DESIGN OF RCC THRUST BLOCK

DATA :

Internal Dia. of Pipe (ID) = 1300 mm

Thk. of Pipe shell (t) = 10 mm
Design pressure (p) = 4 kg/cm2
Angle of deviation (f) = 45 o
Depth of Foundation (h) = 1m
Safe bearing capacity(SBC) = 40 T/m2
= 400 kN/m2
Dry density of soil (gsoil) = 18 kN/m3
Coeff. of passive earth (kp) = 3
pressure

CHECK AGAINST SLIDING :

Width of block (b) = 2500
Depth of block (D) = 3000

2500

2000
T
3000

1000
W
A

Weight of water per m = 13.27 kN/m

Weight of Pipe per m = 3.23 kN/m
Weight of thrust block per m = 153.29 kN/m
TOTAL WT. PER M = W = 169.79 kN/m

Radial thrust = T = 2pAsin(f/2) = 406.36 kN

Coeff. of Friction = m = 0.5

Factor of safety against sliding = mWl > 1.2

T

Calculation of length of Block (l) - (for Sliding purpose)

Length of block reqd. = lreqd. = 5.74 m

Consider length of block = l = 7.5 m

\ Total weight of Block = W = 1273 kN
CHECK AGAINST OVERTURNING :
For stability against overturning, consider moment @ A

Top cover of thrust block = c = 300 mm

Outer dia. of Pipe = OD = 1320 mm

Lever Arm 'l1' for Thrust 'T' = D -(OD/2) - c

= 2040 mm

Lever Arm 'l2' for Block 'W' = b/2

= 1250 mm
Moment due to passive (ms) = (kp x gsoil x h / 6) x l
3

earth pressure = 67.5 kNm

Overturning Moment = Mo = T x l1 - ms
= 761.47 kNm
Stabilising Moment = Ms = W x l2
1592 kNm

Factor of Safety against = Mo = 2.09

Overturning Ms > 1.5 \ OK

Net stabilising momemt = M = Ms - Mo

= 830.3 kNm

Total Weight = W = 1273 kN

x=M = 0.652
W

Base width of block = b = 2.5 m

Eccentricity = e = b - x
2
= 0.598 m > 0.417 m = b/6

Calculation of bearing pressures :

Bearing area = A1 = b x l
= 18.75 m2

pmax = W 1 + 6e
A1 b
= 165.38 kN/m2 < SBC t'fore OK
pmin = W 1 - 6e
A1 b
= -29.55 kN/m2
DESIGN OF RCC THRUST BLOCK
DATA :

Internal Dia. of Pipe (ID) = 1300 mm

Thk. of Pipe shell (t) = 10 mm
Design pressure (p) = 4 kg/cm2
Angle of deviation (f) = 45 o
Depth of Foundation (h) = 1m
Safe bearing capacity(SBC) = 40 T/m2
= 400 kN/m2
Dry density of soil (gsoil) = 18 kN/m3
Coeff. of passive earth (kp) = 3
pressure

CHECK AGAINST SLIDING :

Width of block at top (b1) = 2500 mm
Width of block at top (b1) = 3300 mm
Depth of block (D) = 3000 mm

2500

2000
T
3000

1000
W 400
A
400 400

Weight of water per m = 13.27 kN/m

Weight of Pipe per m = 3.23 kN/m
Weight of thrust block per m = 161.29 kN/m
Weight of soil per m = 10.08 kN/m
TOTAL WT. PER M = W = 187.87 kN/m

Radial thrust = T = 2pAsin(f/2) = 406.36 kN

Coeff. of Friction = m = 0.5

Factor of safety against sliding = mWl > 1.2

T

Calculation of length of Block (l) - (for Sliding purpose)

Length of block reqd. = lreqd. = 5.19 m

 Consider length of block = l = 7.5 m
\ Total weight of Block = W = 1409 kN
CHECK AGAINST OVERTURNING :
For stability against overturning, consider moment @ A

Top cover of thrust block = c = 300 mm

Outer dia. of Pipe = OD = 1320 mm

Lever Arm 'l1' for Thrust 'T' = D -(OD/2) - c

= 2040 mm

Lever Arm 'l2' for Block 'W' = b2/2

= 1650 mm
Moment due to passive (ms) = (kp x gsoil x h / 6) x l
3

earth pressure = 67.5 kNm

Overturning Moment = Mo = T x l1 - ms
= 761.47 kNm
Stabilising Moment = Ms = W x l2
2325 kNm

Factor of Safety against = Mo = 3.05

Overturning Ms > 1.5 \ OK

Net stabilising momemt = M = Ms - Mo

= 1563 kNm

Total Weight = W = 1409 kN

x = M = 1.1096
W

Base width of block = b2 = 3.3 m

Eccentricity = e = b2 - x
2
= 0.5404 m < 0.550 m = b/6

Calculation of bearing pressures :

Bearing area = A1 = b x l
= 24.75 m2

pmax = W 1 + 6e
A1 b
= 112.87 kN/m2 < SBC t'fore OK
pmin = W 1 - 6e
A1 b
= 0.991 kN/m2