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Silo Design and Foundation Calculations

The document provides design parameters for a silo including the silo diameter, outlet diameter, strake height, hopper height, angle of repose, and bulk density. It then calculates volumes for the total silo, capacity allowing for compaction, repose volume, vertical volume, and hopper volume. It also provides the total potential product mass and self-weight of the silo. Foundation design parameters are then given for a column, footing size, soil pressure, punching and flexural shear checks, moments, and reinforcement calculations. Material properties of concrete compressive strength and steel yield strength are also specified.

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Silo Design and Foundation Calculations

The document provides design parameters for a silo including the silo diameter, outlet diameter, strake height, hopper height, angle of repose, and bulk density. It then calculates volumes for the total silo, capacity allowing for compaction, repose volume, vertical volume, and hopper volume. It also provides the total potential product mass and self-weight of the silo. Foundation design parameters are then given for a column, footing size, soil pressure, punching and flexural shear checks, moments, and reinforcement calculations. Material properties of concrete compressive strength and steel yield strength are also specified.

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  • Silo Design and Calculations Overview

Note: Please Put The Value Only Yellow Color

Input

Silo diameter ds= 3.2 m


Diameter of outlet do= 0.3 m
Strake height hb= 11.4 m
Hopper height hh= 3 m
Angle of repose α1= 30 degrees
Input bulk density= 1440 kg/m3

Result

Total volume of silo= 100.6 m3

Capacity volume allowing 15% less for dearation and 85.5 m3


over run= hs=
Volume of product repose= 2.5 m3

Volume of product vertical strake to base of repose= 74.1 m3

Volume of hopper= 8.9 m3


Approximation of hf= m
Hopper angle to vertical α= 25.8 degrees
Total potential product mass= 123.1 Ton
Self Weight Of Silo= 10.1 Ton

Foundation Design

Design Data:
Column Size = 16 inch x 16 inch
Column Load, P (kip) = 5.5303261897 DL 67.6911926 LL
Factored Load, Pu (kip) = 122.81748402
Allowable Bearing capacity of soil, qa(ksf) = 2.2
Area of footing, A (sft) = 33.282508523
Footing size = 5.7690994552 ft x 5.76909946 ft
Provide footing size = 6 ft x 6 ft

Soil Pressure, Pnet = 3.4115967784 KSF


=
Punching Shear check: =
Effective depth, d = 8
Allowable punching shear (4Ф√f´c)b0*d = 115.2 kips
Punching shear , Vp = 109.17109691 kip OK
Shear perimeter, b0 = 96

=
Flexural Shear check: =
Allowable shear (2Ф√f´c)bwd = 43.2 Kips
Shear, Vb = 34.115967784 kip OK
34.115967784 kip OK

Moment Calculation:

Mlong, (k-in) 668.67296856 dreq 6.4533943


Mshort, (k-in) 668.67296856 6.4533943

Reinforcement Calculation:
Trial
As (long) inch2 = 1.6112989917
a = 0.6318819575 a= 0.63
As min inch2 = 1.92
As min inch3 = 1.44

As (short) inch2 = 1.6112989917


a = 0.6318819575 a= 0.63
As min inch2 = 1.92
As min inch3 = 1.44
Provide12mmdia bar
As (long) inch2 = 1.92 6.5625 c/c
As (short) inch2 = 1.92 6.5625 c/c
Thickness of Footing = 11 in
3.2 ds=

hh
3.2 ds=
hf=

Angle of repose= a1
hb=
11.4

14.4

1.6

hh= 3
α 25.8 3
3.3103

do= 0.3

3m

1m

Materials Properties:
f´c = 2.5 ksi
fy = 60 ksi
122.817 Kips

12mm

12mm 6.5625
12mm 6.5625
6

check

check

Provide 16mmdia bar


11.625 c/c 12mm
11.625 c/c
hf=

0.15

3 0.310345

16
11 in

6.563 c/c

c/c
c/c

6 ft

6.563 c/c
Note: Please Put The Value Only Yellow Color
Input

Silo diameter ds= 3.2 m


Diameter of outlet do= 0.3 m
Strake height hb= 11.4 m
Hopper height hh= 3 m
Angle of repose α1= 30 degrees
Input bulk density= 1440 kg/m3

