Silo Repair of Rusted Hoops, Broken Staves and Wall Failure – Oklahoma
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
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 […]
Cement Silo Repair – Virginia
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Wood Chip Concrete Silo Wall Repair – Louisiana
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
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 […]
Stave Silo Wall Repair – Florida
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 […]