TOPICS COVERED

1. SILOS AND BUNKERS

2. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SILOS AND BUNKERS
3. DESIGN OF SILOS:IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
4. CODES FOLLOWED
5. LOADS ACTING ON THE SILO
6. Design excel sheet
7.
 Bunker Silo

 Bunkers are shallow structures.  Silos are tall structures.

 Plane of rupture meets the top  Plan of rupture meets the opposite side of
horizontal surface. the structure.

 The total load of material is  Only a fraction of the total load of material

supported by the floor of the (due to side wall friction) is supported by
bunker. the floor of the silo.

 Bunkers are normally metallic with  Silos are normally built by concrete
less storage capacity
 H<b tan((90+Ф)/2)  H>b tan((90+Ф)/2)
Plane of rupture:

The plane of rupture is that surface down which a wedge of material bounded by one wall face,
the free surface, and the plane of rupture would start sliding if bounding wall were to move.
(90+Ф)/2.

Angle of repose:

At this angle, the material on the slope face is on the verge of sliding. The angle of repose can
range from 0° to 90°.Ф

Coefficient of internal friction µ :

Coefficient of friction between the silo walls and the material stored.

Codes followed:

Is 4995_1: Silo Fine Material

Table 1 Bulk Density And Angle Of Internal Friction Of Stored Materials.

Table 2 Angle Of Wall Friction And Pressure Ratios

Is 4995_2: Silo Design Criteria

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