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The big hole

The big hole
I photographed this before a couple of years ago. Over the weekend I had my grandson drive me out there to see if he had any idea what could have happened to this silo! We mulled it over and decided it must have been a catastrophic structural failure (not an explosion or damage from the outside). Of course, I had to take another shot.

Update: I've finally done a little research...

- This is what silo explosions look like: tinyurl.com/y7s5h7ml (BAD!)
- This is what a concrete silo structural collapse looks like:
www.bpneal.com/portfolio-silo.asp (Only one that was close to my photo.)
www.mariettasilos.com/silos-safety

Almost all structural collapses I found were steel silos, or the "hole" in the concrete collapses were at the bottom, or were horizontal breaks.

And, something delightful in Australia:
www.stockandland.com.au/story/3650339/brim-silos-a-must-see-attraction-photos/#slide=50

kiiti, menonfire, Smiley Derleth, Leon_Vienna and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo


15 comments - The latest ones
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Very interesting...so you have a chauffeur now then Diane ;-))
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
I do, and I can relax while looking at scenery - lol!
5 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
Spectacular cannabis theft ?
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Léopold club
Hahaha - wow, that would be big news!
5 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
A grain dust explosion?
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to GrahamH club
Possibly. We discussed that. Would there be soot...does that kind of explosion produce a fire?
5 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Obviously failed on take-off!
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Keith Burton club
Crashed on the runway!
5 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Best to make use of your new chauffeur while his enthusiasm is still sky-high!
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Andy Rodker club
I know! In about a year, he'll be tired of hauling Grandma around.
5 years ago.
 Leon_Vienna
Leon_Vienna club
They shouldn't try to fill s.th. in ... won't work very well. :-)
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Leon_Vienna club
I agree. It's been like that for years, so probably no plan to repair it. Thank you, Leon!
5 years ago.
 menonfire
menonfire club
Erstaunlich wo man alles auf Motive treffen kann ! Grüße MAIK
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to menonfire club
It's the wild west around here, Maik! Lol! Thank you.
5 years ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
A dust/air explosion in a silo can be confined to just one of a bank, if the others are not in use or don't contain a dusty atmosphere at the time.
3 years ago.

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