Concrete silo for wheat
Concrete silo for wheat
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I have never done something like this before. I did circular silo before, but with this I feel kinda uneasy...
Im wondering what to expect - problems, advices?
Silo is for wheat and its 9 meters heigh.
Outer (and some inner) walls are concrete - 30 cm thick
Rest of the walls are 25 cm thick.
Foundation slab is concrete - 40 cm thick.
Load:
WHEAT: density: 8 kN/m3, angle of repose: 30 degree
koeficient for pressure: k0 = 1-sin30 = 0,50
Max horizontal pressures on the walls: 9 m x 0,5 x 8 kN/m2 = 36 kN/m2
Max vertical pressures on the foundation slab: 9 m x 8 kN/m3 = 72 kN/m2
What do you guys think? Advices, suggestions?
Dimensions of walls, slab normal/expected?

Im wondering what to expect - problems, advices?
Silo is for wheat and its 9 meters heigh.
Outer (and some inner) walls are concrete - 30 cm thick
Rest of the walls are 25 cm thick.
Foundation slab is concrete - 40 cm thick.
Load:
WHEAT: density: 8 kN/m3, angle of repose: 30 degree
koeficient for pressure: k0 = 1-sin30 = 0,50
Max horizontal pressures on the walls: 9 m x 0,5 x 8 kN/m2 = 36 kN/m2
Max vertical pressures on the foundation slab: 9 m x 8 kN/m3 = 72 kN/m2
What do you guys think? Advices, suggestions?
Dimensions of walls, slab normal/expected?







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