Assessing Loads on Silos and Other Bulk Storage Structures: Research Applied to Practice [Hardcover]

Geoffrey Blight (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415392373 | ISBN-13: 978-0415392372 | Publication Date: February 8, 2006 | Edition: 1

This comprehensive and unique work considers the various aspects involved in the behaviour of bulk storage structures. It is the accumulation of over 30 years of study, experiments and field measurements by the author, covering design, examination and evaluation of bulk storage structures. The subjects treated in this volume range from design, through operational behaviour, to failure and its prevention. The following areas are considered: theories of stresses and strains in particulate materials; material testing and evaluation for the prediction of a structure's loads and behaviour; methods for calculating loads and safety assessment; comparisons of field measurements with theoretical predictions; effects of non-ideal behaviour of stored materials; use of silo-related theories in geotechnical applications; measuring strains, deformations and pressure in operating structures; and case histories of silo problems, their causes and solutions. This title is highly valuable in informing professional engineers and researchers working in the fields of design, examination and evaluation of silos and bulk storage structures.

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About the Author

Geoffrey Blight is Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has been active in research and field testing of silos and bulk storage structures for the past 35 years, being regularly consulted as an expert witness in court cases involving silo failure in several parts of the world.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 225 pages
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 1 edition (February 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415392373
• ISBN-13: 978-0415392372
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,745,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)