Silo Clearance
Silo Clearance
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I'm working on a project that consists of (4) 75' Dia. x 110' silos for the storage of wood pellets. These will be at a marina facility, and the pellets will eventually be offloaded onto barges.
My question is, is there a code that governs the spacing between silos? I've poured over the NFPA, IFC, & IBC looking for anything that would be relevant, but came up short. The concern is that since wood pellets are a combustible material, there could be quite an impressive fire if the silos are too close together.
I appreciate any help you could give me.
Thanks,
Nick
My question is, is there a code that governs the spacing between silos? I've poured over the NFPA, IFC, & IBC looking for anything that would be relevant, but came up short. The concern is that since wood pellets are a combustible material, there could be quite an impressive fire if the silos are too close together.
I appreciate any help you could give me.
Thanks,
Nick






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RE: Silo Clearance
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
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"Desing and Construction of Silos and Bunkers: By Sargis S. Safarian and Dr. Ernest Harris.
Unfortunately, it is out of print. Try to get your hands on one if you can.
also, see ACI 313.
Regards,
Lutfi
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Interconnection is particularly true of many conc. silos in groups. Although, it seems to me that the opposite is true of most steel silos or corrugated metal storage bins, they are not connected structurally. And, I suspect this is true because the light steel structures could not tolerate the concentrated loadings and stresses caused by the coupling forces.
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As noted - check w/local fire, Coast Guard, etc, etc
Dumb question- I can see how you might "dump" pallets in there - how do you get them out??
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I do see some wording in IBC about occupancy categories for storage of flammable solids, but didn't want to spend the time to see if there was anything that actually applied to a silo, as opposed to a warehouse.