Bolted Silos

bolted silo

The bolted silo can be used outside or in-plant bulk storage. Another storage product that has risen to the top in field performance are the hybrid silo designs, which interface the best features of field-weld, bolted RTP, shop-weld and concrete construction into a hybrid storage product. The RTP and hybrid silo designs are the top rated steel storage products available in the cement industry today.

Design Considerations

In specifying a cement storage silo, the following items warrant review and consideration on every project:

• Materials of construction
• Silo capacity requirements
• Volume & design product weights
• Fill & discharge system interface
• Dust collection system – fill & discharge
• Silo design parameters
• Inventory management
• Control system requirements
• Other special considerations (project specific)