Channel
Channel
Channel
PROJECT:
ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT & CONSTRUCTION OF
ALI GASAR MINI/MICRO HYDROPOWER PROJECT
COMPONENT: CHANNEL STABILITY ANALYSIS
1KN/m3 6.37 lb/ft3
Cylindircal compressive strength fc' 21.00 N/mm2
Unit wt of Plum conc/stone masonry wall (KN/m 3) 23
Unit wt of RCC (KN/m3) 24
Unit wt of soil (KN/m3) 18 zero in case of no backfill
Angle of internal friction (degrees) 30
Surcharge soil depth (mm) 0
Seismic Coeff Operational Basis E.Q (m/s 2) 0.24 m/s2
Seismic Coeff Maximum Credible/Design E.Q (m/s 2) 0.32 m/s2
ka 0.33
Channel Dimension (Dead wts) Wt KN Stabilizing Moment KN-m
Right sidewall clear ht (mm) 780
Right sidewall Thickness (mm) 200 3.74 4.49
Left side wall clear ht (mm) 780
Left side wall Thickness (mm) 200 3.74 0.37
Bed width total including side wall thickness (mm) 1300
Bed Thickness (mm) 175 5.46 3.55
Slab width total including side wall thickness (mm) 0
Slab Thickness (mm) RCC 0 0.00 0.00
Coincient Pool level (ht) vert water load (mm) 630 5.67 3.12
Surcharge stabilizing wt 0.00 0.00
Area.2 (m2) 0 0 0
Area.4 (m2) 0 0 0
Sum of Stabilizing Forces Channel Full condition (KN, KN-m) 18.62 11.53
Sum of Stabilizing Forces Channel Empty Condition (KN, KN-m) 12.95 8.42
De-stabilizing forces Wt KN De-Stab Moment KN-m
Static Water Pressure Head 0.39 1.98 0.76
Earth Pressure 0.32 2.74 0.87
Horizontal E-Q OBE 3.11 2.02
Horizontal E-Q MDE 4.14 2.69
Surcharge Load 0.48 0.00 0.00
Sum of de-stabilizing Forces Earth pressure only (KN, KN-m) 3 0.87
Sum of de-stabilizing Forces OBE (KN, KN-m) 7.83 3.65
Sum of de-stabilizing Forces MDE (KN, KN-m) 8.86 4.33
Stability Analysis
(Backfill ) Empty channel F.O.S sliding 2.73
(Backfill + surcharge+Uplift+NPL+OBE) F.O.S sliding 1.37
(Backfill + surcharge+Uplift+NPL+MDE) F.O.S sliding 1.21
(Backfill) Empty channel F.O.S Over 9.66
(Backfill + surcharge+Uplift+NPL+OBE) F.O.S Over 3.16
(Backfill + surcharge+Uplift+NPL+MDE) F.O.S Over 2.67
a (m) L/3 (m) Resultant Position and %age of base in comp
0.58 Resultant Lie in middle third
0.42 0.43 67.44
0.39 70.23
Bearing Pressure q1 (KN/m2) q2 (KN/m2)
Bearing Pressure/Empty channel (Backfill ) 13.05 6.87
Bearing Pressure /(Backfill + surcharge+Uplift+NPL+OBE) 29.33 0.00
Bearing Pressure/(Backfill + surcharge+Uplift+NPL+MDE) 32.07 0.00
a < 2L/3 (m) 0.87 OK
Stress checks
Mu (Side wall) kip-ft 1.05
S in3 6666666.66666667
ΦMn kip-ft 8.27
Vu kip 3.28329
ΦVn kip 61.10
Mu (Bed) kip-ft 5.35
S in3 5104166.67
ΦMn kip-ft 6.33
Vu kip 21.38
ΦVn kip 53.46