This comprehensive and unique work considers the various aspects involved in the behaviour of bulk storage structures. It is the accumulation of over 30 years of study, experiments and field measurements by the author, covering design, examination and evaluation of bulk storage structures. The subjects treated in this volume range from design, through operational behaviour, to failure and its prevention. The following areas are considered: theories of stresses and strains in particulate materials; material testing and evaluation for the prediction of a structure's loads and behaviour; methods for calculating loads and safety assessment; comparisons of field measurements with theoretical predictions; effects of non-ideal behaviour of stored materials; use of silo-related theories in geotechnical applications; measuring strains, deformations and pressure in operating structures; and case histories of silo problems, their causes and solutions. This title is highly valuable in informing professional engineers and researchers working in the fields of design, examination and evaluation of silos and bulk storage structures.
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 : The Objectives of This Book - Introduction References
Chapter 2 : The Effects of Stress on Particulate Materials, Measuring Stress-Related Materials Properties, and Typical Values of These Properties
Chapter 3 : Simple Theories for Calculating Loads on Bulk Particulate Materials Storage Structures, Including Considerations of Safety
Chapter 4 : Correspondence Between Theory and Reality Illustrated by Measurements on Full Size Structures in Service
Chapter 5 : The Influence of Non-Ideal Material Behaviour and Various Secondary Effects on Loading on Containments
Chapter 6 : Application of Janssen-Type Theory to Other Engineering Problems
Chapter 7 : Methods Used for Instrumenting Full Size Operational Structures
Chapter 8 : Some Instructive Case Histories
Chapter 9 : Full List of Research Publications on which This Book is Based
List of Symbols
List of Figures
List of Plates
