Introduction

A sluice gate controls flow in open channel. The flow of water is from aeration
tank to Mixer tank / Spliter box. Here two sections considered for the flow of
water ie; section 1 is for inflow to sluice gate and section 2 is for out flow from
sluice gate, Assume the flow is uniform and the pressure is hydrostatic.
Neglecting bottom friction and atmospheric pressure.

Two cases are considered for design of fixing arrangements ie; case1 Sluice gate
is fully closed and case 2 Sluice gate is partially closed

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Geometry

Density of water ρ ≔ 1000 ――

3

(case 1: Sluice gate is fully closed)

Depth of sluice gate h1 ≔ 0.994

Depth of water flow through sluice gate h2 ≔ 0
Sluice gate width b ≔ 1.687
Maximum water pressure for max depth w ≔ ρ ⋅ ⋅ h1 ⋅ b = 16.445 ――

Total Reaction force on sluice gate Fgate1 ≔ 0.5 ⋅ w ⋅ h1 = 8.173

Case 2: Sluice gate is Partialy closed (h2=h1/4)

Depth of sluice gate h1 ≔ 0.994

h1
Depth of water flow through sluice gate h2 ≔ ―= 0.249
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Assume steady state incompressible flow and no variation across width `b'. The inlet
and outlet mass flows balance: V2/V1 = h1/h2, Where V1 is the velocity of water
before reaching sluice gate and V1 is the velocity of flow through sluice gate.
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 ⋅ ⋅ ⎛⎝h1 − h2⎞⎠
Velocity of flow across sluice gate V1 ≔ ――――― = 0.987 ―
2
⎛ h1 ⎞
⎜―⎟ − 1
⎝ h2 ⎠
Total Reaction force on sluice gate
⎛ 2
⎛1⎞ 2 ⎛ h2 ⎞ ⎞ 2 ⎛ h1 ⎞
Fgate2 ≔ ⎜―⎟ ⋅ ρ ⋅ ⋅ b ⋅ h1 ⎜1 − ⎜―⎟ ⎟ − ρ ⋅ h1 ⋅ b ⋅ V1 ⋅ ⎜―− 1⎟ = 2.758
⎝2⎠ ⎝ ⎝ h1 ⎠ ⎠ ⎝ h2 ⎠

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Case 3: Sluice gate is half closed (h2=h1/2)

Depth of sluice gate h1 ≔ 0.994

h1
Depth of water flow through sluice gate h2 ≔ ― = 0.497
2

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 ⋅ ⋅ ⎛⎝h1 − h2⎞⎠
Velocity of flow across sluice gate V1 ≔ ――――― = 1.803 ―
2
⎛ h1 ⎞
⎜―⎟ − 1
⎝ h2 ⎠
Total Reaction force on sluice gate
⎛ 2
⎛1⎞ 2 ⎛ h2 ⎞ ⎞ 2 ⎛ h1 ⎞
Fgate3 ≔ ⎜―⎟ ⋅ ρ ⋅ ⋅ b ⋅ h 1 ⎜ 1 − ⎜―⎟ ⎟ − ρ ⋅ h1 ⋅ b ⋅ V1 ⋅ ⎜―− 1⎟ = 0.681
⎝2⎠ ⎝ ⎝ h1 ⎠ ⎠ ⎝ h2 ⎠
Case 4: Sluice gate is half closed (h2=h1x3/4)

Depth of sluice gate h1 ≔ 0.994

3 ⋅ h1
Depth of water flow through sluice gate h2 ≔ ―― = 0.746
4
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2 ⋅ ⋅ ⎛⎝h1 − h2⎞⎠
Velocity of flow across sluice gate V1 ≔ ――――― = 2.503 ―
2
⎛ h1 ⎞
Total Reaction force on sluice gate ⎜―⎟ − 1
⎝ h2 ⎠
⎛ 2
⎛1⎞ 2 ⎛ h2 ⎞ ⎞ 2 ⎛ h1 ⎞
Fgate4 ≔ ⎜―⎟ ⋅ ρ ⋅ ⋅ b ⋅ h1 ⎜1 − ⎜―⎟ ⎟ − ρ ⋅ h1 ⋅ b ⋅ V1 ⋅ ⎜―− 1⎟ = 0.073
⎝2⎠ ⎝ ⎝ h1 ⎠ ⎠ ⎝ h2 ⎠
Maximum reaction for sluice gate is for case-1 ie; Fully closed gate. Total force at the bolt
fixing location is half of total reaction force

max ⎛⎝Fgate1 , Fgate2 , Fgate3 , Fgate4⎞⎠ ⋅ 1.6

Factored load Fgate ≔ ―――――――――――― = 6.538
2

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Check for attached bolt strength:
Reaction forces are transfered to the concrete through anchor bolt. Total Water pressure tranfered
throgh tension and Vertical load of sluice gate transfered through shear. Four number of 1/2 inch
dia bolts are attached at each sides of sluice gate. Assuming entire triangular pressure is carried
out by one-Anchor bolt at both sides. Since forces on anchor bolts are less embeded depth will be
critical and hence anchor bolt is checked for embeded depth.

Concrete grade fcu ≔ 40

1
Bolt dia dia ≔ ―
2
‾‾‾‾‾
fcu
Concrete bond strength μ ≔ 0.5 ⋅ ――⋅ = 3.162
Fgate
Required Embeded depth Ld ≔ ―――= 51.822
⋅ dia ⋅ μ
Provided embeded depth = 114.3 mm, Hence OK

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Check for embeded anchor rebar :

Entire force for sluice gate is transfered finally through embeded chemical anchor. Water pressure
is perpendicular embeded anchor. Total force is checked for 4 number of bolt embeded anchor.
Embeded chemical anchor is designed using Hilti profis software.

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