Wood Chip Concrete Silo Wall Repair – Louisiana

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Wood (dust, chipped & shredded)   Silo Size: 50′ diameter by 100′ tall   Issue: Grain Silo Design Used Inappropriately in an Industrial Application   Project Background Silo with a wall failure.   As shown in the picture above, steel galvanized hoops were installed around the silo weak zone to […]

Grain Concrete Silo Wall Repair – Ohio

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Grain   Silo Size: 55′ diameter by 112′ tall   Issue: Grain Silo Design Inappropriately Used in an Industrial Application   Project Background Former grain silo with wall failure after industrial use.   This former grain silo was used for industry without prior inspection or reinforcement. As a result, horizontal […]

New Fly Ash Concrete Silo Construction – Tennessee

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Energy   Material Stored: Fly Ash   Silo Size: 32′ diameter by 107′ tall, Quantity (2)   Issue: Wet material storage to dry storage.   Project Background Silos in the early stages of construction.   The silos above show a temporary stair tower utilized by employees to access the Jump-O-Form work deck inside the […]

New Fly Ash Concrete Silo Construction – Colorado

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Power   Material Stored: Fly Ash   Silo Size: 50′ diameter by 148′ tall   Issue: Wet ash disposal to dry ash storage.   Project Background Single fly ash silo construction project nearing completion.   The fly ash silo pictured above is nearly complete. The permanent stair tower has been erected with access points […]

New By Product Jumpform Silo Construction – Wisconsin

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Power   Material Stored: Fly Ash   Silo Size: 50′ diameter by 100′ tall, Quantity (2)   Issue: Wet ash disposal to dry ash storage.   Project Background Two completed fly ash silos with enclosed roofs.   Two completed jumpform fly ash silos for a new coal fire power plant are pictured above. These […]

New Slipform Fly Ash Silo Construction – Kentucky

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Power   Material Stored: Fly Ash   Silo Size: 45′ diameter by 126′ tall   Issue: Wet ash disposal to dry ash storage.   Project Background Slipform silo, still under construction.   Slipform technology is an around the clock operation in which the work deck, pictured at the top of the silos, is made […]

Stave Silo Inspection – Texas

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Aggregate   Silo Size: 26′ diameter by 60′ tall   Issue: Wall failure due to corroded hoops.   Project Background Stave silo with wall failure.   Pictured above is a stave silo constructed on a poured in place base, utilizing steel galvanized hoops around the silo for structural integrity. Marietta […]

Cement Slipform Silo Wall Inspection – Alabama

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Cement   Silo Size: 45′ diameter by 145′ tall   Issue: Silo inspection, cracking walls   Project Background A proactive maintenance and inspection program is crucial to increase the life of your concrete.   The Marietta Silos team can be seen above sounding the silo wall to determine if there […]

Carbon Silo Inspection of Delamination and Spalling Walls – West Virginia

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Manufacturing   Material Stored: Carbon   Silo Size: 45′ diameter by 120′ tall   Issue: Silo inspection, delamination and spalling walls   Project Background A Jumpform concrete silo with delamination and cracking in the walls.   Pictured above is a Jumpform concrete silo that Marietta Silos was called in to inspect. Heavy usage, original […]

New Fly Ash Concrete Silo Construction – Minnesota

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Power   Material Stored: Fly Ash   Silo Size: 42′ diameter by 126′ tall   Issue: Wet ash disposal to dry ash storage.   Project Background Coal powered generation facility silo.   Coal powered generation facilities have to plan for disposal or reuse of byproducts, such as fly ash, created from the coal burning […]