Input data

L [m] =
Di[m]=L-1
H [m]=
ag

6.5
5.5
38
0.3g

LOADS
G1
snow load
roof isolation
self-weight upper gallery

[kN/m2]

G1FLC
2.5
0.5
8

3.75
0.675
10.8
7760.6

[kN]
G2
self-weight slab [m]
columns,ext walls, up gal. [kN]
live load [kN/m2]

G2FLC
0.2
500
5

6.75
675
7.5
7938.7

[kN]

G3-G7
self-weight silo walls [m]
self-weight grains [kN/m3]

G3-G7FLC
0.18
0.8

6.075
1.08
17779.6

[kN]
G8
S.W. slab under storring cells [m]
S.W. columns lower gallery [m3]

G8FLC
0.4
5.949

13.5
9637.38
16518.7

[kN]
Total weight [kN] Full capacity

GFLC
121116

LOAD CASES
I (Full capacity)

GI FLC (1.35)
[kN]

II (8C+3S+5P)

z
[kN]

III (6C+4S+6P)

GIII FLC (1.35)

[kN]

IV (7C+3S+5P)

GIV FLC (1.35)

[kN]

GI SLC (0.8)
10536.1
GII SLC (0.8)
10969.6
6500.5
GIII SLC (0.8)
9666.9
5728.5
GIV SLC (0.8)
9929.7
5884.3
17779.6

IV.Seismic Input
Fb = cs*G
Cs = gama*ag/g * Beta/q*lamda

gama1 (importance class 3)

Beta (T)
lamda
q (behavior factor)
Cs=
Fb=

2.5
0.85
4
0.1594
16972

V.Evaluation of Story Shears and Overturning moment

Load Case I
weight[kN]
Grains [kN]
G1
4670.7
0
G2
3695.7
0
G3
14535.6
2584.1
G4
14535.6
2584.1
G5
14535.6
2584.1
G6
14535.6
2584.1
G7
14535.6
2584.1
G8
12055.3
0

VI.Soil pressures at foundation level

Load case I- FLC
p1=N1/A1
N1FLC

288.39 kPa
146998.73 kN

Load case II - FLC

Ecc. X [m]
N2FLC [kN]
Mo2 FLC [kNm]
p2minFLC [kPa]

-70.2371282188

p2max

461.4254608965 < 720 kPa

FLC

[kPa]

5.58
99700
556327

Load case III - FLC

Ecc. Y [m]
N3FLC [kN]
Mo3 FLC [kNm]
p3minFLC [kPa]

-25.4578945306

p3max

409.7166308449 < 720 kPa

FLC

[kPa]

Load case IV - FLC

Ecc. X [m]
N4FLC [kN]

3.48
97934
340811

5.13
94849

Mo4 FLC [kNm]

p4minFLC [kPa]

-46.4244282759

p4maxFLC [kPa]

418.5765177405 < 840 kPa

Ecc. Y [m]
N4FLC [kN]
Mo4 FLC [kNm]
p4minFLC [kPa]

1.02
94849
96746
124.3098127839

p4max

247.8422766807 <840 kPa

FLC

[kPa]

486573

VII. Allowable pressures on the foundation soil

FLC
pconv [kPa]
Load case I- FLC (pconv)
Load case II - FLC (1.2*pconv)
Load case III - FLC (1.2*pconv)
Load case IV - FLC (1.4*pconv)
SLC
Ppl=ml*(gama*B*N1+gama*Df*N2+c*N3)
ml
ground type
gama
phi
c
N1
N2
N3
Df [m]

600
720
720
840

879
1.6
dusty clay
18
22
18.5
0.61
3.44
6.04
3.6

Design of silo cells

Input data
gama (KN/m3)

am
k
ak
z1 (m)
z2 (m)
z3 (m)

0.7 s = 0.2*dc (m)

0.48 A = s^2 (m^2)
1.16 P = 4*s (m)
0.6549 = A/p (m)
1.11 hb/dc
2.5 dc (m)
7.5 hb (m)
21 a1

z4 (m)

35.5 a2
1
2

Circular central cell

region 1
Pvf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)
Pwf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf1 (KN/m^2)
Phf total (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]

1.333 Region 1
0.873
0.419
1.397
2.270 Region 2
21.908

region 2
Pvf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)
Pwf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf1 (KN/m^2)
Phf total (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]

Region 3
2.511
1.644
1.205
2.631 Region 4
4.275
15.871

region 3
Pvf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)
Pwf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf2 (KN/m^2)
Phf total (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]
MEd [kNm]

3.037
1.989
0.955
2.168
4.156
10.602
4.426

region 4
Pvf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)

3.061
2.005

Pwf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf1 (KN/m^2)
Phf total (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]

0.962
3.207
2.005
19.349

Lateral circular cell

Region 1
region 1
NEd
Nt
N total [kN]

