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Concrete Tunnel Design Based on AASHTO-17th & ACI 318-14
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 5 ksi, (34 MPa)
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi, (414 MPa)

TUNNEL DIMENSIONS L= 32 ft, (9.75 m), (AASHTO Fig 2.5)

H= 16 ft, (4.88 m), (AASHTO Fig 2.5)
C= 9.9 ft, (3.01 m)
S= 16 in, (406 mm)
D= 60 in, (1524 mm)
t= 20 in, (508 mm)
REINFORCING (As)
2 layers # 9 @ 8 in o.c., (203 mm), (curvered)
Concrete Cover = 3 in, (76 mm), (AASHTO 8.22.1)
FACTORED SOIL PRESSURE (SD level, including surcharge & seismic ground shaking)
Pt = 1760 psf, (84 kPa) Pb = Pt + Wt = 2671 psf, (128 kPa) [THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.]
P1 = 720 ft-pcf, (psf), (34 kPa) P2 = 1820 ft-pcf, (psf), (87 kPa)

ANALYSIS
DETERMINE TUNNEL FORCES BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Point X (ft) Y (ft) Pu (k) Mu (ft-k) Vu (k)
0 0.00 0.00 24.97 124.44 0.00
1 3.40 0.22 25.83 116.28 7.17
2 6.73 0.87 27.51 91.87 11.67
3 9.96 1.94 29.95 52.18 15.69
4 13.03 3.41 33.08 -1.21 19.07
5 15.89 5.26 40.68 -66.10 5.66
6 17.29 7.98 41.81 -83.43 3.82
7 18.23 10.89 42.16 -95.13 1.40
8 18.68 13.92 41.52 -99.43 -1.32
9 18.63 16.98 40.02 -95.39 -4.02
10 18.09 20.00 37.82 -83.08 -6.46
11 17.06 22.88 34.98 -63.29 -8.41
12 15.57 25.56 31.65 -37.55 -9.61
13 13.67 27.96 28.09 -8.14 -9.87
14 11.40 30.01 24.62 22.10 -9.12 Rt = 18.72 ft, (top circle radius)
15 8.83 31.68 21.60 50.02 -7.37 Rb = 26.62 ft, (bottom circle radius)
16 6.02 32.89 19.37 72.60 -4.79 qt = 121.95 deg, (between 5 & 18)
17 3.05 33.64 18.18 87.28 -1.66 qb = 36.63 deg, (between 0 & 5)
18 0.00 33.89 18.18 92.37 0.00

CHECK AXIAL & FLEXURE CAPACITY

rProvD = 0.0076053 < rMAX = 0.0400 (tension face only, ACI 318-14 7.3.3 or R21.2.2)
> rMIN = 0.0008 (tension face only, ACI 318-14 9.6.1.2, 9.6.1.3 or Table 11.6.1)
[Satisfactory]

700.0

600.0

500.0 f Pn f Mn
AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY 617.4 0.0
400.0
AT MAXIMUM LOAD 617.4 17.2
f Pn (k) AT MIDDLE 377.3 126.1
300.0
AT e t = 0.002 137.2 184.6
200.0 AT BALANCED 130.2 186.6
AT e t = 0.005 54.6 221.6
100.0
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0.0 105.0
0.0 (Note: For middle reinforcing the max fMn is at c
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 equal to 0.5 t / b1, not at balanced condition.)

f Mn (ft-k) [Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (ACI 318-14 9.6.3.1)

= 20.92 kips / ft > Vu, max = 19.07 kips / ft [Satisfactory]

fV n  2f bd fc
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