Table 1b: Loads on Silos.

Load Value
Collateral Load on Silo Slab 0.5 N/m2
Angle of internal friction 27 o
Stored Material Unit Weight 8.64 N/m3
Live Load on Slab 1.50 kN/m2
Designed Wind speed 140 Km/hr
Windward wind pressure 0.875 kN/m2
Leeward wind pressure -0.875 kN/m2
Wind Exposure Category C
Open Conditions Fully Enclosed
Seismic Zone 2B
R 3.5
Soil Profile Conditions Soil Type -C