Result

Total volume of silo= 100.6 m3


Capacity volume allowing 15% less for dearation and 85.5 m3
over run= hs=
Volume of product repose= 2.5 m3

Volume of product vertical strake to base of repose= 74.1 m3

Volume of hopper= 8.9 m3


Approximation of hf= m
Hopper angle to vertical α= 25.8 degrees
Total potential product mass= 123.1 Ton
Self Weight Of Silo= 10.1 Ton

Foundation Design

Design Data:
Column Size = 16 inch x 16 inch
Column Load, P (kip) = 5.5303261897 DL 67.6911926 LL
Factored Load, Pu (kip) = 73.221518752
Allowable Bearing capacity of soil, qa(ksf) = 2.2
Area of footing, A (sft) = 33.282508523
Footing size = 5.7690994552 ft x 5.76909946 ft
Provide footing size = 6 ft x 6 ft

Soil Pressure, Pnet = 2.0339310764 KSF


=
Punching Shear check: =
Effective depth, d = 14
Allowable punching shear (2√f´c)b0*d = 168 kips
Punching shear , Vp = 60.509449524 kip OK
Shear perimeter, b0 = 120

=
Flexural Shear check: =
Allowable shear (1.1*√f´c)bwd = 55.44 Kips
Shear, Vb = 14.237517535 kip OK
14.237517535 kip OK

Moment Calculation:

Mlong, (k-in) 398.65049098 dreq 14.390366


Mshort, (k-in) 398.65049098 14.390366

Reinforcement Calculation:
Trial
As (long) inch2 = 1.33

As min inch2 = 3.36


As min inch3 = 2.52

As (short) inch2 = 1.33

As min inch2 = 3.36


As min inch3 = 2.52
Provide12mmdia bar
As (long) inch2 = 3.36 3.75 c/c
As (short) inch2 = 3.36 3.75 c/c
Thickness of Footing = 17 in
3.2 ds=

hh

ds=
hf=

Angle of repose=
hb=
11.4

14.4

1.6

hh= 3
α 25.8

do= 0.3

3m

1m

Materials Properties:
f´c = 2.5 ksi f'c(psi) 2500 fc(psi) 1125
fy = 60 ksi fy(psi) 60000 fs(psi) 24000
Es(psi) 29000000 Ec (psi) 2850000
n = Es/Ec 10 r = fs/fc 21.333
k = n/(n+r) 0.319
j= 1- k/3 0.894 R 160

73.22151875

12mm
12mm
6

Provide 16mmdia bar


6.6428571 c/c
6.6428571 c/c
3.2

hf=

a1

0.15

3 0.310345
3.3103

16
Kips

17 in

12mm 3.75 c/c

3.75 c/c
3.75 c/c
6

6 ft

12mm 3.75 c/c

Note: Please Put The Value Only Yellow Color
Input
3.2
m
0.3
m
11.4
m
3
m
Angle of repose α1=
30
degrees
Input bulk density=
Footing size
=
5.7690994552 ft x
5.76909946 ft
Provide footing size
=
6
ft x
6
ft
=
3.4115967784 KSF
=
Punching Shear check:
ds=
3.2
hh
ds=
3.2
Angle of repose= a1
11.4
14.4
1.6
3
α
25.8
3
3.3103
0.3
3 m
1 m
Materials Properties:
         f´c =
2.5
k
122.817 Kips
12mm
12mm 6.5625
12mm 6.5625
6
check
check
Provide 16mmdia bar
11.625
c/c
12mm
11.625
c/c
0.15
3
0.310345
16
hf=
11 in
6.563 c/c
c/c
c/c
6
ft
6.563 c/c
Note: Please Put The Value Only Yellow Color
Input
3.2
m
0.3
m
11.4
m
3
m
Angle of repose α1=
30
degrees
Input bulk density=
Area of footing, A (sft)                                        
=
33.282508523
 Footing size
=
5.7690994552 ft x
5.76909946
ds=
3.2
hh
ds=
Angle of repose=
11.4
14.4
1.6
3
α
25.8
0.3
3 m
1 m
Materials Properties:
         f´c =
2.5
ksi
2500
1125
k = n/(n+r)
0.319
j= 1- k/3
0.894
R
160
73.22151875
12mm
12mm
6
Provide 16mmdia bar
6.6428571 c/c
6.6428571 c/c

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