ASPECTS OF CORRUGATED SILOS

In this paper, the effects of combined lateral pressure and longitudinal compression on vertically corrugated steel silo walls have been investigated and expressions are derived for ultimate capacity. Finite element analysis has shown that if stiffening of the silo is required, then it should extend over the full silo height unless very careful analysis of the local stresses is undertaken. Moreover, a closer bolting reduces stresses and deformations significantly.