Horizontal Bulk Material Pressure in Silo Subjected to Impulsive Load

This paper describes laboratory tests carried out in the steel flat-bottomed silo model filled with sand, subjected to external dynamic loads. The model was placed on a system of springs, which represent subsoil. The loads in the form of horizontal impulses were applied to the bottom plate of the si...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Radosław Tatko, Sylwester Kobielak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/289317