Data Input:
Anchor Block or Thrust Block Type (AB, TB) AB
Anchor Block or Thrust Block Number 1
Inside dia. of Penstock Pipe D1 3.25 m
Thickness of the pipe t 14 mm
Outside dia of penstock pipe D2 3.278 m
Normal operating level in the Surge Tank ZNormal 2296 m (amsl)
Maximum surge level in the Surge Tank ZMax.Surge 2325 m (amsl)
Level at centre of the penstock at downstream end of A.Block ZA.Block 2215.399 m (amsl)
Design Head at the centre of the Anchor Block - Normal Condition HD-Normal 80.6 m
Design Head at the centre of the Anchor Block - Emergency condition HD-Emergency 109.6 m
Design Discharge for power Generation Q= 42 m3/s
Upper Pipe length -Supported by Anchor Block L1 15 m
Upper Pipe length -Supported by Anchor Block L2 15 m
horizental angle of upper pipe α1 = 0 deg
horizental angle of lower pipe with upper pipe α2 = 45 deg
Unit weight of Steel g Steel 77.5 kN/m
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Sheet No.: 34
Forces Acting on the Anchor Block:
1) Weight of Pipe shell per meter
Wst1 = Wst2 = π*D*t*γs 11.13 kN/m
2) Weight of water in pipe per meter
2
WW1 = WW2 = (π*D /4)*γs 81.38 kN/m
4) Vertical Downward Thrust due to weight of pipe , water and soil cover-Stabilising Forces
a) for Upper pipe
WUpper = (WS1+WW1)x l1 1387.6 kN
b) for lower pipe
WLower = (WS2+WW2)x l2 2789.0 kN
Normal condition
Horizental Component P1A1Cosα1 - P2A2Cosα2 - rQ(V2Cosα2-V1Cosα1) Fx 1983.5 kN
Vertical Component P2A2Sinα2 -P1A1Sinα1-rQ(V1sinα1-V2sinα2) FZ 4788.6 kN
Resultant Force R 5183.1 kN
Angle with x Axis Ø 67.5 Deg
STABILITY ANALYSIS:
Sheet No.: 36
Normal Conditions:
Force and Moment calculation of dead load of the Block
Volume Weight Lever Arm about Moment,kN-mabout
segment
m3 kN TOE CENTRE TOE CENTRE
1 28.1 675.5 6.35 -2.25 4290 -1520
2 36.4 873.5 4.5 -0.4 3931 -349
3 50.15 1203.5 2.25 1.85 2708 2227
4 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.00 0 0
5 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0
Foundation 45.9 1102.1 4.1 0 4519 0
WSF1 145.2 2758.80 4.1 0 11311 0
Total 305.8 6613 26758 357
Force due to Pipe Shell, Weight of Water and weight of soil cover
segment Foundation Load, kN Lever Arm about Moment, kN-m (about)
TOE CENTRE TOE CENTRE
Vertical
A. Sliding Check:
1- Normal Conditions
Total Sliding Forces Fsliding 1983 kN
Sheet No.: 37
Total Resistance Forces Fresisting Vertical x m Fresisting 3968 kN
a. Anchor Block
Area of the Anchor Block Foundation A 57.4 m2
Section Modulus of the Anchor Block Foundation S 78.4 m3
1- Normal Conditions
Total moment at centre of the foundation M 7399 kN-m
Total vertical load at centre of the foundation V 2437 kN
2
Bearing Pressure at TOE of the Anchor Block Pr-TOE 136.8 kN/m
Bearing Pressure at HEEL of the Anchor Block Pr-HEEL -51.9 kN/m2
OK <B.C
Sheet No.: 38
Bearing Pressure- Rectangular P-Rec 44.0 kN/m2
Allowable Bearing Capacity 215 kN/m2
Ratio of allowable B.Capacity to Applied B. pressure B.C/B.p 1.57
b. Supported pipe
2
Bearing Area under Supported pipe 49.2 m
Sheet No.: 39