Clinker storage silo


Mataporquera (Cantabria).

Maximum capacity of clinker: 50.000 ton.
Main structure made up of a post-tensioned cylindrical shell
Wall tickness: 0,36 m
Inner diameter: 38 m
Roof: Spherical-shaped dome, made of a steel structure.

The wall was constructed using the slipform system.

Date:
1988-1999

Contractor:
FCC

Owner:
CEMENTOS ALFA, S.A.

Technical articles:

Silo para clinker, de 50.000 toneladas de capacidad, en Mataporquera Cantabria) – Clinker storage Silo of 50,000t, at Mataporquera (Cantabria).