New Slipform Fly Ash Silo Construction – Kentucky
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Internal Silo Inspection of Deteriorating Beam Pocket – Pennsylvania
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Cement Silo Size: 30′ diameter by 115′ tall Issue: Deteriorating beam pockets Project Background A typical method utilized for internal silo inspections. Pictured above is a typical method utilized for internal silo inspections. The professional silo engineer is lowered into the silo in an OSHA approved […]
Silo Inspection of Deteriorating Suspended Cone – Mississippi
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Salt Silo Size: 28′ diameter by 60′ tall Issue: Deteriorating suspended cone Project Background A concrete stave silo that uses galvanized steel hoops around the silo for structural support. Pictured above is a concrete stave silo that uses galvanized steel hoops around the silo for structural […]
Silo Inspection of Multiple Discharge Asymmetric Flow Failure – Florida
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Phosphate Silo Size: 45′ diameter by 115′ tall Issue: Multiple discharges caused asymmetric flow and silo failure. Project Background An example of how asymmetric flow can cause silo failure. Pictured above are two silos with a concrete stave upper with structural steel hoops surrounding the outside […]
Slipform Cement Silo Wall Spalling – Michigan
Market: Manufacturing Material Stored: Cement Silo Size: 46′ diameter by 110′ tall Issue: Silo wall cracking Project Background A Slipform concrete silo with a horizontal crack. Pictured above is a Slipform concrete silo that Marietta Silos was called in to inspect. Due to heavy usage, original design and potential construction […]
Stacking Tube Coal Silo Inspection Following a Fire – West Virginia
Market: Power Material Stored: Coal Silo Size: 20′ diameter by 112′ tall Issue: Coal fire inside the silo. Project Background A stacking tube silo. Stacking Tubes can be constructed using the same Jumpform technology as much larger storage silos. Stacking Tubes, sometimes called Lowering Wells, store bulk material in an […]