Correlation between the flow pattern and wall pressures in a full scale experimental silo

Engineering Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2308-2320

  Chen, J F ^a   Rotter, J M ^a   Ooi, J Y ^a   Zhong, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk solid; Eccentric discharge; Flow pattern; Granular solid; Inverse analysis; Residence time; Silo; Wall pressure

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ECCENTRIC DISCHARGE; GRANULAR SOLID; WALL PRESSURE;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; STEEL STRUCTURES; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW PATTERN; INVERSE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECT; SILO; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WALL;

EID: 34547551847     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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