Diseño de un silo para almacenamiento de cemento

Abstract

The present work was carried out to show a methodology on the silo design for the cement storage which involves information which was considered to be useful to add to certain similar works previously conducted in our country to complement and diversify the information sources required for this purpose. In the concept design the most adequate silo prototype selection method is proposed in function of the requirements and recommendations on the cement preservation. The proposed methodology is applied to the silo design for the cement storage of 1200 cubic feet of capacity in which the theories and criteria enunciated in the present work are applied. Through the arc theories various calculus alternatives are presented, useful to continue with the functional design and the dimensioning of a conic hopper which admit the discharge through gravitational flow. In the structural design the silo casing, the support columns, the lateral and background skid in function of the internal and external charges and their combination are dimensioned; later, the design resistance is verified through a theoretical calculus and the results are supported through the model simulation and analysis by means of the software SAP2000 V.17. As a complementary part of the present work the detail engineering is presented which consists of construction maps, material preparation procedure, painting procedure, material list and the cost which involves the silo design and construction.