Concrete Grain Elevators: Their Early Design, Construction, Successes, and Failures

Chris Hartnett, Structural Engineer, Meyer Borgman Johnson Structural Design Engineers, Minneapolis, MN
The main objective of this session is to present a broad perspective on the important issues related to historical structures.

[@jennahegseth9514]

This was a great presentation! I am an architecture student at North Dakota State University, currently studying Concrete grain elevators and silos for my masters thesis. Very helpful, thank you.

[@thomasbeard838]

You got lucky

[@arioctober]

I'm obsessed with grain elevators. I have been since a young age, when the ones in my city started showing up in my dreams.
I find them fascinating, especially the more I learn about them, and I find myself in awe of their beauty and importance.
The behemoth concrete silos have been my personal favourite, given those are the ones I am the most familiar with.
I am very happy that two of the ones in the neighborhood I grew up in are still in use, though one is being used as a pancake mix factory rather than for grain storage. I think the actual silos of that building are out of commission, given their sad appearance from the outside.
My most favourite elevator, actually happened to be abandoned. Much longer than it was in use. It also happened to be the closest one to my childhood home. It was demolished last year, broke my heart. It was like watching a mountain get torn down. She also had some famous graffiti, a declaration of love, that made her a local landmark. I stole a piece of the rubble and kept it.

[@bradleyhouse3180]

5-10 year life span my ass... I worked as an elevator operator for cargill north American grain division in Pasco WA in a wooden elevator 18 years ago.

[@sabastianlove1286]

Sounds like you missed the point.