A 3D finite element model (FEM) for predicting the distribution of lateral pressure in a square flexible walled steel silo during the filling phase was analyzed in this study. The numerical approach, developed using Abaqus software, predicts the stre...
Silos generally work as storage structures between supply and demand for various goods, and their structural safety has long been of interest to the civil engineering profession. This is especially true for dynamically loaded silos, e.g., in case of...
The silo lateral pressure is an important parameter in the seismic design of squat silo. However, there is no exact theoretical calculation formula in the current silo code and the existing literature. The current study aimed to directly derive a new...
Grain security is an important guarantee for sustainable development. However, the dynamic behavior of silos containing grain-like material is not well understood. The effective mass and dynamic effects are the key parameters for the assessment of th...
Food security is an important guarantee for national security and public health. Underground reinforced concrete (RC) grain silos can provide a quasi-low temperature environment for grain storage, effectively ensuring the quality of the stored grain....
In this work, experimental results on the generation of acoustic contributions during the discharge process of different granular materials from both vertical and inclined silos are presented. The experiments show that the generation of acoustic emis...
Current silo analysis and design methods developed from Janssen’s theory focus mainly on the flow of the granules inside the silo by assuming that the overall silo structure is infinitely rigid. A silo structure during discharge is technically a time...
This paper presents a literature compendium about the main studies on the structural behavior, vulnerability, and risk of industrial silos, as one of the most important players of different industrial processes. This study focuses on the main scienti...
The review article investigated failure, design issues, repair and strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) silos, primarily in agricultural set-ups. The durability of RC structures was influenced by the nature of the bulk solids, materials used in...
In 1995, Spain’s National Network of Silos and Granaries was divided into a basic network and a secondary network. Of the total storage units identified, 541 are vertical units or silos forming part of the secondary network. Unlike the silos of...
Silos are strategic structures widespread in the industrial sectors for post-harvest preservation purposes. Current standards on the seismic design of silos are understandably based on approximate and simplified assumptions, leading intentionally to...
The scientific rationality of farmers’ grain storage technology and equipment is crucial for the biosecurity of grain in the main grain-producing areas represented by Northeast China. In this paper, four farmer grain storage mock silos of different w...
Grain storage in silos plays a fundamental role in preserving the quality and safety of agricultural products. This study presents a comparative evaluation of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) mathematical models to predict the temperat...
This study analyzes the dynamics of temperature and moisture in a cylindrical silo with a conical roof and floor used for storing corn in the Bajío region of Mexico, considering conditions both with and without aeration. The model incorporates...
This study presents a three-dimensional numerical analysis of natural convection during the postharvest storage of corn and wheat in a galvanized steel silo with a conical roof and floor, measuring 3 m in radius and 18.7 m in height, located in the B...
The widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) and healthcare information systems (HISs) has led to isolated data silos across healthcare providers, and current interoperability standards like FHIR cannot address some scenarios. For instance,...
The ivory casket made in Cuenca in A.D. 1026 and signed by Mohammad ibn Zayyan constitutes invaluable evidence for the study of artistic transfers between Al-Andalus and the Iberian Christian kingdoms. In the 12th century this piece was transformed i...
This paper investigates the buckling behavior of steel cylindrical silos with corrugated walls and vertical stringers under axial compression. The study integrates analytical, numerical, and statistical analyses to understand the influence of geometr...
Blast loadings have become the subject of research in recent decades due to the threats they pose to the surrounding medium. On 4 August 2020, a huge explosion occurred in the Port of Beirut that led to massive damages in the medium surrounding it. R...
Most organizations are set up to operate in some form of silos, such as vertical divisions or horizontal functions. At best, silos offer a practical way for organizations to operate efficiently. At worst, they create a silo mentality where department...
Italy built its ammasso silo network in the 1930s for two purposes: to stockpile grain and to symbolize fascist power. Much of the network was destroyed in World War II, and over half of the silos still standing are now disused and in disrepair. Thes...
Dust explosions are a major concern in many industrial facilities and particularly in storage areas of biomass materials. Although venting standards (EN 14491 and NFPA 68) provide satisfactory safety levels for most industrial applications, they pres...
Effective spare parts management (SPM) is imperative for equipment-intensive organizations to reduce equipment downtime through maintenance. Despite the extensive availability of data-driven SPM methodologies, decision-makers are challenged and tend...
Silos are used worldwide to store granular and powdered materials. Agricultural, food and feed products are commonly stored in silos. However, many questions remain unanswered about how to estimate the pressures applied by the bulk material, which ar...
Under earthquake action, concrete silos can undergo damage over a vast area or may even collapse. To aid seismic design, a numerical simulation of the seismic performance of column-supported reinforced concrete silos was performed, and the performanc...