21.908
9.185
31.093 Region 2

region 2
NEd
Nt
N total [kN]

15.871 Region 3
17.299
33.170
Region 4
region 3

NEd
Nt
N total [kN]
MEd
Mt
M total [kNm]

10.602
16.820
27.422
2.300
8.487
10.787

region 4
NEd
Nt
N total [kN]

19.349
8.112
27.461

Pocket cell
Surface of the pocket cell
D eq. [m2]

3.89
2.225

region 1
NEd
Nt
N total [kN]

21.908
3.715
25.623

region 2
NEd
Nt
N total [kN]

15.871
6.997
22.868

region 3
NEd
Nt
N total [kN]
MEd
Mt
M total [kNm]

10.602
6.803
17.405
2.300
0.665
2.964

region 4
NEd
Nt
N total [kN]

19.349
3.281
22.630

Slab
Total area
Total perimeter

G1SLC

H/5 =

7.6

z1
z2
z3
z4
z5
z6
z7
z8

1
0.5
8
4842.4
G2SLC
5
500
1.5
3813.2

[m]
[m]
[m]
[m]
[m]
[m]
[m]
[m]

G3-G7SLC
4.5
0.8
17119.7

1400.5

15719.1

G8SLC
10
7138.8
12236.1
G

SLC

106490.06652576

13496.4
Total weight [kN] Case II

FLC

99700

49997.6 x

[kN]

zi [m]

Total [kN]
4670.7
3695.7
17119.7
17119.7
17119.7
17119.7
17119.7
12055.3

45
42
38.2
30.6
23
15.4
7.8
4
Gi*zi

<600

Gi*zi [kNm]
210180.375
155220.45
653970.939010496
523861.537531968
393752.13605344
263642.734574912
133533.333096384
48221.2
2382382.7052672

Load case I-SLC

e1=Mo1/N1SLC
N1SLC
sigma n
sigma m
sigma x,1 max
sigma x,1 min
Load case II - SLC
M2 SLC
N2 SLC
Sigma n
Sigma m
Sigma y,2,max
Sigma y,2,min
Load case III -SLC
M3SLC
N3 SLC
Sigma n
Sigma m
Sigma y,2,max
Sigma y,2,min
Load case IV - SLC

Gi*zi/Gi*zi
0.0882227589
0.065153449
0.2745028906
0.21988975
0.1652766095
0.110663469
0.0560503284
0.0202407447

4.79
106019.99
208.0
324.5
532.5
-116.5

525640.8
70878.6
139
251
390
-112

508202.1
69570.4
136
324
461
-188

M4,s

336733.6

SLC

M4,G,x

SLC

[kPa]

1.1
23.76
17.28
1.38
6.91
5.5
38
1.6

35923.9

M4,G,y
N4 SLC
Sigma n
Sigma m,x,s
Sigma m,y,s

7142.8
67284.8
132
215
161

Sigma m,x,G

23

Sigma m,y,G

SLC

1.09
0.436
0.218

Required reinforcement
A req [mm2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

25.194688 -> A constructive

5.68
435

A req [mm2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

18.251417 -> A constructive

5.68
435

A req [mm2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

13.984800 -> A constructive

5.68
435

A req [m2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

22.251915 -> A constructive

5.68
435

Area

180000
360 mm2/m
392.6990816987 2 fi 10/20 cm

Required reinforcement
A req [m2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

35.757 -> A constructive

5.68
435

A req [m2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

38.145 -> A constructive

5.68
435

A req [m2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

35.903 -> A constructive

5.68
435

A req [m2]
hs [m]
Fyd (BST 500)

31.581 -> A constructive

5.68
435

Star cell
Surface star cell
D eq. [m2]
region 1
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf,3(z) (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]

15.05
4.377

2.004
0.4008
7.106

region 2
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf,3(z) (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]

region 3
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf,3(z) (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]
Med [kNm] support
Med [kNm] span
Beta support
Beta span
region 4
Phf(z) (KN/m^2)
Phf,3(z) (KN/m^2)
Ned [kN]

2.001
0.4002
7.097

1.938
0.3876
6.911
1.253
0.627
0.0833333333
0.0416666667
0.807
0.1614
3.569

509.73
91.23

Case I
45
42
38.2
30.6
23
15.4
7.8
4

Case II
Case III
Case IV

Area of cells (including circular cells, pocket cells and star ce

mm
Circular (C )
Area
25338829.71
Perimeter
17844.25
2
m
25.34
m
17.84
Full
304.07
214.13
8C+3S+5P
202.71
142.75
6C+4S+6P
152.03
107.07
7C+3S+5P
177.37
124.91

9997.4
G

13143.2
Total weight [kN] Case III

SLC

70879

9735.7
G

FLC

SLC

97934

69570

Fi [kN]
1497.304
1105.775
4658.823
3731.937
2805.051
1878.164
951.278
343.523
16971.85
29.94484

Mo [kNm]

