Silage clamp panel thickness

[Maxxum-man]

Just ordering concrete panels to fit 20 foot bays for a silage clamp, what thickness panels should be used? Panel height is 3.6 metres and it's indoor so can't go any higher.

Thanks

 

[Kingofgrass]

6inch thick jones brothers are the best panels Wrexham way

 

[yin ewe]

https://www.moore-concrete.com/agriculture/prestressed-wall-panels/

I think moore concrete recommend 8' deep panels for anything over 15'9" bays. Did one recently with 20' bays and they were 8" panels but it was 4.5m high. The manufacturer should be able to advise you on loadings etc. What size are the posts?

 

[upnortheast]

As above, The manufacturers will have detailed specs on the loading capacities of their panels & support requirements

 

[Maxxum-man]

As above, The manufacturers will have detailed specs on the loading capacities of their panels & support requirements

This is why I'm asking the question, one will happily supply 6 inch panels and another is saying that he will only use 8 inch panels which is causing me confusion, shed manufacturer has no issue with using 6 inch panels

 

[Forever Fendt]

Just ordering concrete panels to fit 20 foot bays for a silage clamp, what thickness panels should be used? Panel height is 3.6 metres and it's indoor so can't go any higher.

Thanks

6" but you will need extra tension wires in depending on what you are consolidating the pit with and how they are restrained at the bottom

 

[yin ewe]

This is why I'm asking the question, one will happily supply 6 inch panels and another is saying that he will only use 8 inch panels which is causing me confusion, shed manufacturer has no issue with using 6 inch panels

Suppliers of shed and panels should have an engineers certificate to accompany their products or employ an independent one to oversee the project. Silos over here must be signed off by an engineer and notified to the EA 28 days before they can be used.

 

[jamj]

The thickness is only part of the equation.
The amount of steel in panel is also very important.

 

[RWG Contracts]

This is why I'm asking the question, one will happily supply 6 inch panels and another is saying that he will only use 8 inch panels which is causing me confusion, shed manufacturer has no issue with using 6 inch panels

Depends what wire they’re putting in the panel