Posts tagged Grain Walling
Grain Walling Panels
Jul 4th
Within the agricultural industry the production of grain accounts for a large proportion of the arrible market. Once the grain has been harvested it then needs to be stored in a purpose built building while is is dried and prepared ready for transporting. The grain storage buildings can be very large, up to 100 feet in length and 50 foot wide. Within these steel frame buildings is the grain wall panels which are constructed to withstand the weight of the grain. These wall panels which are commonly made from precast concrete panels attached to the steel frame of the building can go up to 5 meters high will retain hundreds of tonnes of grain.
Grain Storage Buildings
Nov 23rd
Once grain has been harvested, separated and cleaned it then needs to be stored and dried before it can be sold. Due to the large quantities of grain that is produced, farmers require huge grain storage buildings to store the grain. A grain storage building will generally be constructed using a steel frame building with a cement fibre board roof. Due to the weight of the grain, the walls need to be capable of retaining the grain. The most common form of walling for a grain store is prestressed concrete panels, which are attached to the inside of the steel columns and stacked on top of each other to create walls of up to 5 metres. The panels can also be used to create dividing walls, or storage bays, which can be useful if the farmer has a variety of crops which need to be housed.