Effect of bulk solid on strength of cylindrical corrugated silos during filling

The paper presents 3D numerical analysis results on the effect of bulk solid on strength and stability of metal cylindrical silos with corrugated walls (without stiffeners) during filling. The behaviour of two bulk solids (dry sand and wheat) was described with a hypoplastic constitutive model. Non-linear FE analyses with both geometric and material non-linearity were performed. The numerical results were compared with the Eurocode formulae. The...