Abstract
Calculations of silo structure design problems, such as the evaluation of the interaction between the
loads imposed on thin walled storage structures by grains and deformation of the storage structure wall
or the evaluation of loads imposed on confining structures by particulate media during flow, would be
greatly enhanced by accurate description of the load-deformation behaviour of stored particulate media
en-masse. Early models represent situations which are extremely idealized versions of rea life
counterparts. The solutions are those for various simple stress distributions of linearly elastic isotropic
homogeneous media on the one hand, and certain results derived from the upper bound methods of
ideally plastic analysis on the other hand. This paper discusses mechanical properties of granular
materials and their impact on load distribution in silos.
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