In the calculation of structures of silos comes up, over time, the use of new tools and methods aiming to determine the characteristics of storable products. The objective of this study was to determine the mechanical and flow properties of granular products such as grains of rice and ground corn at moisture contents of 10, 12 and 14% and cassava flour properties, which is considered as a powder with levels of humidity of 10 to 12%. For the determination of mechanical properties, compression tests were performed on cell specially made for this purpose. Four compression loads (5, 10, 15 and 20 kN) were used. The flow properties tests were conducted using translational shear equipment combined with Jenike Shear Cell. All assays were performed during the period from July to September, 2012. It may be stated that the results meet the criteria of the methodology flow pattern and those adopted by international standards; the average values of the mechanical properties were consistent to the ones found in the literature.
silos; modulus of elasticity; Poisson coefficient; compression
