MACCAFERRI - MACRO 1 secured drapery system

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Company Maccaferri

Designer -

Work Yard -

Notes Hexagonal SteelGrid Calculation

Date 10-Aug-18

ROCK FACE DATA

Average inclination of the rock slope  [°] 57.00

Average thickness of the surficial instability s [m] 1.00

Density of the rock mass  [kN/m3] 30.0

MOST DANGEROUS JOINT

Inclination of the most dangerous joint (put 45° if unknown)  [°] 25.00

Compressive Strength of the most dangerous joint (JCS) JCS0 [MPa] 15.00

Effective rock compressive strength JCS = JCS0 (iy / 0.1) (-0.03*JRC0) [MPa] 5.10

JRC (roughness) of the most dangerous joints JRC0 [-] 12.00

Effective joint roughness JRC = JRC0 (iy/0.1) (-0.02*JRC0) [-] 5.85

SEISMIC ACCELERATION

Horizontal seismic coefficient c [-] 0.25

FACTORS AFFECTING THE STABILIZING FORCES

Uncertainty of the thickness of the surficial instability THl [-] 1.50

Uncertainty of the rock mass unit weight WG [-] 1.05

Uncertainty of rock behaviour and weathering BH [-] 1.05

Control: Safety factor to reduce stabilising forces RW = THl WG BH [-] 1.65

FACTORS AFFECTING THE DRIVING FORCES

Slope surface morphology MO [-] 1.10

External loads OL [-] 1.02

Control: Safety coefficient to increase the driving forces DW = max(MO or OL ) [-] 1.10

ANCHOR BARS

Nominal external diameter of the bar fe [mm] 25.00

Nominal internal diameter of the bar (where hollow) fi [mm] 0.00

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Potential thickness of corrosion on the bar (allowed by
fc [mm] 0.00
design)
Control: Effective cross section of bar ESS =  / 4 ((fe - 2 fc)2- fi2) [mm2] 490.87

Yield stress of steel YST N/mm2] 500.00

Reduction coefficient for steel properties ST [-] 1.30

Inclination of bar to the horizontal o [°] 20.00

Horizontal spacing between the anchors ix [m] 2.00

Vertical spacing between the anchors iy [m] 2.00

Grout-rock adhesion (bond stress) lim [MPa] 1.00

Safety coefficient for grout-rock adhesion dt [-] 3.00

MESH FACING

Selected mesh type Steelgrid HR 30

Mesh ultimate tensile strength (per linear meter) Tm [kN/m] 180.00

Safety coefficient for the tensile strength of the mesh MH [-] 2.00

Effective tensile strength of the mesh Tadm = Tm / MH [kN/m] 90.00

Maximum displacment acceptable for the design Dmbulg [m] 0.27

Safety coefficient for the maximum displacement mbulg [-] 1.20

Effective calculated displacement Bulg = Dmbulg /mbulg [m] 0.23

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FEATURES OF THE INSTABILITY

Tension on the average slip surface plan = W/ix/iy cos  [MPa] 0.03

Initial dilatance of the most dangerous joint  = JRC / 3 Log(JCS/plan) [°] 4.43

Total unstable volume controlled by each anchorage vol = ix iy s [m3] 4.00

Total unstable weight controlled by each anchorage W = vol  [kN] 120.00

VERIFICATION OF THE ANCHOR PATTERN

Bar inclination from horizontal  = 90 –  - o [°] 13.00

Minimum acceptable steel yield stress adm = ST/ST N/mm2] 384.62

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R = (ESS adm ((1+(tan( + )) /16 /
Sliding plane stabilizing forces - per anchorage [kN] 128.34
(1+(tan(+))-2/4))0.5

Sliding plane driving force FDslp = (W sen  + c cos ) DW [kN] 128.68
Stabilizing forces (with nails) acting on the superficial
FSslp = ((W sen ) (1- c)) / RW + R [kN] 173.98
sliding plane
Bar verification FSslp - FDslp > = 0 [kN] 45.30

Bar design check OK

Notes

Anchor: Stab. forces / Driving forces FSslp - FDslp > = 0 [-] 1.35

Minimum drilling diameter (NOMINAL) [mm] 40.00

Anchor pull-out force from load on the mesh PMesh = ((WDbar - WSbar) cos ( + o)) ix [kN] 26.60

Anchor pull-out force due to global instability PRock = (FSslp – R – FDslp) cos (+ o) [kN] 18.68

Maximum pull-out force (total) P = max (PMesh; PRock) [kN] 26.60

Minimum bar length in the stable rock mass Ls = P / (π fdrill τlim / γgt) [m] 0.70

Minimum length (bar) in the unstable rock mass Li = (s / cos o)  [m] 1.20

Assumed length of plasticization in the unstable rock mass Lp = 0.3 m (= 1.0 ft) [m] 0.30

Minimum total bar length (NOMINAL) Lt = Ls + Li + Lp [m] 2.20

VERIFICATION OF THE MESH

Maximum rock volume that can slide between anchors V [m3/m] 1.20

Maximum rock weight that can slide between anchors Mb = V  [kN/m] 35.99

Sum of driving forces acting on the sliding plane Mbdrv = (Mb sen  + c cos ) DW [kN/m] 25.70

Sum of stabilizing forces acting on the sliding plane Mbstb = (Mb sen  (1- c)) RW [kN/m] 6.90

Punching forces acting on the mesh M = (Mbdrv – Mbstb) sin () ix [kN] 19.93

Mesh deformation angle from horizontal (average value) p = arctg (bulg / 1.5) [°] 7.22

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 if (M/ix /sen (() – p)) < Mb sen 
Max. tensile stress within the mesh then T = M / ix / sen (() – p) else T [kN/m] 23.78
= Mb sen 

Ultimate limit state verification Tadm - T > = 0 [kN] 66.22

Ultimate limit state check OK

Notes
Oversizing factor of the mesh (Force-strength ratio of the Tadm / T > = 0 [-] 3.79
mesh)
Displacement of the mesh (derived from 3m x 3m punch
bulg (Maccaferri Lab & site tests) [m] 0.19
test data)
Serviceability limit state verification Bulg - Zbulg >= 0 [m] 0.04

Serviceability limit state check OK

Notes

The Officine Maccaferri SpA assumes no responsabilities for the drawings and calculations it provides, as they must be
intended as general indications to suggest the proper use of its product.

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