Abstract

Silos are the structures meant for storing materials like food grains, cement, coal, ore, crushed stone, gravel, clinker etc., in large quantities. In this project planning, analysis, structural design and has been done for a concrete silo based on all Indian standard code for practice. Detailing drawings pertaining to the structural design of market building are presented. All the structural members like slabs, Ring beams, hopper, column & footing are designed using Indian Standard code IS 4995 PART I & II, IS 456-2000 and IS 875.The structural components are designed by limit state method. Materials were used as specified by National Building Code. Concrete M20 grade and Fe415 steel bars were considered for all the design. Cylindrical walls are 120 mm thick. All the dimensions are given in metric units.