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Design of Thrust Block

The document provides design calculations for a thrust block for a water pipe. It includes data on pipe dimensions and pressure, soil properties, and design of the thrust block. The horizontal thrust on the pipe is calculated as 0.874 tonnes. The weight and lateral resistance of the designed thrust block is calculated as 75.884 tonnes and 78.6432 tonnes respectively, providing a factor of safety of 133.45. Reinforcement of 10 bars at 200mm centers is specified to satisfy minimum surface reinforcement requirements.

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Design of Thrust Block

The document provides design calculations for a thrust block for a water pipe. It includes data on pipe dimensions and pressure, soil properties, and design of the thrust block. The horizontal thrust on the pipe is calculated as 0.874 tonnes. The weight and lateral resistance of the designed thrust block is calculated as 75.884 tonnes and 78.6432 tonnes respectively, providing a factor of safety of 133.45. Reinforcement of 10 bars at 200mm centers is specified to satisfy minimum surface reinforcement requirements.

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DESIGN OF THRUST BLOCK

DATA

DIAMETER OF PIPE D 150 mm


PRESSURE OF WATER IN PIPE P 3.5 Kgs/cm2
ANGLE OF DEVIATION OF PIPE α 90 Degree
ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION φ 30 Degree (FROM SOIL REPORT)
DENSITY OF CONCRETE γc 2300 Kgs/m 3

DENSITY OF SOIL γs 1600 Kgs/m3 (FROM SOIL REPORT)


DENSITY OF WATER γw 1000 Kgs/m3
COVER OF EARTH 600 mm
COHESION OF SOILS C 0 Kgs/m2 (FROM SOIL REPORT)
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF SOIL µ 0.5 (FROM SOIL REPORT)

DESIGN

HORIZONTAL THRUST F = 2 X P X A X SIN (α/2)

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF PIPE A 176.625 cm2


SIN (α/2) 0.707

HORIZONTAL THRUST F 874.2491 Kgs


0.874249 Tonnes

LATERAL RESISTANCE
LATERAL RESISTANCE TO COUNTERACT HORIZONTAL THRUST
L B D
TRY A THRUST BLOCK OF SIZE 3.2 3.2 3.2 m

WEIGHT OF THE THRUST BLOCK 75366.4 Kgs 75.366 Tonnes


WEIGHT OF THE WATER IN PIPE 56.52 Kgs 0.057 Tonnes
WEIGHT OF EARTH 460.8 Kgs 0.461 Tonnes

TOTAL WEIGHT 75883.72 Kgs 75.884 Tonnes

TOTAL FORCE AVAILABLE CONSIDERING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE OF


SOIL 37941.86 Kgs 37.942 Tonnes

LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL AGAINST THE BLOCK

Fp = (γs X (H2/2) X L X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ))) + (2 X C X H X L X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ)) 1/2)

LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL Fp 78643.2 Kgs 78.6432 Tonnes


LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL WHEN THE THRUST BLOCK IS FREE TO YIELD AWAY FROM THE SOIL MASS
i.e. THE PORTION OF PROJECTED PIPES

Fa = (γs X h X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ))) - (2 X C X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ)) 1/2)
LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL WHEN THE THRUST BLOCK
IS FREE Fa 80 Kgs 0.08 Tonnes

TOTAL LATERAL RESISTANCE 116.665 Tonnes

TOTAL HORIZONTAL THRUST 0.874249 Tonnes

FACTOR OF SAFETY 133.45

HENCE THE DESIGN IS SAFE

REINFORCEMENT

THE MINIMUM SURFACE REINFORCEMENT IN ALL THRUST BLOCKS SHALL BE 5 Kgs/sq.m (as per IRG 21-1972
ARTICLE 306.4). THE SPACING OF THESE BARS IS NOT TO EXCEED 500mm. HENCE PROVIDE 10 BARS AT 200
C/C WHICH IS MORE THAN 5 Kgs/sq.m.

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