Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Brittle Fracture in a Large Grain Storage Bin
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Published:1993
Abstract
A 22 m (72 ft) diameter filled grain storage bin made from a 0.2% carbon steel collapsed at a temperature of −1 to 4 deg C (30 to 40 deg F). Failure analysis indicated that fracture occurred in a two-step process: first downward, by ductile failure of small ligament from a bolt hole near the bottom of the tank to create a crack 25 mm (1 in.) long, and then upward, by brittle fracture through successive 1.2 m (4ft) wide sheets of ASTM A446 material. Site investigation showed that the concrete base pad was not level. Chemical analysis indicated...
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Member Sign InWilliam T. Becker, Brittle Fracture in a Large Grain Storage Bin, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 2, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1993, p 470–477, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001272
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