Load Case II
G1
G2
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8

67378.6717
46442.5435
177967.042
114197.266
64516.1625
28923.7299
7419.96848
1374.09188
508219.476

m
kN
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa

Wx [m3]
Wy [m3]

1566.32
2092.78

< 600 kPa

-> lifting (Sigma M>Sigma N)

[kNm]
[kN]
kPa

e2 [m]
L [m]
L/6 [m]

7.4
26
4.33

kPa

L/3 [m]

8.67

kPa
kPa

c [m]
N [kN]

5.6
3268.4

[kNm]
[kN]

e3 [m]
B [m]

7.3
19.56

kPa

B/6 [m]

3.26

kPa
kPa
kPa

B/3 [m]
c [m]
N [kN]

6.52
2.5
1711.3

721

Self-weight[kN]
4670.7
3695.7
14535.6
14535.6
14535.6
14535.6
14535.6
12055.3

[kNm]

p1 [kPa]

534

[kNm]

p2 [kPa]

58

[kNm]
[kN]
kPa
kPa
kPa

p3 [kPa]
p4 [kPa]

kPa

sigma 2

17 [kPa]

kPa

sigma 3
sigma 4

248 [kPa]
-66 [kPa]

ex/bx+ey/by
sigma 1

206
-270 <0
0.2494549316 0.1666666667
330 [kPa]

ng circular cells, pocket cells and star cells)

Pocket (P)
Star (S)
3886609.42
15049009.44
8932.13
20260.68
3.89
15.05
8.93
20.26 Total
38.87
90.29 433.2261072752 Area
89.32
121.56
425.0163184 Perimeter
19.43
45.15 267.2907130512 Area
44.66
60.78
248.1966518 Perimeter
23.32
60.20 235.5486724932 Area
53.59
81.04
241.7009676 Perimeter
19.43
45.15 241.9518833444 Area
44.66
60.78
230.3524055 Perimeter

12526.1
Total weight [kN] Case IV

9278.6
G

FLC

SLC

94849

67285

Grains [kN]

zi [m]

Total [kN]
0
0
1509
1509
1509
1509
1509
0
7545.18

4670.7
3695.7
16044.6
16044.6
16044.6
16044.6
16044.6
12055.3
Gi*zi

Gi*zi [kNm]
45
210180.375
42
155220.45
38.2 612903.480570957
30.6 490964.568206054
23 369025.655841152
15.4 247086.74347625
7.8 125147.831111347
4
48221.2
2258750.30420576

Gi*zi/Gi*zi
0.08822276
0.06515345
0.25726491
0.20608132
0.15489772
0.10371413
0.05253053
0.02024074

Fi [kN]
1497.304
1105.775
4366.263
3497.582
2628.902
1760.221
891.5405
343.523

Mo [kNm]
67378.67
46442.54
166791.2
107026
60464.74
27107.4
6954.016
1374.092
483538.7

Load Case III

G1
G2
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8

Self-weight[kN]
4670.7
3695.7
14535.6
14535.6
14535.6
14535.6
14535.6
12055.3

zi [m]
Gi*zi [kNm] Gi*zi/Gi*zi
Fi [kN]
Mo [kNm]
Total [kN]
0
4670.7
45 210180.375 0.088222759 1497.304 67378.67
0
3695.7
42 155220.45 0.065153449 1105.775 46442.54
1470
16005.1
38.2 611394.819 0.256631656 4355.515 166380.7
1470
16005.1
30.6 489756.059 0.205574049 3488.973 106762.6
1470
16005.1
23 368117.299 0.154516442 2622.431 60315.9
1470
16005.1
15.4 246478.54 0.103458835 1755.888 27040.68
1470
16005.1
7.8 124839.78 0.052401228 889.346 6936.899
0
12055.3
4
48221.2 0.020240745 343.523 1374.092
7347.71
Gi*zi
2254208.52
482632

Grains [kN]

Load Case IV
G1
G2
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8

Self-weight[kN]
Grains [kN] Total [kN] zi [m]
4670.7
0
4670.7
45
3695.7
0
3695.7
42
14535.6
1401 15936.1
38.2
14535.6
1401 15936.1
30.6
14535.6
1401 15936.1
23
14535.6
1401 15936.1
15.4
14535.6
1401 15936.1
7.8
12055.3
0 12055.3
4
7002.71
Gi*zi

Gi*zi [kNm]
210180.375
155220.45
608759.047
487644.682
366530.316
245415.951
124301.586
48221.2
2246273.61

Gi*zi/Gi*zi
0.088222759
0.065153449
0.255525297
0.204687803
0.153850309
0.103012816
0.052175322
0.020240745

Fi [kN]
1497.304
1105.775
4336.738
3473.932
2611.125
1748.319
885.512
343.523

Mo [kNm]
67378.67
46442.54
165663.4
106302.3
60055.88
26924.11
6906.993
1374.092
481048