Asian ouna of Civil Engineering htps.01g/10.100, 547107-021-00376-x A Prediction of wall pressures and stresses developed by grainy materials in cylindrical ferrocement silo in static condition C.P.Patel'® - Sunil Kute® Received: 26 September 2020 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 ©The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springc Nature Switzerland AG 2021 Abstract Ferrocement (FC) is the most inexpensive and suitable substitute to conventional reinforced concrete. It has number of industrial applications. The flat bed and hopper bed silos are used in industry for various functions. Prediction of wall pres sures and stresses :eveloped by grainy materials in cylindrical ferrocement silo in the static condition govern its stability ‘and safety. This paper presents analysis on normal pressure, vertical pressure, hoop stresses and longitudinal stresses on the wall of FC silo with various boundary conditions considering Drucker-Prager model and elastoplastic behavior of the stered snatertts by finite-element (RE) modeling using ANSYS 15 (APDL). The FE predictions are in good agreement with the analytical solutions. The vertical pressure predicted by FE model with a minimum value of 2.618 kPa and maxiraum inten: sity of 105.94 FPa in the vicinity of base of silo confirms the elephant foot phenomenon which is consistent with the work of Adam and Rotter (2001). Numerical results of hoop stresses are similar to and within the range of the models predicted by the Janssen equation. The friction coefficient has an insluence on the hoop stress and reduction in the friction coefficient -esulted in an increase in huop stress. The analysis of horizontal and vertical pressutes for the capacity of 609 m* with for HUD ratio of 1-7 evaluated by FE simulations and that of calculated by analytical models found to be in good agreement for different H/D ratios. ‘is observed that the H/D ratio in the range of 3-4 provides optimum value of loads shared by wall and floor of FC silo for the given capacity. The silo constructed with the H/D ratio in the range of 34 provides optimal and economical design of FC sil. Keywords Ferrocement silo - Wall pressure - Horizontal and vertical pressure Static contact - Analytical model » Finite~ element modeling List of symbols P, Vertical pressure at depth h, KPa A Cross-seetioual rea of silo, m? R Hydraulic mean depth= A/L=D/4, m © ‘Cohesion, kPa T Wall thickness, m D__ Piameter of silo, m V Vertical friction load at depth Y, m © Modulus of elasticity, KPa Y Depth silo from top silo, m Hi Total height of silo, m Angle of repose . K PY, y Specific weight of material stored, kKN/m’ L Perimeter of silo, m ‘ye Specific weight of FC material kN/m" P, Horizontal pressure at depth h, kPa bt Grain-wal friction coefficient v Poisson's ratio Hoop sts, KPa sytute@kemagh sd in ;, Longitudinal stress, KPa CP. Patel Mp Model for estimation of pressures (rigid sito) ‘ead ipr@coeshanada.acin Mg Model for estimation of stresses (flexible silo Departnent of Cl Engineering, College of Enginern ‘Shahada 425409, Maharashira, India . : Deparime of Civ Engineering, K, K. Wagh. Institute Of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik 422003, Maharashtra, In, Published ontine: 04 June 2021