Grain Storage Bin Foundation Literature
Grain Storage Bin Foundation Literature
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Does anyone have any good reference material for grain bin storage foundations? I want to determine the vertical/lateral force distribution transferred to the footing by a corrugated ring connection with anchor rods to the foundation. After an extensive internet search I was troubled to find very little.





RE: Grain Storage Bin Foundation Literature
Yes - I too have problems finding anything that was really good.
I treat it like water and/or dirt - just a different density.
RE: Grain Storage Bin Foundation Literature
Tschebotarioff discusses this on Page 388 of his book "Foundations, Retaining and Earth Structures", McGraw-Hill, 1973. He references an article by Jamieson in Engineering News, 1904.
Modern bins are usually much wider than the old skinny silos, so the effect may be less.
Find a structural engineer who designs grain storage structures and consult with him. There is a lot of art involved, and many mistakes have been made over the years.
RE: Grain Storage Bin Foundation Literature
RE: Grain Storage Bin Foundation Literature
RE: Grain Storage Bin Foundation Literature
For the anchor bolt design you can use Appendix D of ACI 318 & Anchor Selector Software. For the Mat foundation on ground, after checking for shear and moment capacity, most of the time, 0.0033bd steel area is sufficient. Seismic overturning plays a role here locally and so drilled piers can't be avoided. You will need to ask the geotechnical firm for vertical, uplift and lateral capacity. Then design the pier as a column.