PROJECT:

DESIGN BASIS UTILITY SOLAR PLANT AT NASHIK, MAHARASHTRA

MODULE MOUNTING STRUCTURE

CLIENT:
FOUNDATION UJAAS ENERGY

DOCUMENT NUMBER: UEL-2017-HAL-DR-A02

Should be read in reference with
DOCUMENT NUMBER: UEL-2017-HAL-DR-A01

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Revisions

No: Date Engineer-in-charge Notes

A 21 August Nimish P. Rev 0
2017
B 31 August Nimish P. Rev 1
2017
C 1 Nov 2017 Nimish P. Rev 2

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Table of Contents
Title
1.0 Project Information and Scope
2.0 Design Criteria
3.0 Proposed System of Foundations
4.0 Foundation Design Forces
5.0 Foundation Design: Compression, Uplift and Lateral as per IS 2911:1:2

APPENDIX A: Geotechnical Report

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1.0 Project Information
The following document describes design calculations for module mounting structure for utility ground mount at Nashik. The structure has 4 panels in landscape and a approx. 40m table width. The columns are
spaced 3.97m apart.
Other design parameters are:
a) Tilt Angle: 20 degrees
b) Location: Nashik, Maharashtra
c) Wind Speed: 150 kmph
d) Minimum Ground Clearance 500 mm
e) Module Configuration: 4LX20 (4 in landscape, with a table length of 40m)

2.0 Design Criteria:

The design is as per the following Codes:
LOADS:
Refer D o c N o : UEL-2017-HAL-DR-A01: MMS Superstructure Calculations for detailed loads discussion
DESIGN CODES:
DESIGN OF PILES TO BE AS PER IS 2911:1:2: Bored Cast in Situ Piles
MATERIAL:
For foundations, M25 grade concrete to be used.

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3.0 Proposed Foundations:
Bored Piles with the following attributes are proposed to be uniformly used as foundations:

Diameter: 300 mm
Pile Cap dia: 500 mm
Depth of Pile : 1100 mm 200 mm depth

4.0 FOUNDATION DESIGN FORCES:

Superstructure loads As per Report on Superstructure Report UEL-2017-HAL-DR-A01
No additional loads except superstructure loads are deemed to come on the bored pile foundations.
Therefore the same analysis is used to arrive at the foundation design forces, via the STAAD Summary Report

As per above report,

Tension T = 7.99 kN | Compression C = 8.32 kN | Shear V = 3.1 kN

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5.0 FOUNDATION DESIGN – COMPRESSION, TENSION AND LATERAL:

Embedded structural steel piles are used as foundations. The % of steel in pile is 0.6% - see calculations S101/S103 for capacities.
As per the attached final geotechnical report, 7 BOREHOLES were taken and Site SPT and lab tests were done to ascertain soil parameters. The following points are used for foundation design:
a) All boreholes hit hard murrum at 0.5-0.6m depth. The murrum resulted in repeated breakage of SPT Split Samplers – due to its hardness.
b) Above 0.5-0.6m depth, cohesive soil was encountered. The properties of this soil were found via laboratory tri-axial tests – with φ = 18.50 and c = 1.26 kg/cm2
c) 2 Boreholes BH2 and BH4 reveal laboratory parameters of φ = 18.50 and c = 1.26 kg/cm2 right till depth of pile.
d) BH03 had the lowest values, with a SPT of 24 reported at 0.5m and SPT>50 at 1.1m.
At 0.5m, SPT = 24. As per the Standard Peck and Hanson Correlation (see next page), this corresponds to φ = 340
At 1.1m, SPT > 50. Assuming SPT = 50, as per Standard Peck and Hanson Correlation, this corresponds to φ = 410
An average of 37.50 is used for design over entire pile length.

The above points lead to two design situations

e) Cohesive soil of φ = 18.50 and c = 1.26 kg/cm2 all through foundation depth – calculation S101 and S102 gives capacities of such site
a) 2-strata soil – with cohesive soil of above parameters till 0.6m, then granular murrum soil till foundation depth. For conservative design – BH03 behavior is assumed – SPT 24 at 0.6m and SPT >50 at 1.1m to
give c = 0 and φ = 37.5 for this type. See calculation S103 and S104 for this.
(Please turn over for detailed capacity calculations)

Type of Piles Envisaged

a) Default Piles for most situations : Dia 300 mm and Length 1100 mm in soil – S103 and S104
ADDENDUM: In some locations where there is rock, (ie 2-strata soil) the rocky soil lacking cohesion is falling into the bores making execution difficult. A 350mm dia hole, with 900 mm depth is considered doable
for such locations. This adds another type of pile
b) 350mm dia piles for areas where drilling is a problem. Depth 900mm – checked for condition b – 2 strata soil. S105 and S106

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6.0 CONCLUSION
It is found the resultant theoretical capacities of proposed foundations are more than imposed demands, in both possible situations. The same may be used for construction after carrying out pile testing for
confirmation.

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 APPENDICES

A. GEOTECHNICAL REPORT OF TESTING

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