About the Book:
This book describes the critical
aspects to be considered while designing different process structures and
Equipment foundations of dry process Cement Plants. These comprise tall and
heavy process structures, material storage structures and foundations for heavy
equipment. All these are subjected to heavy and dynamic loads due to the
diverse equipment they support.
As
the Plant sizes have been increasing, Plant loads have become very large and
critical, and these are to be safely carried by the respective supporting
structures and foundations. Parameters that were not critical and ignored or
not accounted for earlier when Cement plant sizes were more miniature have
become essential to be correctly considered in the structural designs.
The
methods of analysis and structural design have become more sophisticated and
involved.
Worked
out examples of Heavy Equipment foundations are included.
This
book highlights common design errors likely in steel structures and suggestions
for ensuring safe Engineering of the respective structures of the Cement
Plants. Execution of the structures is briefly covered & Development of the
Structural Design, Engineering of the structures for their safety is Included.
It
is hoped that this book will help young engineers, understand the types of
structures and equipment foundations & their respective critical features
to be considered in their supporting structural designs. This book will also
serve the experienced Engineers and Plant Managers as a guide for the design
and proper plant operation & maintenance.
This
book is first of its kind & is expected to fill the knowledge gap in
designing cement plant structures |
Contents: 1. Suitable Site Selection for Installation of a Cement Plant 2. Civil Engineering Considerations in
Design of Plant Structures 3. Optimization of Structures and
Structural Elements 4. Loads and Effects 5. Dynamic Loads Considerations 6. Design of Machine Foundations 7. Material Storages 8. Primary Crusher House 9. Crusher Foundations 10. Structural Systems and Design basis of
Preheater Towers 11. Rotary Kiln Foundations 12. Cement Clinker Cooler House 13. Mill feed Houses and Mill Hoppers /
Silos 14. Grinding Mill Houses 15. Foundations of Tube/Ball Mills and
Vertical Roller Mills 16. Roller-Press Foundations 17. Packing Plant 18. Belt Conveyor Bridges and Trestles 19. Monorail Track Beams – Design of
Bottom Flange 20. Common Errors in Design of Steel
Structures
21. Suggestions for Safe
Structural Engineering |
About the Author:
B. G. K. Murthy received B.E (Hons.) degree in Civil Engineering from Andhra
University, Waltair, in 1961 and M.Tech. (SM & FE) from IIT Kharagpur in
1962. He was first class first and Gold Medalist (University topper) from
Andhra University and won several academic prizes.
He
had worked for many reputed consulting and design organizations like HEC
Designs, International Equipment corporation (Arcon), Holtec Engineers, Stup
Consultants, Ercom / Excelon and FLSmidth across a career spanning almost six
decades. Since 1965, he had been designing cement plant structures for nearly
five and half decades, including material storage Silos.
Starting
as an engineer at the public sector enterprise Heavy Engineering Corporation
(HEC - FFP), Ranchi to retiring as a Technical Advisor at FLSmidth, a Danish
multinational company – Mr Murthy has gained a lot of experience in designing
Silo Structures and other cement Plant structures in the varied foundation and
atmospheric conditions.
He
has designed tall and large-diameter Silos, including the largest in India;
large span roofs, large cement plants, Power plants, Bridges, Airport
Terminals, Embassies, Hotels, auditoriums, and temples. He has worked towards
the widespread use of EuroCodes, especially on silos' codes across quite a few
countries.
He has
served on the Civil engineering curriculum development committee at IIT Delhi. |
