Department of Ocean Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Comments Resolution Sheet

Date : 01-12-2017
Subject : Comments on design of PTU at Allipuram.

GENERAL COMMENT:
The standard of the report has to be increased.
A modified report including the above-mentioned details and the corrections should be given along with structural drawing sheets.

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As per soil report net SBC shall be 100 kN/Sqm at 1.0 m from
NGL. However, the founding depth has been considered as 2.0
from NGL without any additional increase in SBC. The reduction
The foundation spacing has been provided very closely,
in SBC which has to be considered for the pressure bulb overlaps
1 the spacing should be minimum 3 feet. Correction
shall be ignored and the same can be tallied to the additional
should be made.
increase in SBC due to increase in founding depth. Further the
SBC for raft also is 10t/m2. Hence no need to reduce SBC further
or Increase spacings between footings

Checked and found to be in order. In STAAD model column height

Check the height of the column in staad model, because is considered up to the top of slab. Inlet chamber - EL + 16.25m,
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the dimensions are not matching with drawing. Screen chamber - EL + 17.90m, Grit chamber - EL + 17.70m,
Flume area - EL + 17.35m in both STAAD model & drawings.

Noted. The length of the beam as per drawing between grids 4 to 6

In staad model the length of beam (B15) has been taken is 5.525 + 6.2 = 11.725. As per STAAD model is 5.55 + 6.2 =
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wrongly in model making. 11.75. The difference is only 25 mm more in the model and the
same is on the conservative side. Kindly ignore.

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In staad model the actual length of beam B15 as per Please note the commented beam is B5. The length of the beam in
4 drawing is 2.70 m. But in Staad model it is taken as 3.00 STAAD model is 300 mm more and hence the results will be on
m. Correction should be made. the conservative side. Please ignore.
In staad model the actual length of beam B14 as per Noted. The length of the beam in STAAD model is 295 mm more
5 drawing is 8.905 m. But in Staad model it is taken as 9.2 and hence the results will be on the conservative side. Please
m. Correction should be made. ignore.
For modeling considerations, the inclined portion in feed detector
In both B15 and B14 the dimensions of intermediate area is idealized as flat portion with the detritor slab level as
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columns should be checked. (SC2) reference. However, reinforcement has been considered on the
conservative side from the STAAD design.
7 Mention the plinth beam dimensions in drawings. Noted and incorporated.
In inlet chamber design, the length of wall mismatches Length of the wall considered as 5.30 m for W1 & 2.70 m for
8 with document. So the static pressure calculation should W1b. Height as full height for both the walls are considered as
be made for whole height. 3.50 m. Hence found to be in order.
9 Provide detailed wall dimensions in drawings. Noted and incorporated.
Wall W1a has been mentioned in the design document by
10 Explain the design of Wall W1a. oversight. This has been designed and detailed as B1a. Separate
staad model provided.
In Screen chamber design the static pressure calculation Height is EL +19.70 m. For wall W2 the same has been considered
11 has to be done up to whole wall height. And explain as EL +19.75 m by oversight. However, the same is on the
about the height of 19.75 in document. conservative side.
12 Clarify the heights of wall 3,5,6,7,8,10 and wall 4a. As per DBR Clause no: 2.8.0. Hydrostatic pressure - Inside
maximum water level (MWL) plus freeboard (or) MWL+1 m
whichever is maximum and outside ground water level hydrostatic
pressure load shall be applied on wall. Hence for all walls
hydrostatic pressure has been considered for the full height of wall.

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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Levels and heights for the same have already been mentioned in
the load calculations part.
Fixed supports have been provided for all cantilever projections.
Clarify the reason for providing pinned support for
13 Only for simple and continuous beams pinned supports are
cantilever portions.
provided.
As per DBR, it has been mentioned only hydrostatic pressure has
to be considered for full height of wall, hence the pressure will be
Check the floor load calculations. The applied load in
14 35.35 kN/Sqm. For floor, the same has been considered as 3.0 m
staad model is 30.34, but the actual pressure is 35.35.
excluding free board hence the same will be 30.34 kN/Sqm. Hence
found to be in order.
Please refer to load calculations part in which the loads for all the
elements has been described both for manual design and the loads
Provide detailed clarification regarding loading details of to be applied on STAAD model. Also please refer to the editor file
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each and every case. of the STAAD model for the same in which the load description
has been made inactive above each and every load for easy
identification.
As per DBR Clause no: 2.8.0. Hydrostatic pressure - Inside
maximum water level (MWL) plus freeboard (or) MWL+1 m
16 In Wall 1, 0.5m of height is taken extra. Explain? whichever is maximum and outside ground water level hydrostatic
pressure load shall be applied on wall. Hence 0.5 m height is taken
extra.

Since there is an intermediate support for the central walkway i.e.

Explain regarding the provision of internal hinge in
17 wall W9 and treated as a continuous slab, pinned support has been
Central walkway slab provided above detriotor.
provided to stimulate the same.

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Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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In staad output page of beam calculations, names of

Noted and found to be in order. Separate staad model is provided
18 beams are not mentioned properly. Provide clear beam
for the walkway beam.
details.

Wall 4 RC details mismatches with documents in case of Checked and found to be in order. Y10 at 200 mm c/c both ways as
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spacing of rods. per design document and drawing. (Refer to S11-S11)

Check RC details for platform slab over Screen

20 Checked and found to be in order.
Chamber.

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