Title: Bin Wall Design and Construction

Author(s): ACI Committee 313

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 65

Issue: 7

Appears on pages(s): 499-506

Keywords: bins;concrete construction;formwork (construction);granular materials;lateral loads;loads (forces);reinforced concrete;reinforcing steels; silos;stresses; structural design;thickness;walls.

DOI: 10.14359/7488

Date: 7/1/1968

Abstract:
This report presents wall design procedures for deep, cast-in-place, concrete bins and silos with a height equal to at least twice the diameter; free-standing or clustered; cylindrical, rectangular, or irregular in shape. These bins are in-tended to hold common granular solids such as cement, flour, sugar, grain, fertilizer, dry chemicals, coal, and similar materials. Allowable unit stresses, formulas for obtaining wall loads, design procedures, and determination of minimum wall thicknesses are given.