Understanding subterranean grain storage heritage in the Mediterranean region: The Valencian silos (Spain)

Valls, Ana; García, Francisco García; Ramírez, Manuel Ceballos; Benlloch, Javier

doi:10.1016/j.tust.2015.07.003

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“…It can be seen from Figure 18 that the water pressure-bearing capacity P has a nonlinear relationship with the radius of the connecting plate r, and the function relation between them can be obtained by fitting as follows: P = −330.571 + 18.514r − 0.114r 2 (2…”

Section: Connecting Plate Radiusmentioning

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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Plastic–Concrete Waterproof Walls of an Underground Granary Subject to Combined Bending Moment and Water Pressure

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To investigate the mechanical properties of plastic–concrete silo walls in practice, the mechanical properties and failure mechanism under the combined bending moment and water pressure were analyzed through the uniform loading test, water pressure test, and numerical analysis. The influence of the connecting plate spacing, radius, and the waterproof plate thickness on the water pressure-bearing capacity were analyzed. The test results show that the chemical adhesive force exists between the waterproof plate and concrete and can resist 20 kPa. The displacement and strain of the waterproof plate increases significantly with the increment in water pressure. When the water pressure reached 85 kPa, the specimen was damaged due to shear failure. The established numerical model was validated by the test results. The numerical analysis results show that the specimen failure mainly depends on the bolt strength when the thickness of the waterproof plate is greater than 14 mm or the radius of the connecting plate is greater than 60 mm. The relation between the design parameters and the water pressure-bearing capacity was proposed. Compared with the waterproof plate thickness, the connecting plate spacing and radius have greater influence on the water pressure-bearing capacity.

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Section: Connecting Plate Radiusmentioning

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“…Because they are built underground, they have the advantages of airtightness, low temperature, low storage cost, no requirement for fumigation, avoidance of pollution, etc. [2,3]. Compared with above-ground granaries, they also have the advantages of requiring less space, being concealed, and preventing fires [4,5].…”

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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Plastic–Concrete Waterproof Walls of an Underground Granary Subject to Combined Bending Moment and Water Pressure

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“…Examples of elaborate pits are the huge hermetic pits employed for centuries as repositories for grain reserves by Early Modern states across the Mediterranean: Malta, Dubrovnik, Valencia, etc. (Kunz 2004;Valls et al 2015). The distinction between simple and elaborate pits is not clear cut; rather, they seem to sit along a continuum.…”

Section: Fundamentals Of Grain Storagementioning

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Understanding Pit Sites: Storage, Surplus and Social Complexity in Prehistoric Western Europe

Jiménez-Jáimez

Padilla

2019

J Archaeol Method Theory

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The importance of pits for archaeological inference can hardly be overstated, given their virtual omnipresence in the archaeological record. In Prehistoric Europe pits occasionally form large concentrations known as 'pit sites', where they are the most visible, sometimes the sole, remnants of past human activity. If we follow the generally accepted view of pits as grain storage containers, how can we interpret the social role played by places comprising hundreds or even thousands of pits? This paper is an attempt to shed light on this topic by summarising and critically analysing much of the current knowledge on storage of grain in non-industrial societies. We will start by gathering relevant and up-to-date experimental, ethnographic and historical data about the challenges that the storage of grain poses and how pits may have helped Prehistoric communities to overcome them. This will be followed by a discussion of their advantages and disadvantages relative to other methods: why would anybody use airtight pits instead of, for instance, weather-proofed raised granaries? Next, we will undertake an examination of the social and economic contexts in which storage pits are an effective solution as opposed to those in which their performance is far from optimal. The conclusions drawn will serve as a background against which to evaluate current interpretations concerning three selected case studies in Prehistoric Western Europe.

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“…The underground storage takes the advantages of stable temperature of soil layer, thus the cooling consumption can be significantly reduced and drug fumigation for pest control is not need anymore. The use of UGs has a long history [ 6 , 7 , 8 ] and traditional UGs normally requires good geological conditions, e.g., low groundwater levels and no seepage path/cracks for water. Different from the traditional UGs of long time ago, modern UGs should be able to bear a more complex working environment (e.g., undesired underwater level or soil properties) and then applied in more various geological conditions.…”

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Waterproofing performance of polypropylene – concrete wall of underground silo under combined compressive stress and water pressure

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Understanding subterranean grain storage heritage in the Mediterranean region: The Valencian silos (Spain)

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Plastic–Concrete Waterproof Walls of an Underground Granary Subject to Combined Bending Moment and Water Pressure

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Plastic–Concrete Waterproof Walls of an Underground Granary Subject to Combined Bending Moment and Water Pressure

Understanding Pit Sites: Storage, Surplus and Social Complexity in Prehistoric Western Europe

Waterproofing performance of polypropylene – concrete wall of underground silo under combined compressive stress and water pressure

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