Analysis of silo supporting ring beams resting on discrete supports

2019-02-01
Zeybek, Ozer
Topkaya, Cem
Rotter, J. Michael
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Elevated cylindrical metal silos are often supported on a ring beam which rests on discrete column supports. The ring beam plays an important role in redistributing the majority of the discrete forces from the column supports into a more uniform stress state in the cylindrical wall, which is necessary to reduce the potential for buckling of the shell wall.
Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/43008
THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES
Department of Civil Engineering, Article

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O. Zeybek, C. Topkaya, and J. M. Rotter, “Analysis of silo supporting ring beams resting on discrete supports,” THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES, pp. 285–296, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/43008.
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