8/12/2019 02 Rules Design of Steel Bins

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Quote Originally Posted by Michael Rotter

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As the prime author of both EN 11!" #Eurocode 1 Part " dealing with loads on bins and silos$

and EN 1%!"!1 #Eurocode % Part "&1 dealing with the structural design of steel bins and silos$'

please feel free to contact me directly with any (ueries) * will try to help you out&

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-est of luc,. Michael Rotter

*t is my plesure to as, you directly * am re/iwing a 0lin,er silo desinged with the EN1 part "' * ust

got a (estion which me and the desinger did not agree and hope you can ad/ise&

*n calcuation of Phf the /alue of 2o do we use 3ma4 and 5ma4 or we use the mean /alue& please

note that when * use 3ma4 and 5ma4 they result on getting smaller 2o&

*n calculation of all forces acting on the silo shall be apply the rule of the ma4 and min /alue of

them as well &

6o we use the gama supplied by the process engineer or we should use the one in the EN code #Or

we use the greater $&

7han,s and best regards

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9:th May 9::' 1")"" ; or e4ample' the ma4imum /alue of 5 combined with the minimum /alue of = will gi/e the highes

orthogonal stress on the cylinder wall' while the ma4imum /alue of 5 combined with the ma4imum

/alue of = will gi/e the highest wall friction on the cylinder&

* hope this answers your (uestion

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