Assessment of structural behavior, vulnerability, and risk of industrial silos: state-of-the-art and recent research trends

M Khalil, S Ruggieri, G Uva - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a literature compendium about the main studies on the structural
behavior, vulnerability, and risk of industrial silos, as one of the most important players of …

Comprehensive review on the dynamic and seismic behavior of flat-bottom cylindrical silos filled with granular material

S Mansour, L Pieraccini, M Palermo, D Foti… - Frontiers in Built …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The seismic design of industrial flat-bottom ground-supported silos filled with granular
material still presents several challenges to be addressed. They are related to the main …

A numerical procedure to estimate seismic fragility of cylindrical ground-supported steel silos containing granular-like material

M Khalil, S Ruggieri, V Tateo, R Nascimbene… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2023 - Springer
The paper presents a study on the evaluation of seismic fragility of cylindrical ground-
supported steel silos intended for storing solid material. Silos are a key facility in industrial …

Shaking table tests on a small-scale steel cylindrical silo model in different filling conditions

H Jing, H Chen, J Yang, P Li - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, to study the dynamic response and energy dissipation capacity, a series of
shaking table tests on a small-scale cylindrical steel silo structure model was proposed …

Shaking table tests of a full‐scale flat‐bottom manufactured steel silo filled with wheat: Main results on the fixed‐base configuration

S Silvestri, S Mansour, M Marra, J Distl… - Earthquake …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reports on a series of shaking table tests on a full‐scale flat‐bottom steel silo
filled with soft wheat, characterized by aspect ratio of around 0.9. The specimen was a 3.64 …

Shaking table tests of a full-scale base-isolated flat-bottom steel silo equipped with curved surface slider bearings

M Furinghetti, S Mansour, M Marra, S Silvestri… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a series of shaking table tests on a full-scale flat-bottom steel silo filled
with soft wheat, under isolated-base conditions. The tested specimen is a 3.64 m-diameter …

ISSARS: An integrated software environment for structure-specific earthquake ground motion selection

EI Katsanos, AG Sextos - Advances in Engineering Software, 2013 - Elsevier
Current practice enables the design and assessment of structures in earthquake prone
areas by performing time history analysis with the use of appropriately selected strong …

Seismic response and theoretical analysis of grain bulk material-steel silo structure under earthquake action

J Yang, G Feng, H Jing, F Zhang - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to study the earthquake action of the grain bulk material-steel silo structure, a
numerical model of flat-bottom steel silo with the same size as the shaking table test …

Static and seismic pressure of cylindrical steel silo model with granular materials

H Jing, X Wang, J Yang, H Chen - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, shaking table tests were conducted on a structural model of a flat-bottom steel
silo to understand the interaction between granular materials and the silo. The dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the seismic overpressure in flat bottom steel silos based on advanced FE modelling approach

M Khalil, S Ruggieri, V Tateo, C Butenweg… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The paper presents a study dealing with the assessment of the dynamic overpressure
induced by earthquakes in flat bottom steel silos. Silos are integral components of industrial …