Silo
Yamama Cement Factory – Reinforced Concrete Silo Structures
Client
Yamama Çimento Fabrikası
Location
Riyad
Saudi Arabia
Year
2005
Structure Type
Silo
Scope of Work
- ▪Raw meal silos (post-tensioned, 2 units)
- ▪Cement silos (post-tensioned, 3 units)
- ▪Clinker silos (post-tensioned, 2 units)
- ▪Bunker structures
- ▪Ring beam structures
- ▪Reinforced concrete silo and superstructure works
Construction of reinforced concrete silo structures at the 10,000 t/day capacity Yamama Cement Plant located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project included two raw meal silos, three cement silos, and two clinker silos, all constructed as post-tensioned structures. The works were carried out under high temperature conditions, with bunker structures and ring beams executed using conventional formwork.
