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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 62, Number 4, May25 2017 , pages 487-496
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2017.62.4.487
 


Patterns between wall pressures and stresses with grain moisture on cylindrical silo
Hakan Kibar

 
Abstract
    The focus of this study were to investigate patterns between wall pressures and stresses with grain moisture of soybean and rice varieties widespread cultivated in Turkey in order to determine needed designing parameters for structure analysis in silos at filling and discharge. In this study, the wall pressures and stresses were evaluated as a function of moisture contents in the range of 8-14% and 10-14% d.b. The pressures and von Mises stresses affected as significant by the change of grain moisture content. The main cause of pressure and stress drops is changed in bulk density. Therefore is extremely important bulk density and moisture content of the product at the structural design of the silos. 4 mm wall thickness, were determined to be safe for von Mises stresses in both soybean and rice silos is smaller than 188000 kPa.
 
Key Words
    rice; soybean; moisture content; model silo; Eurocode
 
Address
Department of Seed Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
 

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