MYSRL A3SP-2060-15-CS-001

Conga Stage 3 Study 14Sep2010

A3SP

CALCULATIONS SHEET FOR TAILINGS THICKENERS

ATTACHMENT 03
DESIGN OF TAILING THICKENERS

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A3SP

TAILINGS THICKENERS DESIGN

Soil Properties

tonf
γrell  1.9 Backfill density, assumption
3
m
ϕrell  35 deg Angle of internal friction of the backfill
soil, assumption

Properties of the materials

fc  30 MPa Resistance of the concrete

tonf
γh  2.5 Density of the concrete
3
m
fy  415  MPa Yielding of reinforcing steel

Properties of the beam

h  2800mm Height of the beam

b  1200mm Width of the beam

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Loads :

1) Dead Load (D)

tonf
D  γh  b  h  8.4 Selfweight of the concrete beam
m

1) Eartquake (E)

tonf tonf
E  0.2 2.5  b h  1.68 20% weight of the beam is supposed
3 m
m

2) Passive earth pressure (H)

δ  tan( 0 ) δ  0  deg Coefficient of friction soil- concrete wall

θ  0deg Angle between back side of wall and a

vertical line
β  0deg Angle between backfill surface line and a
horizontal line


cos ϕrell  θ 2
Kp  Coefficient of passive earth pressure
    
2
 sin δ  ϕrell  sin ϕrell  β
( cos( θ) )  cos( δ  θ)   1 
2
 cos( δ  θ)  cos( β  θ) 
Kp  3.69

2 tonf
Ep  0.5 γrell h  Kp  27 Passive earth pressure
m

Load Combinations

1) 1.2 D + 1.6 H
2) 1.2 D + 1.0 E
3) 0.9 D + 1.6 H
4) 0.9 D + 1.0 E + 1.6 H

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Load on Risa 3D model

1) Selfweight of the beam (D): is automatically calculated by the software

2) Passive earth pressure (H)

3) Earthquke (E)

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Results from Risa 3D

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Verification of shear

Vuz  115tonf Ultimate shear according axis z

kgf
Vc  0.53 306   ( b  10cm)  h  286  tonf Contribution of concrete to shear
2
cm
ϕc  0.75

tonf
ϕc Vc  214 m
m

Vuz < c * Vc OK

Reinforcing bars

tonf
Muz  94.1 m Positive/negative ultimate moment
m according axis z
d  b  10cm  1.1 m
Useful height

fy 2
α  α  0.0007 m cm
2  0.85 d  fc

ϕf  0.9

Muz 1 2
β  β  22.461  cm
fy d  ϕf m

2
1 1  4  α β cm
Acal  Acal  22.8 Calculation area
2 α m

 fc 

  kgf  
  2  2
Amin  max0.8
 cm  14 d  kgf
d    Amin  36.391
cm
Minimun area for flexion
 cm
2 fy
cm 
2 m
 fy 
 kgf 
2
0.9 cm
Aret  d Aret  9.9 Minimum area for shrinkage
1000 m

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As  if  Acal  Amin Acal if  Acal   Amin Amin if  Acal   Aret Acal  Aret  
4 4 4
  3  3 3 
2
cm
As  30.463
m

Use 28 a 200 = 30.8 cm2 /m as reinforcing bars.

16a200
28a200

28a200

Main reinforcement bars for beam

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