A microstructural mechanics model for predicting hygroscopic loads in grain storage bins

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1435-1439

  Xu, S ^b   Zhang, Q ^a,b   Britton, M G ^a,b  

^a ASAE ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bin; Grain; Microstructure; Moisture; Pressure

Indexed keywords

GRAIN STORAGE BINS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LOADS (FORCES); MICROSTRUCTURE; MOISTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BINS;

EID: 0031239192     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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