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i thought this would be an easy question for someone who has done this before. all I'm looking for is some rule of thumb so i can get a round about number at this point. I just need to get in the right range

i just did a search for projected area of a cylinder. that what i came up with

projected area of a cylinder = 2?*r*l

it will be located in north Carolina. I do not have soil or seismic information at this time. i'm just trying to get a general idea of size or amount of concrete.

no that's it's actually a scrubber/ cooler. It will just have some water running through it. I just called it a silo to be generic.

that really 6'-6" dia

I have a 30ft x 6'-5dia Silo that weighs 10,000lbs empty (dead load) and 16,500lbs (live Load) when in use. The wind speed in the area is 120 mph. I need to get a rough estimate the concrete slab size for bidding purposes only. I looked through different engineering handbooks and on this site...