Vertical distribution steel

This steel is usually 0.15% of the gross area

Let the walls be 150mm thick

Vertical steel = 0.15/100*150*1000mm^2 per metre

Of circumference = 225mm^2

Spacing of 8mm diameter bars = 50*1000/225 mm

= 222mm centres say200 mm c/c

The horizontal section of the wall should be checked for the stresses caused due to self-weight of
material transferred and due to wind pressure.

Consider a horizontal section just above the basis of the silo, i.e.,at a depth of 20 metre.

Vertical pressure intensity at this depth= 51550 N/m^2

But weight of wheat per sq metre of plan area

= 1*8500*20=170000 N/m^2

π
Load transferred to vertical walls = (170000-51550) * 4.5^2 N
4

π
Intensity of load on the silo wall = (118450 *4.5^2) / ¿[4.8^2-4.5^2])N/m^2 = 860400 N/m^2
4

= 0.86 N/mm^2

Stress due to self- weight of silo wall = 1*20*2500 N/m^= 500000 N/m^2 = 0.50 N/m^2

Stress due to self- weight and wheat load 0.86 + 0.48 = 1.34 N/m^2

Wind load on 20 metres height of silo at 1000N/metres^2

= 20 *4.8*1000N

=96000 N acting at 10 metres above the base

Moment of wind pressure = 96000*10=960000Nm

Moment of inertia of wall section = π/64[4.8^4-4.5^4]metre ^4 =6.345 m etre^4

Stress due to wind moment ± (M/I) y =( 960000/6.354*4.8/2) N/m^2 = ±362500 N/m^2

= ±0.36 N/mm^2

Maximum compressive stress =1.34 + 0.36 = 1.70 N/mm^2

Minimum compressive stress = 1.34- 0.36= 0.98 N/mm^2

Design of the sloping bottom

Vertical pressure exerted by wheat = 51550 N/metre^2

Let T be the tension in the sloping per metre run . If the sloping slab is at 45ᶿ with the horizontal,
we have

T sin 45ᶿ*π*4.65=51550*π/4*4.5^2, T =79360 N

Factored Tension Tᵤ=1.5*79360=119040 N

Steel required =Tᵤ/0.87fᵧ=119040/0.87*415=330 mm^2

Spacing of 10 mm diameter bars = 79*1000/330= 239 mm

Provide 10mm ɸ @ 200 mm c/c