Reclaim Systems

Filling and Reclaim of Concrete Domes

Reclaim systems can be structured to meet your requirements

The most common form of reclaim from dome structures is by front-end loader on a flat, horizontal floor. However, unlike flat structures, material can be piled higher against the walls of a dome, meaning that less floor area is required for a given amount of stored material. Hence, front-end loader reclaim is more efficient than with flat structures, since there is less distance to travel.

The inherent strength of the dome's concrete wall allows a loader to scoop against the wall, and is able to withstand blows by front-end loaders better than other conventional structures.

Service Access

Access for service of automated equipment is normally through a drive-in entrance. This entrance allows the use of front-end loaders as an auxiliary reclaim method. Service access can be through an opening at the dome's apex, or anywhere else on the structure, as design and functionality requirements dictate.

Automated Reclaim Systems

Where automated reclaim systems are required, the concrete dome's shape and structural characteristics make it adaptable to a wide variety of systems.

For products that can be fluidized, sloped floors with air slides have been installed. Conventional stackers and reclaim systems are also frequently installed in concrete domes.

Conveyor Support

The inherent strength of a concrete dome also allows heavy loads from conveyors to be supported on top of the dome. As much as 175,000 lbs. (80 tons) of conveyor loads have been supported on the apex of the concrete dome.

The dome's compact shape and high internal volume utilization mean that conveyors can be shorter than those used with more conventional structures. Another significant saving results from the absence of many of the structural supports commonly used with conveyors.

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