Estudo de caso das patologias em silos de armazenagem de grãos no município de Dourados - MS

Abstract

Brazil is currently the fourth largest country in the world to produce grain. However, the storage of grains is not enough for the harvest, pointing to a deficit in this sector, knowing that it is possible to measure that these structures are most of the time full, thus pathological manifestations can potentiate this deficit if not treated in advance. This study aims to investigate the pathological manifestations, identify the level of severity and define the conduct after diagnosis in silos in the region of the city of Dourados-MS. The investigation was carried out in three technical visits, each in a set of silos, which were built on different dates. The purpose of analyzing silos with different construction dates was to explore the pathological manifestation variations during their useful life. After measuring the results, it was possible to identify cracks and manifestation of microorganisms in the concrete bases and in the metallic structure, it was possible to identify wear. For these segments, a suggestion was made for their treatment following the Brazilian standards.