Silo Repair of Rusted Hoops, Broken Staves and Wall Failure – Oklahoma

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

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

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

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

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

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

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

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

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

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

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

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

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

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 […]

Steel Hopper Liner Silo Repair – North Carolina

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Education   Material Stored: Coal   Silo Size: 60′ diameter x 140′ tall   Issue: Hopper liner peeling off.   Project Background A stainless steel liner inside a silo cone.   Pictured above is a stainless-steel liner inside a silo cone. The stainless-steel sheets are fixed to a supportive steel structure, then lean fill […]

Stave Silo Repair for Aggregates Storage – Florida

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Aggregates   Silo Size: 26′ diameter by 52′ tall   Issue: Bulging & Cracked Walls   Project Background Left to right in the photograph: Silo 1, 4 & 5 have the engineered repair completely installed. Silo 2 has not been repaired yet and silo 3 is in process, about half […]

Silo Roof Beam Bearing Repair – Florida

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Cement   Silo Size: 27′ diameter by 110′ tall   Issue: Potential Silo Roof Collapse   Project Background Damaged silo beam pocket leaves roof at risk of collapse.   Beam pockets are a critical point in silo structures as roof beams hold up the roof slab and all equipment needed […]