DESIGN OF THRUST BLOCK

DATA

DIAMETER OF PIPE D 150 mm

PRESSURE OF WATER IN PIPE P 3.5 Kgs/cm2
ANGLE OF DEVIATION OF PIPE α 90 Degree
ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION φ 30 Degree (FROM SOIL REPORT)
DENSITY OF CONCRETE γc 2300 Kgs/m 3

DENSITY OF SOIL γs 1600 Kgs/m3 (FROM SOIL REPORT)

DENSITY OF WATER γw 1000 Kgs/m3
COVER OF EARTH 600 mm
COHESION OF SOILS C 0 Kgs/m2 (FROM SOIL REPORT)
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF SOIL µ 0.5 (FROM SOIL REPORT)

DESIGN

HORIZONTAL THRUST F = 2 X P X A X SIN (α/2)

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF PIPE A 176.625 cm2

SIN (α/2) 0.707

HORIZONTAL THRUST F 874.2491 Kgs

0.874249 Tonnes

LATERAL RESISTANCE
LATERAL RESISTANCE TO COUNTERACT HORIZONTAL THRUST
L B D
TRY A THRUST BLOCK OF SIZE 3.2 3.2 3.2 m

WEIGHT OF THE THRUST BLOCK 75366.4 Kgs 75.366 Tonnes

WEIGHT OF THE WATER IN PIPE 56.52 Kgs 0.057 Tonnes
WEIGHT OF EARTH 460.8 Kgs 0.461 Tonnes

TOTAL WEIGHT 75883.72 Kgs 75.884 Tonnes

TOTAL FORCE AVAILABLE CONSIDERING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE OF

SOIL 37941.86 Kgs 37.942 Tonnes

LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL AGAINST THE BLOCK

Fp = (γs X (H2/2) X L X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ))) + (2 X C X H X L X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ)) 1/2)

LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL Fp 78643.2 Kgs 78.6432 Tonnes

LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL WHEN THE THRUST BLOCK IS FREE TO YIELD AWAY FROM THE SOIL MASS
i.e. THE PORTION OF PROJECTED PIPES

Fa = (γs X h X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ))) - (2 X C X ((1 + SIN φ)/(1 - SIN φ)) 1/2)
LATERAL RESISTANCE OF SOIL WHEN THE THRUST BLOCK
IS FREE Fa 80 Kgs 0.08 Tonnes

TOTAL LATERAL RESISTANCE 116.665 Tonnes

TOTAL HORIZONTAL THRUST 0.874249 Tonnes

FACTOR OF SAFETY 133.45

HENCE THE DESIGN IS SAFE

REINFORCEMENT

THE MINIMUM SURFACE REINFORCEMENT IN ALL THRUST BLOCKS SHALL BE 5 Kgs/sq.m (as per IRG 21-1972
ARTICLE 306.4). THE SPACING OF THESE BARS IS NOT TO EXCEED 500mm. HENCE PROVIDE 10 BARS AT 200
C/C WHICH IS MORE THAN 5 Kgs/sq.m.