Building for storage of agricultural crops {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
This process represents the materials required for the production of 1 silo used for storage of agricultural crops. Measurements are 25x18 m (height x diameter) and 3 mm (thickness of steel). The cone on top of the silo has a height of 5m. Silo is placed on a concrete platform with measurements of 18x18 m. Record: Roos Visser; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Roos Visser; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU
- Sector
- Processing
- Contributor
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- Last updated
- 18 Jul 2025
- Reference ID
c5b2406b-0366-3778-87d6-f41b5ce4bd5e
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- Quantitative reference
- Building for storage of agricultural crops {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
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- Creation date
- 18 Jul 2025
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- Yes
- Tags
- processing
- Sources
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building for storage of agricultural crops {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | t | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete, normal strength {GLO}| market group for concrete, normal strength | Cut-off, U | 0.075 | m3 | (5,3,1,3,na,na) |
| Steel, chromium steel 18/8, hot rolled {GLO}| market for steel, chromium steel 18/8, hot rolled | Cut-off, U | 0.3458646616541353 | kg | — |
Elementary flow inputs
| Flow | Sub-compartment | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation, industrial area, AU | land | 324.0 | m2*a | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage_capacity | 4000.0 | — | (5,3,1,3,na,na) Capacity of silo (ton/year). |
| Lifespan_silo | 25.0 | — | (5,3,1,3,na,na) Author estimate - Lifespan of silo (years). |
| SS_silo | 46000.0 | — | (5,3,1,3,na,na) Auther estimate - Required steel (kg) for producing 1 silo (diameter=18m, height=25m, width steel=3mm). |
| Turnover | 1.33 | — | (4,2,1,3,na,na) Relates to storage time of 9 months. |
| SS_silo_per_tongrain | 0.3458646616541353 | SS_silo/(Lifespan_silo*Grain_stored) | kg steel per ton of grain. |
| Grain_stored | 5320.0 | Storage_capacity*Turnover | ton stored grain per year per silo |