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A silo (from the Greek language, Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing Bulk material handling, bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used to store grains. Silos are commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use today: tower silos, bunker silos, and bag silos. Types of silos Tower silo Storage silos are cylindrical structures, typically 10 to 90 ft (3 to 27 m) in diameter and 30 to 275 ft (10 to 90 m) in height with the Slip forming, slipform and Jumpform concrete silos being the larger diameter and taller silos. They can be made of many materials. Wood staves, concrete staves, cast concrete, and steel panels have all been used, and have varying cost, durability, and airtightness tradeoffs. Silos storing grain, ...
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Ralls may refer to: ;Surname * Joe Ralls (born 1993), English professional footballer *John Perkins Ralls (1822–1904), physician and Alabama representative during the American Civil War *Katherine Ralls (born 1939), American zoologist/conservationist at the Smithsonian Institution * Scott Ralls, the president of Northern Virginia Community College ;Given name *William Ralls Morrison (1824–1909), U.S. Representative from Illinois ;Places *Ralls County, Missouri, county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri *Ralls, Texas, city in Crosby County, Texas, United States ;Other * Ralls Janet (apple), apple cultivar that is also known by many other names See also * Rall *Rallis *Rallus ''Rallus'' is a genus of wetland birds of the rail family. Sometimes, the genera ''Lewinia'' and ''Gallirallus'' are included in it. Six of the species are found in the Americas, and the three species found in Eurasia, Africa and Madagascar ar ...