Description |
This 2,400-ton facility was completed in 1998. It
includes a covered loadout area, fertilizer bins, and exterior and interior conveying
systems. The aisleway is covered, but the front wall is open. Because of the humidity
factor in the South and the corrosiveness of fertilizer, this type of facility can be
construed as a specialized design. Most types of fertilizer, when stored in humid
conditions, can corrode steel and other types of metals; therefore, these facilities are
constructed of wood and fiberglass siding. In addition, all exposed steel in this type of
facility must be stainless steel. The types of conveying systems used in this type of
building are also a major issue to assure longevity. Dunlap-Bumpas
Associates assisted Lincoln Co-op with the following issues: layout of access roads, size
and layout of bins, selection of conveying systems, special coatings for concrete floors,
and selection of the general contractor. |
