Discharge from cylindrical slender steel silos: Finite element simulation and comparison with eurocode

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2315-2321

  Vidal, P ^a   Guaita, M ^b   Ayuga, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Discharge; Finite element analysis; Silos

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLASTICITY; RIGIDITY;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; SILO DISCHARGE; SURFACE-TO-SURFACE CONTACT;

SILOS (AGRICULTURAL);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BINS; DISCHARGE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PLASTICITY; STIFFNESS;

EID: 32244435783     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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