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Steel Silos Design

This document provides design data and calculations for a welded steel silo that is 12,000mm in height and 8,000mm in diameter. It stores grain to a height of 30,411mm. The document outlines the internal and external pressure calculations at various depths, as well as the friction force per unit area on the silo walls. Stress calculations are shown for internal pressure, horizontal pressure, normal pressure on the hopper wall, axial force on the tank wall, and design pressures for different points on the silo and hopper.

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Steel Silos Design

This document provides design data and calculations for a welded steel silo that is 12,000mm in height and 8,000mm in diameter. It stores grain to a height of 30,411mm. The document outlines the internal and external pressure calculations at various depths, as well as the friction force per unit area on the silo walls. Stress calculations are shown for internal pressure, horizontal pressure, normal pressure on the hopper wall, axial force on the tank wall, and design pressures for different points on the silo and hopper.

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i) Design Data

Type SILO 1 -Welded Steel Slio


Height H = 12000 mm
Diameter D = 8000 mm
Stored Product Grain
Stored Product Height hm = 30411 mm
Angle of Hopper α = 45
Angle of Repose = 30
Internal Friction Angle φi = 25
Internal Pressure Coefficient =
Impact Pressure Coefficient Ci = 1.5
Design γ = 7.35E-06 N/mm3
Density
Seismic γs = 1.32E-05 N/mm3
Safety Factor of friction force Cf = 1.5
Material =
Dynamic pressure Shell cd = 1.92
coeff. Hopper c'd = 2.304
Friction coefficient of the silo wall μf = 0.3
B Stress Calculation
1) Internal Pressure in silo and Axial Force on tank
γ* rw (1 -e -μf.Ks.X/rw
)
Pv =
μf*Ks
γ* rw (1 -e U )
Pv =
μf*Ks
Where :
Bulk density of the Stored Material γ = 7E-06 N/mm3
Internl Friction angle of the stored Material φi = 25 ,0
Hyd.raduis (D/4) rw = 2000 mm
Max .Dpth of Product h = 30411 mm
Friction coefficient of the Silo wall μf = 0.3
We consider depth from Free surface of stored Material (X) at any dpeth
Ks = 1-sinφi/1+sinφi Ks = 0.4059
-0.00006 x
Pv = 0.120732 (1 - e )

Imact pressure coefficient Ci = 1.5


Design Vertical Pressure per Unit area =dpv =Ci*Pv = 1.5Pv
Where Ci :Impcat Pressure factor when filling the silo with Grain/Powder
2) Min.value of Dynamic Pressure Coeff.
Ratio max.Storied Height to diameter hm/d = 3.80
Safety Factor of friction force Cf = 1.5

30411
mm

26111 mm

12000 mm

4300 mm
45
therfor cd for silo walls cd = 1.92
for hopper top cd' = 2.304
for hopper bottom cd" = 1
Horizontal pressure =Ph =Ks*Pv = Ph = 0.4059 Pv
Horiz.l pressure per Unit area =dph=Cd*Ph = dph = 1.92 Ph
Incline of the Hopper Wall to Horizontal α = 45
3) Friction force per Unit area on the Silo Pf
Pf =μf *Ph Pf = 0.3 ph
Normal pressure on Hopper wall =pa=ph*sin α +Pv * cos α 2 2

Pa = 0.70 pv
dNm=(γ*x-Pv)*rw*Cf
dNm'=(γ*x-Pv)*rw

4) Internal Pressure in Silo and Axial Force on Tank Wall

SILO WALL

area of silo
Axial force on

force /unit
silo wall

friction
calculation

dept Vert. pressure Mpa Horizontal pressure Mpa


long
Siesmic

wall
term
point

x-mm pv dpv Ph Pa dph dNm dNm Pf


5 500 0.00362 0.0054 0.00147 0.0025 0.0028 0.166 0.1107 0.0004
4 2,500 0.017045 0.0256 0.00692 0.012 0.0133 3.9897 2.6598 0.0021
3 5,000 0.031684 0.0475 0.01286 0.0223 0.0247 15.199 10.132 0.0039
2 7,500 0.044256 0.0664 0.01796 0.0311 0.0345 32.608 21.739 0.0054
1 9,000 0.05093 0.0764 0.02067 0.0358 0.0397 45.66 30.44 0.0062

Hopper
Design
Pressure Pressure/Unit
calcula Depth Pessure Factor area
tion
pointx mm Pv(Mpa) Ph(Mpa) pa(Mpa) Ci c'd dpa dpv
Top 9,000 0.051 0.021 0.036 1.500 2.304 0.082 0.0764
Midle 27,544 0.098 0.040 0.069 1.500 1.902 0.131 0.14724
Bottom 28,977 0.100 0.041 0.070 1.500 1.500 0.105 0.15007

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