Research Article

Calculation of Silo Wall Pressure considering the Intermediate Stress Effect

Table 1

Geometrical data and material properties of deep silos.

ReferencesModel materialsH (mm)D (mm)H/DBulk solidsγ (kN/m3)φ (°)μ

Liu and Hao [7]Plexiglass6003002.0Coal10330.45
Wheat8280.4
Dry sand1632.50.43
Zhang et al. [8]Plexiglass12005002.4Standard sand17.431.10.43
Ruiz et al. [11]Stainless steel200010002.0Wheat8.3834.220.2
Munch-Andersen et al. [12]Epoxy50007007.14Dry sand15400.67