Design and Optimization of RCC Silo
Journal Title: International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
RCC Silos are used by a wide range of industries to store bulk solids in quantities ranging from a few tones to hundreds or thousands of tones. The term silo includes all forms of particulate solids storage structure that might otherwise be referred to as a bin, hopper, grain tank or bunker. Silos are very demanding in cement industries. Hence RCC silos are widely used for storage of granular materials as they are an ideal structural material for the building of permanent bulk-storage facilities for dry granular like fillings. Initially concrete storage units are economical in design and reasonable in cost. Concrete can offer the protection to the stored materials, requires little maintenance, is aesthetically pleasing, and is relatively free of certain structural hazards such as buckling or denting. In order to study the most economical configuration of silos to store a given volume of a material, twenty eight samples of silos have been designed by changing the ratio of height to diameter for storing a given material, namely, bituminous coal. In this investigation, for volume of 125m3, the diameter to height ratio is varied and has been designed and finally, the most economical size is found out. This method is carried out for volume of 125m3. All the designs have been based on the recommendations of I.S 4995 -1974 (part 1&2) “Criteria For Design Of Reinforced Concrete Bins For The Storage Of Granular And Powdery Materials” and I.S 456 – 2000 codes. Based on these designs, those dimensions of silos which will lead to least amount of concrete, steel and total cost to store a given amount of material have been found out. These findings will be useful for the designers of silos.
Authors and Affiliations
Afzal Ansari, Kashif Armaghan, Sachin S. Kulkarni
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