Repair of Silo Cracking and Delamination from Asymmetric Flow – Illinois
Market: Mining Material Stored: Clean Coal Silo Size: 70′ diameter by 200′ tall, Quantity (2) with Interstice Issue: Asymmetric flow caused concrete delamination. Project Background Two silos that were Slipformed concrete with an interstice connecting them. Pictured above are two Slipform concrete silos with an interstice connecting them. Designed in […]
Cracking Stave Silo Repair – Texas
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Coke Silo Size: 28′ diameter by 60′ tall Issue: Cracking staves Project Background Silos that were constructed with concrete staves. The silos, pictured above, were constructed with a poured in place base and concrete staves with steel galvanized hoops around the silo for added structural integrity. […]
Repair of Improper Lime Stave Silo Coating – Texas
Market: Chemical Manufacturing Material Stored: Lime Silo Size: 26′ diameter by 78′ tall Issue: Inappropriate coating. Project Background A concrete stave silo that was coated with latex paint. Pictured above is a concrete stave silo that was coated with latex paint. This coating was inappropriate for the application and allowed […]
Silo Repair of Rusted Hoops, Broken Staves and Wall Failure – Oklahoma
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Aggregates Silo Size: 28′ diameter by 58′ tall Issue: Rusted hoops, broken staves and wall failure Project Background A silo that was constructed with concrete staves and utilized steel galvanized hoops. Pictured above is a silo that was constructed with concrete staves and utilized steel galvanized […]
Sawdust Silo Repair Following Silo Explosion – Kentucky
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Sawdust Silo Size: 26′ diameter by 80′ tall Issue: Silo explosion Project Background A concrete silo after ignition of sawdust that caused an explosion. Pictured above is a poured in place concrete silo that is used for storage of sawdust. Marietta Silos was called in after […]
Aggregate Silo Wall Failure Repair – Pennsylvania
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Aggregates Silo Size: 28′ diameter by 66′ tall Issue: Wall failure Project Background A concrete stave silo wall failure. The above picture shows a wall failure in concrete stave silos that used steel galvanized hoops for structural integrity. Originally designed for silage storage in agricultural markets, […]
Cement Silo Repair – Virginia
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Cement Silo Size: 27′ diameter by 110′ tall Issue: Potential roof collapse Project Background Silo beam pocket. Pictured above is a silo beam pocket, the beam rests on a bearing plate and supports the roof slab. This situation was found during a regular inspection of the […]
Aggregate, Sand and Gravel Stave Silo Repair – Alabama
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Aggregate, sand and gravel Silo Size: 28′ diameter by 50′ tall Issue: Cracking and broken staves Project Background A silo constructed with concrete staves and steel galvanized hoops. Pictured above is a concrete stave silo with steel galvanized hoops for structural integrity. The silo shows cracking […]
Silo Repair of Cracking Silo Pedestal – West Virginia
Market: Cement Material Stored: Cement Silo Size: 30′ diameter by 60′ tall Issue: Cracking silo pedestal Project Background Three stave silos that were constructed on a pedestal structure. Pictured above are three stave silos that were constructed on a pedestal structure to allow for gravity discharge out of the bottom […]
Clay Powder Silo Roof Repair – Georgia
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Clay Powder Silo Size: 26′ diameter by 56′ tall Issue: Detached roof Project Background A silo constructed with concrete staves and steel galvanized hoops. In this example, the concrete stave silo pictured above was modified from a bucket conveyor for filling material into the silo to […]