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 […]

Stave Silo Wall Repair – Florida

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Aggregate   Silo Size: 26′ diameter by 52′ tall   Issue: Bulging walls   Project Background Concrete stave constructed silo with steel galvanized hoops.   The above silo was constructed with concrete staves with steel galvanized hoops around the silo for structural integrity. Not engineered for an industrial application, the […]