Concrete Silos 



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Bolts are used to secure the plate to the finished 

 wall of the silo, and these must be in place before the 

 plastering be- 

 gins. Then 

 %-inch bolts 

 10 inches 

 long will be 

 sufficient for 

 silos not ex- 

 ceeding 1 6 

 feet in diam- 

 eter. Holes 

 should be 

 bored in the 

 plate and 

 should be 

 spaced at as 

 nearly equal 

 distances 

 apart as pos- 

 s i b 1 e. The 

 bolts should 

 be supplied 

 with washers 

 and should 



be passed 

 through the 

 plate from 



Applying the First Coat of Plaster to the Inside. 



below, and the nuts put on. The bolts should hang 

 down below the plate just inside the metal lath so as 

 to be covered by the first coat of plaster. 



It is almost necessary to have a chute on the silo, 

 and provision should be made for attaching this chute 



