STRUCTURAL DESIGN CALCULATIONS FOR LINK BOX CHAMBER

1 Design Data 1.1 Governing Codes

BS 8110: 1985 Part 1 & 3 (Structural use of Concrete) BS 8110: 1997 Part 1 & 3 (Structural use of Concrete) BS 4466: 1999 (Standard bending shapes)

1.2 Soil Characteristics

Density of soil Coefficient of friction Coefficient of earth pressure = k = tan2(45-/2) = = = 19.00 kN/m 30.00 0.33
2 25.00 N/mm 2 410.00 N/mm 3

1.3 Material Data

(a) Concrete SRC 25 (b) Reinforcement steel Fcu= Fy=

1.4 Design Load Data

(a) Density of Concrete (b) Density of Compacted fill con= soil=
3 24.00 kN/m 3 19.00 kN/m

1.5 Live Load Data

(a) Wheel Load (b) Contact Length (c ) Width of wheel p= l= w= 62.50 KN 75.00 mm 380.00 mm

1.6 Reference drawings

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2 CB Pit Design 2.1 Side Walls To accommodate the lateral forces due to earth retenction, designing as a box section under compression due to earth pressure fromm all sides

Height of the pit

Thickness of base slab Effective depth of backfill

H= D= z d=

950 mm 250 mm 700 mm

Maximum earth pressure due to soil = Ka x zd x soil

Maximum earth pressure due to soil = 0.33*0.7*19 Pressure due to surcharge (wheel load of 62.5KN) =
2 4.39 KN/m

Ka x p = 0.33*62
Span of box side wall unit width Thickness of wall

= L= b= Dsw= c= d=

2 20.63 KN/m

1.4 m 1000 mm 200 mm 75 mm 125 mm

Clear cover
Effective depth As per BS 8110 - 1:1997, Table-2.1

Ultimated Load qu = 1.4*DL+1.6*LL Ultimated Load qu = 1.4*4.39+1.6*20.63 As per Bs 8110 - 2:1985, Table-3.1
Ultimated Moment M = (qu*L )/8 = 39.16*1.4 )/8
2 2

2 39.16 KN/m

9.59 KNm

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As per BS 8110 -1 : 1997, Clause 3.4.4.4 Area of Tension Reinforcement = Ast = M/(0.95 x fy x Z) Lever arm Z =dx((0.5+(0.25-k/0.90))1/2) k = 9.59*106/(1000*125*125*25) z = 125*(0.5+(0.25-(0.024/0.9)) (or) 0.95*125 = Consider Area of Tension Reinforcement = Ast = M/(0.95 x fy x Z) 9.59*106/(0.95*410*118.75) As per BS 8110 -1 : 1997, Table-3.25 Ast min = (0.13*D*b)/100 = (0.13*200*700)/100 Ast min=
2 182 mm /m 0.5

= = z= z=

0.024 <k'=0.156 121.25 (or) 118.75 118.75

Ast=

2 207.34 mm /m

Consider T12 of main steel bars Provide T12@200c/c(565mm2/m'>Astmin)main reinforcement Consider T10 of distribution steel bars Provide T8 @200c/c distribution reinforcement.

2.2 Base Slab

Total length Unit width Thickness of base slab Clear cover Effective depth Load of walls self weight = L*D*4*Z*con = 0.55*0.25*4*1.4*24 = 18.48 KN L= b= D= c= d= 1.4 m 1000 mm 250 mm 75 mm 175.00 mm

Load of base slab self weight = L*L*D*con = 1.4*1.4*0.25*24 = 11.76 KN

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Load of equipment (assume) Total Dead Load = 18.48+11.76+7 Assuming one wheel on the cover slab Earth Pressure (Unfactured) = Load/Area = (62.5+37.24)/(1.42)

= = p=

7.00 KN 37.24 KN 62.50 KN

50.89 KN/m

Ultimate earth pressure = Factpr*(Load/Area) 56.02 Moment M = Qu*L /8 56.02*1.4*1.4/8 M=

2 13.72 Knm/m 2

56.02 KN/m

As per BS 8110 Part 1 Clause 3.4.4.4 Area of Tension Reinforcement = Ast = M/(0.95* x fy x Z) Lever arm Z= d x ((0.5+(0.25-k/0.9)1/2) K = M/(b x d2 x fcu) K = 13.72*106/(1000*175*175*25)
1/2 Z = 175*(0.5+(0.25-(K/0.9)) Z= 171.50 ( or 0.95d whichever is less)

K= 0.018<K'=0.156

Z= 0.95*175*166.25 Area of Tension Reinforcement = Ast = M/(0.95* x fy x Z) 13.72*106/(0.95*410*166.25) Ast min = 0.13*D*b/100 0.13*1000*250/100 Consider T 12 of main steel bars

Z=

166.25

Ast=

2 211.95 mm /2

Ast min=

2 325.00 mm /m

Provide T12 @200 c/c (565mm2/m'>Ast min) main reinforcement in both sides

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