Design of Transformer Foundation PDF
Design of Transformer Foundation PDF
Design of Transformer Foundation PDF
Design Parameters
1 Height of Embankment 'h' 1.25 m
2 Bulk density of soil 'w' 17.5 kN/m3
3 Angle of repose $ 30 Degree
Net Allowable bearing capacity
4 'p' ( At a depth of 1.25m ) 1.25 50 kN/m2
5 Hort. Force 'F' 20 kN
Permissible Stresses
1 Stress in Conc. @cb 5.00 N/mm2
2 Stress in Steel. @st 230 N/mm2
3 Q 0.87
4 j 0.87
5 m 18 m/sec
Dimensions
1 Overall depth of wall 'H' 1.55 M
2 Thickness of base slab 129.17 mm
3 Adopt Thickness of base slab 0.20 M
4 Length of Boundary wall 1.00 M
5 Width of base slab 0.78 M
6 Provided width 'b' 1.36 M
7 Toe Projection 0.45 Kg
say 0.45 M
Design of Wall
Cp = [ 1-sin$/1+sin$] 0.33
Max. B.M. in wall Cp. W h3/6 12.500 14.40 kN-m
Effective depth of wall reqd. 129 mm
Provide eff. Depth 145 mm
Overall depth 170 mm
404.98 Mm2
Min. Area of steel reqd. 0.15% 300.00 mm2
Spacing of 10mm dia bars 78.5 1000 / 404.98 193.84 Mm
Say 175 Mm
Provide 10mm dia bars @ 175mm Longitudinal at bottom & top
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Design of Wall
Cp = [ 1-sin$/1+sin$] 0.33
Max. B.M. in wall Cp. W h3/6 20.000 31.83 kN-m
Effective depth of wall reqd. 190 mm
Provide eff. Depth 225 mm
Overall depth 250 mm
Calculation of Weight
1 Weight from equipment 3320 kN
2 Wt. of footinf 6.65 3.726 2 49.56 25 1238.90 kN
8.15 7 0.3 17.12 25 427.875 kN
3 Wt. from walls 10 0.3 2 6 25 150 kN
Total 5136.77 kN
Area of footing provided 8.15 7 57.05 57.05 m2
Provide 16mm dia bars @ 150 mm c/c as vert. reinf in periphery of main block & 10 mm dia bars @ 150 mm c/c as hori. Reinf
Calculation of Weight
1 Weight from equipment 80 kN
2 Wt. of footinf 25 0 kN
2.8 0.7 0.25 0.49 25 12.25 kN
3 Wt. from walls 2.5 0.4 2.05 2.05 25 51.25 kN
Total 143.5 kN
Area of footing provided 2.8 0.7 1.96 1.96 m2
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Gross BC
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