| Download | - View final version: Foundation performance of a steel tower silo at Richmond, Ontario (PDF, 1.3 MiB)
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| Author | Search for: Scott, J. D.; Search for: Haile, G.; Search for: Bozozuk, M.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Subject | Basements and foundations; silos (farms); foundations; performance; bearing capacity; settlement; effects of frost |
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| Abstract | The foundation performance of a steel tower silo founded on a concrete circular raft in a deposit of soft clay was monitored in order to determine the applicability of standard engineering foundation methods to this type of structure. The allowable bearing capacity of the soil determined from field vane shear tests was more than adequate for the satisfactory performance of the foundation. The measured settlement of the silo was about one third of that predicted. The settlement gauges showed that the maximum soil compression occurred immediately below the foundation although the soil was highly overconsolidated by desiccation. Because frost action occurred, the need to design for frost protection when silo footings extend beyond the silo wall at a shallow depth is discussed. |
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| Publication date | 1979-12 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Identifier | DBR-P-880 |
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| NRC number | NRCC 17958
NRC-IRC-74 |
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| NPARC number | 20338083 |
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| Record identifier | 7a97739d-7133-4b34-b260-99be73323eb9 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-19 |
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| Record modified | 2024-03-15 |
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