Analysis and Design of Steel Cement Storage Silo

Abstract:

Storage is an important aspect of any business. All businesses must store goods and materials safely, especially warehouses, factories, shops, food, agricultural, and construction businesses. Leaving materials exposed reduces their overall quality; hence, certain structures are used to safely retain the materials for further use. These are called storage structures. A silo is a commonly used storage structure for the storage of bulk materials such as grain and cement. This paper deals with the design of a steel silo for the storage of pozzolana cement. A storage silo is essentially made up of a cylinder-shaped wall and a hopper bottom. Steel Silos are gaining more popularity in terms of cement storage usage. A 150-ton capacity steel silo has been designed for a seismic zone-2 [1] location in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (therefore omitting the inclusion of seismic loads). The preliminary design of the silo structure is carried out with the help of Indian Standard code books. Indian Standard code books such as IS 9178-Parts 1,2 & 3 (1979) were used for the basic design. Other necessary code books were used for load calculations. The plan and elevation of the Silo have been drafted by using AutoCAD. The designed Silo is analysed using STAAD Pro. The pile foundation of the Steel Silo has also been designed and analysed using STAAD Foundation.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 920)
• Pages: 63-75
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-35rOdL
• Online since: March 2024
• Authors: Sweetlin Jebarani J.P. Annie*, K.M. Prathiksha, K. Kaviya, P.M. Kavya Dharshini
• Keywords: AutoCAD, Cement Storage, Indian Standard Codes, STAAD Foundation, STAAD.Pro, Steel Silo

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