Study of Buckling in Steel Silos under Eccentric Discharge Flows of Stored Solids

• Published in: Journal of engineering mechanics Vol. 136; no. 6; pp. 769 - 776
• Main Authors: Sadowski, Adam J, Rotter, J. Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston, VA American Society of Civil Engineers 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Buckling; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Fracture mechanics (crack, fatigue, damage...); Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Granular solids; Material form; Physics; Rheology; Solid mechanics; Static elasticity (thermoelasticity...); Structural and continuum mechanics; TECHNICAL PAPERS; Sensitivity analysis; Eccentricity; Structural stability; Thin shell; Rupture; Nonlinear analysis; Displacement(deformation); Thin shell structures; Large displacement; Metal; Steel; Failure rate; Axial symmetry; Solids flow; Granular material; Computer analysis; Silos; Non linear effect; Buckling; Thin wall; Outlet flow; Storage tank; Silo; Structural analysis
• ISSN: 0733-9399; 1943-7889
• DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000112

The most serious loading condition for slender thin-walled metal silos has long been recognized to be the condition of discharge, with eccentric discharge causing more catastrophic failures than any other. Two key reasons for this high failure rate are the difficulties in characterizing the pressure...