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ClientCementCompany
Unburnedclinkersteelsilo
11/18/2011
11/18/2011
Date
Eng.AmedSaeedCivil
Eng.KhaledEid,Msc,PECivil
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Contents
1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3
Unburnedclinkersilo............................................................................................................................3
2.1
Receiveddocumentsanddrawings..............................................................................................4
2.2
Reviewmethodology....................................................................................................................5
Analysisinputdata................................................................................................................................5
3.1
FiniteElementProgram................................................................................................................5
3.2
Temperatureeffect.......................................................................................................................6
3.3
Windload......................................................................................................................................6
Design....................................................................................................................................................6
4.1.1
Silowall.................................................................................................................................6
4.1.2
Silobottomhopper...............................................................................................................7
4.1.3
Siloroof.................................................................................................................................7
4.1.4
Silosupportingconcretestructure.......................................................................................7
Fabricationanderection.......................................................................................................................8
Summaryandconclusion......................................................................................................................9
Recommendation..................................................................................................................................9
References..................................................................................................................................................10
Appendix1.................................................................................................................................................11
Appendix2.................................................................................................................................................12
Appendix3.................................................................................................................................................13
1 Introduction
ClientCement(CLIENT)plantislocatedinClient,Elkarak
Jordon90KmsouthAmman.Thedryprocessplanthasa
productionof5000tonperdaystartedcommissioningin
September2010.
MechanicallydesignedbyXXX,Germanyreferred
inthisreportasthemechanicaldesigner.
ManagedbytheconsultantHOLTEC,India
referredinthisreportastheconsultant.
CivildesignengineerTEM,Turkeyreferredinthis
reportasthedesignerorcivildesigner.
ThecontractoristheMIDCONTRACTING,
AMMANreferredinthisreportasthe
contractor.
84189756BAsheet1
FabricationdetailsofunderburnerXXX84189756BAsheet2
Clinkertransportandstoragegernalarrangement
84127249UA
KCP15C001_05.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
FOUNDATIONPLAN
KCP15C002_01.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+2.500LEVELFORMWORKPLAN
KCP15C003_01.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+5.900LEVELFORMWORKPLAN
KCP15C004_02.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+8.400LEVELFORMWORKPLAN
KCP15C005_00.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+15.200LEVELFORMWORKPLAN
KCP15C006_01.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
COLUMNAPPLICATIONPLANC1C2C3
KCP15C007_00.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+2.500LEVELSLABREINFORCEMENT
PLAN
KCP15C008_01.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+5.900LEVELSLABREINFORCEMENT
PLAN
KCP15C009_02.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+8.400LEVELSLABREINFORCEMENT
PLAN
KCP15C010_00.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
+15.200LEVELSLABREINFORCEMENT
PLAN
KCP15C011_00.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
REBARDETAILSOFFOUNDATIONS
KCP15C011_01.dwg (15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
REBARDETAILSOFFOUNDATIONS
KCP15C012_00.dwg(15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
BEAMDETAILSB001B002B003B004
B005B006B101B102B103B104
B105B106B107B108B109B110B204
KCP15C013_03.dwg(15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
BEAMDETAILSB111B201B202B203
B205B206B207B208B209B210
B211B212B213B214B215B216B301
KCP15C014_02.dwg(15UNBURNTCLINKERHOPPER)
STAIRPLANANDDETAILS
Thusreviewmethodologywasappliedbymakingan
independentsetofcheckanalysisandcalculations,accordingto
materialandplatethicknessprovidedinthedrawings.
Thefollowingarethecodesandstandardsusedinreview
BSEN19914:2006ActionsonstructuresSilosand
tanks.
LoadscombinationstotheASCE705minimumdesign
loadsofstructure
Wind,snowandthermalloadsareaccordingtothe
Jordanianloadingcode.
DesignofsteelmembersaspertheAmericancode
AISCASD.
MechanicalloadsappliedexactlyasprovidedbyXXX
onlywindloadsarecalculated.
4 Design
Asstatedbeforenoinformation
abouthowthissiloisdesignedto
whichcode,didanychangedineither
heightorbottomduringerection?no
historicalinformationavailable.
Sothisreportwillnotbeabletojudgethedesigncalculationbutwillonlyrefertotheasbuiltonsite
andXXXdrawing84189756BArev2.
Thedesignerappliesaconstant10mmthicknessfor
thewallandthebottomhopper;practicallyitistoo
smallwhenconsideringallowanceforrustand
aberrationforsuchlargesizesilos.Thecritical
bucklingstressinthewallisgoverningthethickness
requiredtocarrytheverticalcompressionload.
Itwasfoundbyanalysisthatthesilowallisonlysafe
atthetopthirdofthesilobutinallotherlocationis
unsafestressandbuckling.
6 Summary and
conclusion
Ourstudyconcludesthatthe
steelsiloisunderdesigned
sufferingmanydesignissues
Theseissuesaresummarized
asfollows
Thesupporting
concretebeamisjust
safeinbendingbut
unsafeinshearby18%thisexplainsthe45degreescracks.
Duetothebottomexcessivedeformationitdamagedtheapronfeederwithamaterialfalls
addingunexpectedloadedontheconcretebeamsatlevel8.4creatingcracksinthesebeams.
Thepartymostresponsibleforthebottomcollapsewasthedesignerbecauseallitemsare
unsafethewalls,theflatbottom,thestiffening,theringbeamandtheroof,notasingleitemin
thissiloisfoundtobesafe.
Theerectorandfabricatorworkwasawayfromstandardleadingtodecreasemorethecapacity
howeverthiswillnotaloneleadtothecollapse
Thereisnosignforanyexcessiveusage,lackofmaintenanceoroperationalmisuse.
7 Recommendation
Weproposethefollowingactionsaspartoftherectification
Wetriedmanyrepairalternativebutnoneofthemsolveallissuessowerecommend
replacingthesiloasthebestoption.
Itisadvisabletosupportthesilooneightpointstodistributetheconcentratedloadby
addingsteelbeamsat45degree.
Thesupportingbeamswillneedtobestrengthenedagainstshear.
Crackedbeamsinlevel8.4shouldbestrengthened.
Concretebuildingshouldbeinspectedforanyconstructiondeficienciesandrepairedbefore
fillingthesilo.
Concretecoretestmayberequiredtoevaluatetheconstructedconcretequalityandif
possibletochecktheexistingsteelbarsandstirrupsatrandomlocation.
No access to the silo support to allow for inspection at bearings it is recommended to add
ladder from level 8.4 to 15.2
10
References
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5.
6.
AmericanWeldingSociety(AWS),550NW42dAvenue,Miami,FL22126.
RubinM.Zallen,P.E.,Collapseofsteelsilo
AmericanIronandSteelInstitute(AISI),110117thSt.,NW,Suite1300,Washington,
BahaaMachaly.,Structuralsystemsforwindandearthquakeloads.
TheJordanianloadingcodeArabicoriginalcopyAmman2006.
ACIstandards31391,Standardpracticefordesingandconstructionofconcretesilosand
stackingforstoringgranularmaterials
11
Appendix 1
SitePhotos
12
Appendix 2
Concrete building review
Not included in this educational copy
13
Appendix 3
Analysis and design checking for silo
Notincludedinthiseducationcopy