Comparation Between Steel Silo and Concrete Silo

2015-08-14

 

No.

Concrete silo

Steel silo

1

Long concrete time

Short concrete time, 1/3 to 1/2 of the former

2

Silo body and foundation is heavy

1/5 to 1/4 of the former’s whole weight

3

High foundation cost

Low foundation cost

4

High investment

Saving 30%-50% of the investment

5

Need lots of cement and steel plate

Saving 2/3 of the cement, need same quantity of steel plate

6

Air tightness not very good

Air tightness is well

7

Construction is complex, high requirement

Construction is professional, normative

8

Waterproof is not good

Waterproof is very well

9

Appearance looks not nice

Beautiful appearance

10

Existing dust accident

No dust accident