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Design Considerations for the Construction and Operation of Flour Milling Facilities. Part I: Planning, Structural, and Life Safety Considerations
2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2007)
  • Gregory D. Williams
  • Kurt A. Rosentrater, United States Department of Agriculture
Abstract

Flour milling facilities have been the cornerstone of agricultural processing for centuries. Like most agri-industrial production facilities, flour milling facilities have a number of unique design requirements. Design information, to date, has been limited. In an effort to summarize state of the art design procedures for flour milling facilities constructed in the United States, an overview of accepted standards and procedures has been assembled and discussed. With this paper engineers should become more familiar with specific design considerations for flour milling production facilities and develop appropriate references to expand their knowledge base. Educators may find this paper useful too.

Keywords
  • Agri-Industry,
  • Concrete,
  • Foundations,
  • FDA,
  • Flour Milling,
  • Grain,
  • Layout,
  • Life-Safety,
  • OSHA,
  • Planning,
  • Steel,
  • Structural Design
Publication Date
June, 2007
Citation Information
Gregory D. Williams and Kurt A. Rosentrater. "Design Considerations for the Construction and Operation of Flour Milling Facilities. Part I: Planning, Structural, and Life Safety Considerations" 2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2007)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kurt_rosentrater/45/