silo

Input
Type of material stored
Particle size
Bulk density of stored material
Angle of internal friction of the stored material
Pressure Ratio during filling ( Refer table )
Pressure Ratio during filling ( Refer table )
Internal Diameter of the silo
Total height of silo or Height of stored material
Height of shell
Height of cone
Cone angle
Cone dicharge dia.
Shell thickness
Cone thickness
Empty weight of silo incuding stiffners,cone etc.
Material of construction
Allowable stress for MOC
Calculations
Bulk density of stored material
Volume of silo
Wt of filled material

Total weight of silo

Horizontal interior c/s area of silo
Horizontal interior perimeter of silo
Hydraulic radius or mean depth
Angle of wall friction of the stored material on the walls of the bin during filling

Angle of wall friction of the stored material on the walls of the bin during empltying

during emptying
during filling
during emptying
during filling
during emptying
Horizontal pressure during filling
Horizontal pressure during emptying
Vertical pressure during filling
Vertical pressure during emptying
Vertical load transferred to the wall per unit area due to friction between
material and the bin wall (Pw )

Note. This calculations are for education purpose only.Competent design has to check the correctness and other aspects
ρ 1003 kg/m3
φ 25 Degrees
λf 0.5
λe 0.7
D 12 m
h or Z 21.55 m

9.9
65 Degrees
0.6 m
t 10
t 10
1200 kN

w 9.839 kN/m3
2436.012 m3
2443320 kg
23969 kN
W 25169 kN
A 113.04 m2
U=pi D 37.68 m
R=A/U=D/4 3m

δf= 1.0φ 25 Degrees

δe= 1.0φ 25 Degrees

μf=tanδf 0.47 Degrees
μe=tanδe 0.47 Degrees
Zof=R/(μf*λf) 12.87 m
Zoe=R/(μe*λe) 9.19 m
Zo=Min(Zof,Zoe) 9.19 m
h/Zof 1.67
h/Zoe 2.34
e (-h/Zof) 0.1873
(-h/Zoe)
e 0.0959
1- e (-h/Zof) 0.81
(-h/Zoe)
1- e 0.90
Phf = w*R*(1- e (-h/Zo)) / μf 51.4430469965768 kN/m2
Phe = w*R*(1- e (-h/Zo)) / μe 57.2333256607607 kN/m2
Pvf = w*R / (μf *λf) 126.604354373216 kN/m2
 Pve = w*R / (μe *λe) 90.4316816951544 kN/m2

Pw=w*R 29.51829 kN/m2

orrectness and other aspects.