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Lecture 15C.2 : Structural Design of Bins
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. BIN CLASSIFICATION
2.1 Bin Size and Geometry
2.2 Type of Flow
2.3 Structural Material of the Bin Wall
3. CALCULATION OF PRESSURES ON BIN WALLS
3.1 General
3.2 Eurocode 1 - Rules for the Calculation of Loads from the Stored Material
3.2.1 Horizontal pressure and wall frictional pressure
3.2.2 Pressure increase for filling and discharge
3.2.3 Hopper and bottom loads
3.3 Other Loading Considerations
4. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
4.1 Selection of the Bin Form
4.2 Design of Non-Circular Bins
4.2.1 Wall plates
4.2.2 Plate Instability
4.2.3 Stiffener design
4.2.4 Support structure
4.3 Design of Circular Bins
4.3.1 Introduction
4.3.2 Cylinder wall stress
4.3.3 Wall buckling
4.3.4 Bottom and hopper
4.3.5 Transition ring beam
4.3.6 Supports
4.3.7 Connections
5. CONCLUDING SUMMARY
6. REFERENCES