Effects of grain properties on loads in model silo

International Agrophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-332

  Molenda, M ^a   Horabik, J ^a   Thompson, S A ^b   Ross, I J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain silo; Mechanical properties; Silo loads

Indexed keywords

FOOD STORAGE; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

SILO;

EID: 10244220972     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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