the present lift support system can be used to re position the tank as required during this process after this work has been completed the remaining components of the lifting devices 30 and the piles 20 can be left place these components can be embedded in concrete as parts of the foundation for the tank the pit 16 can be backfilled as appropriate alternatively the lifting devices 30 can be removed entirely after the work has been completed although the piles 20 are typically left in place in the ground 15 if desired the upper ends of the piles 20 can be embedded in concrete to provide a foundation for the tank 10 in this embodiment the foundation is at least partially supported by the piles 20 if the lower portions of the lifting device 30 i e lifting bracket 31 32 33 lower threaded bar 25 and coupler 22 are left in place on upper end of each pile 20 some or all of these remaining components can also be embedded in the concrete foundation for the tank 10 fig8 and 9 show an alternative embodiment of a lifting device 30 welded to the side wall 14 of a tank 10 in particular the l shaped lifting bracket 31 32 in fig1 has been replaced by a vertical plate 31 with two vertical side plates 34 that can be welded directly to the side wall 14 of the tank 10 as shown in fig8 the tank floor 12 sometimes extends outward beyond the tank wall 14 this embodiment eliminates having to cut the chine ring or floor 12 extending beyond the tank wall 14.