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ANSI/ASAE EP545 MAR1995 (R2010)
Approved February 1996; reaffirmed February 2010 as an American National Standard
maintain registers of currently valid standards. 5.2 Equivalent depth of grain. The equivalent depth of grain, z, is
shown in figure 1.
ANSI/ASAE D241.4 FEB93, Density, Specific Gravity, and Mass-
Moisture Relationships of Grain for Storage 5.3 Bulk density. For design purposes a bulk density of 834 kg/m3
(52 lb/ft3) is recommended. This corresponds with the bulk density of
3 Terminology wheat modified by a packing factor. For pressures imposed by grains
other than wheat, use bulk densities determined by the Winchester
3.1 Terms used in this Engineering Practice are defined as follows:
Bushel Test (USDA, 1980) or those listed in ANSI/ASAE D241, increased
3.1.1 shallow storage structure: Grain storage with a square or by packing factor of 1.08.
rectangular floor plan used to store grain where the width of the building
is greater than 2 times the height of the grain at the wall.
4 Nomenclature
k is ratio of lateral to vertical pressure, dimensionless;
z is equivalent grain depth at a discrete point, m (ft);
G is gravity acceleration constant, 9.8 103 kN/kg (1.0 lbf/lb);
H is total equivalent grain height, used to calculate resultant
shear vertical and lateral forces acting on the wall, and floor
pressure at the base of the wall, m (ft);
L(z) is lateral pressure at equivalent grain depth z, kPa (lbf/ft2);
PH is resultant lateral force acting on the wall, kN/m (lbf/ft);
PS is resultant shear force acting on the wall, kN/m (lbf/ft);
V(z) is vertical pressure at equivalent grain depth z, kPa (lbf/ft2);
W is bulk density of stored grain, kg/m3 (lb/ft3);
Y is height of grain on the wall, m (ft);
is factor used to calculate total equivalent grain height, dimen-
sionless (equation 2 and table 1);
is angle of repose of the grain, deg;
is coefficient of friction of grain on structural surfaces, dimen-
sionless;
is internal angle of friction for grain, deg.
Corn 27
Wheat 27
Soybeans 29
influenced only by the material directly above a discrete point. The lateral
sin sin wall pressures, L(z), are influenced by the failure wedge supported by
HYY (2)
cos b the wall. To calculate pressures at a discrete point, the equivalent grain
depth, z, must be used.
A.3 Equivalent depth of grain. To estimate grain pressures at discrete A.10 Resultant lateral and shear forces on the walls. The resultant
points the equivalent depth of grain, z, as shown in figure 1 must be forces are expressed as loads per unit length of wall.
used. This takes into account the effects of a sloping backfill condition.
A.11 Special load considerations
A.4 Bulk density. If a bin is used to store a variety of grains over its A.11.1 Unbalanced loading conditions. Unbalanced loading conditions
lifetime, it is recommended that it be designed for the storage of wheat. can occur within the structure if material is not uniformly stacked against
For wheat a bulk density of 834 kg/m3 (52 lb/ft3) is recommended. Values all walls in the structure. This can result in additional moments.
of bulk density for other grains are given in ANSI/ASAE D241. These
values are based on standard tests and should be multiplied by a factor A.11.2 Moisture or hygroscopic pressures. Moisture content
of 1.08 to account for the effects of compaction in a structure. Bulk increases of 4% or more during storage may cause an increase in lateral
density values determined by the Winchester Bushel Test (USDA, 1980) pressures over static conditions. Dale and Robinson (1954) observed
can be used in lieu of the values listed in ANSI/ASAE D241. pressures that increased to several times over the static load conditions.
A.5 Ratio of lateral to vertical pressure. The ratio of lateral to vertical A.11.3 Vibration induced pressures. Additional pressures within
pressure is assumed to be a constant value of 0.5 for all loading shallow grain storage structures located adjacent to railroads and
conditions and grains. highways have been attributed to vibration. However, there are
A.6 Internal angle of friction. The internal angle of friction has an effect insufficient data available to predict the magnitude or significance of
on the total equivalent depth of grain, H, and the pressures estimated to vibration induced pressures.
Bowles, J. E. Foundation analysis and design. McGraw-Hill Book Gaylord, E. H. and C. N. Gaylord. Design of steel bins for storage of bulk
Company, New York, NY; 1977 solids. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ; 1984