Assessment of the Possibility of Using the Existing Foundations for the Construction of a Steel Silos

Abstract

Abstract The article presents an assessment of the possibility of using the existing reinforced concrete foundations as foundations for a new battery of steel silos for storing rape and soybean in the factory of fats. Visual tests of the reinforced concrete mantle were performed, as well as destructive and non-destructive tests of concrete strength, tests of the location of reinforcement, concrete carbonation and the degree of steel corrosion. On the basis of the conducted analyzes, final conclusions and recommendations concerning the conditions of further operation were formulated.