Eccentric silo is an extremely common type of silo, but it is still unclear how to accurately control the discharge by adjusting eccentric orifices, limiting the application and development of eccentric silo. In this study, the rice particle discharg...
Estimating the dry matter losses (DML) of whole-plant maize (WPM) silage is a priority for sustainable dairy and beef farming. The study aimed to assess this loss of nutrients by using net-bags (n = 36) filled with freshly chopped WPM forage and buri...
Alfalfa is conserved in silo-type bunkers in the cold and humid regions of Inner Mongolia, China. Its quality is essential to ensure a healthy and sustainable dairy production. However, the impact of environmental factors on the microbiota and fermen...
The RC underground silo, a novel grain storage structure, is a cylindrical shell surrounded by rock, soil, and groundwater. It leverages the low-temperature underground setting to preserve grain quality. However, the complex underground geotechnical...
To investigate the development of cracks in the walls of reinforced concrete silos under feeding–discharge cycle loading, their causes, and their fatigue life during dynamic loading, a study was conducted using a combination of in situ monitori...
Spontaneous ignition caused by material discharge inside a silo causes considerable economic damage. To prevent this, we developed a silo hotspot detector that can be installed inside the silo to monitor the temperature according to the depth of the...
Portugal’s EPAC (Empresa Pública do Abastecimiento dos Cereais) silo network, initially planned in the 1930s but constructed and utilised primarily in the 1970s, consisted of 31 silos with a total capacity of 841,100 t. The network&rsquo...
The underground silo was constructed as a facility for the disposal of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. It is divided into three parts: the upper-dome core, the lower-dome core, and the cylindrical-space core. Numerical parametric studi...
Food security is a critical component of national security. Grain silos, as key infrastructure for food storage, must remain structurally resilient under seismic actions to ensure the stability of grain reserves. However, column-supported vertical-gr...
As the primary carrier for storing and transporting particles, the silo is widely used in the production process. The RTD is a promising method for studying the silo discharge process and has not been studied enough. This paper presents a study on th...
For silage production, high bulk density (BD) is critical to minimize aerobic deterioration facilitated by oxygen intrusion. To precisely assess packing quality for bunker silos, there is a desire to visualize the BD distribution within the silage. I...
To realize efficient operation of a silo, level management of internal storage is crucial. In this study, to address the existing measurement limitations, a silo hotspot detector, which is typically utilized for internal silo temperature monitoring,...
Pile foundations are extensively employed in large-diameter silos owing to their superior stability. However, conventional equal-stiffness designs often require thicker pile caps and higher reinforcement ratios, leading to increased construction cost...
Maintaining consistency in complex systems is a continuous challenge that requires active coordination. Data management systems often face the issue of segregated data silos due to various organizational and technical factors. Integrating them when n...
A typical procedure in vision therapy is the use of Quoits vectograms to train fusional vergence ranges by improving stereo-localization, which is the ability to correctly locate the target stimulus in space. With this procedure, the Small-In Large-O...
The article clarifies an approximate variant for calculating the temperature in an inhomogeneous layer cell without a clear boundary under the assumption of significant distance in its center between the upper and lower ends of the silo when heat exc...
Rural areas are currently facing a deepening “social-ecological divide,” where the fragmentation of natural, economic, and cultural data—often trapped in “data silos”—hinders effective systemic governance. To bridg...
The mechanical properties of the materials stored in agricultural silos determine the loads they generate under static and dynamic conditions. The present work describes the mechanical properties of wheat, maize and wood pellets. Direct shear and tri...
In recent years, several organizations have implemented interventions aimed at integrating work processes and bridging network clusters. These are often permeated by different assumptions regarding clusters in organizational settings. There are conce...
In the context of post-harvest pest management in agricultural products, the adoption of modified atmospheres presents an eco-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides. This study focuses on nitrogen gas as a potential agent for insect control...
This study investigates the physical parameters that affect the flow patterns of soybeans with various moisture content (12% to 60%) at varying orifice sizes (20, 40, and 60 mm) in a cylindrical silo. The flow conditions required to obtain a steady m...
Over the past two decades, the silo bag system has gained popularity for storing grains and by-products under hermetic conditions. However, the impact of higher temperatures in the outer grain layer on key industrial parameters, such as wheat baking...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of being adaptable and flexible in our teaching practices in higher education. Traditionally, a siloed approach to curriculum development has dominated in higher education institutions. These silos...
Federated Learning (FL) enables collaborative model training across distributed users, while preserving data privacy by only sharing model updates. However, secure aggregation, which is essential to prevent data leakage during this process, often inc...
Since organic rice storage silos were faced with an insect problem, an owner solved this problem using the expert system (ES) in the controlled atmosphere process (CAP) under the required standard, fumigating insects with an N2, reducing O2 concentra...
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