I need to design 40m high 13m dia stainless steel silo for severe
seismic zone. The silo is supported at its junction with hopper by
eight columns.
One can do a response spectrum analysis of silo+hopper+column
to find the distribution of loads along the height.
How does one find the effect of stored mass dashing against silo
wall during earhquake. Is the procedure similar to design of
retaining walls?
Thanks
Rudra Nevatia