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 […]

New Fly Ash Concrete Silo Construction – Michigan

silo inspection of asymmetric flow failure

Market: Power   Material Stored: Fly Ash   Silo Size: 45′ diameter by 118′ tall   Issue: Special engineering to accommodate large door openings.   Project Background A fly ash silo with finished silo walls, roof, material floor and equipment floor.   In the photo above, the silo walls, roof, material floor and equipment floor […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]