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Dynamic Response of Bunkers and Circular Silos Under Earthquake Force

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Bunkers and silos often form an important storage facility in fossil fuel power plants, steel plants, oil and gas, cement industry for preserving raw products.

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    Refer Design of Bunkers and Silos by Gray and Manning; Cement and Concrete Association, UK.

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Chowdhury, I., Dasgupta, S.P. (2019). Dynamic Response of Bunkers and Circular Silos Under Earthquake Force. In: Earthquake Analysis and Design of Industrial Structures and Infra-structures. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90832-8_13

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