DESIGN OF MULTI-GRADE RECEIVAL FACILITIES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GRAIN INDUSTRY. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BULK MATERIALS STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION, 1983, NEWCASTLE, 22-24 AUGUST

The Grain Elevators Board of Victoria relies heavily on efficient performance of major sub-terminals for transport and storage of grain within the state. With up to five grain types being handled in increasing quantities, a strain has been placed on the road receival capability of both sub-terminals to simultaneously receive multiple grain types. Difficulties in coping with multiple grain type receival have resulted in serious truck queuing. Receival facilities in most grain growing states of Australia suffer this problem during the peak harvest period. Ghd-planner West pty Ltd have developed a design which enables five grain types to be received simultaneously without excessive truck queuing. It was achieved by the design of special low level receival hoppers, one of which loads directly onto a belt conveyor which carries grain to the main storage facilities. The other four hoppers are connected via a bucket elevator to a surge bin having a capacity of 200-250 tonnes. Grain is extracted from each of the surge bins in rotation so that although only one grain type is conveyed to the main storage at a time, simultaneous receival is possible in each of the road bins. (TRRL)

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  Institution of Engineers

  11 National Circuit
  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Planner, J H
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 49-51
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Palermo Institute of Geotechnical Engineering
  • Issue Number: 83/7
  • Publisher: Palermo Institute of Geotechnical Engineering

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural products; Freight terminals; Freight transportation; Grain; Grain elevators; Handling and storage; Storage facilities
• ITRD Terms: 347: Agriculture; 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 284: Delivery; 5911: Efficiency; 741: Goods traffic; 2885: Layout; 1236: Lorry; 6594: Queue; 9137: Storage; 1074: Terminus
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465162
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85825-209-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1988 12:00AM