PROJECT : Calculation Sheet 1 of 1

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Engineer
Working Platform Design on Granular Subgrade
(ref :BRE Report 470 'Working Platform Design For Tracked Plant')
Partial factors
Subgrade Material Strength fs 33 deg gs 16 fs 1.00
Platform Material Strength fp 40 deg gp 20 fp 1.00

Design Track Dims Width 0.8 L1 1.9 L2 1.14 W 1.00

L1 1.00
Case 1 Loading q1k 173 KN/m2 L2 1.00
Case 2 Loading q2k 241 KN/m2

Ngs= 35 Ngp= 110 Kptand = 5.5

Sg1 = 0.88 Sp1 = 1.41

Sg2 = 0.79 Sp2 = 1.70

Capacity of Subgrade (No Platform)

2
Rd = 198.2 KN/m Platform required q1k 2.00
q2k 1.50

Capacity of Platform Material

2
Rd1 = 771.2 KN/m
2
Rd2 = 694.8 KN/m

Required Platform without reinforcement

Case 1 loading D1 = 0.64 m q1k 1.60

Case 2 loading D2 = 0.62 m q2k 1.20

Required Platform with reinforcement

(one layer of geogrid at least 0.3 m below platform surface)
Geogrid Ultimate tensile strength Tu = 20.00 Tu 0.50

Case 1 loading D1 = 0.38 m

Case 2 loading D2 = 0.42 m

Minimum Required Platform Thickness

Un- Reinforced 0.64 m

Reinforced 0.42 m