PROJECT : DATE

STRUCTURE: STABILITY OF WEIR FOUNDATION ( FOR DESIGN FLOW) DESIGNED

REF CALCULATIONS OUTPUT

Lw2 Ls

H1
V1 H2

H
V2
F1

t4

t3
Ww
h1

h2
Lx

t1 t2

F3

INPUT DATA (ENTER FIGURES IN RED CELLS ONLY)

LEVELS
Weir crest level 561.5 m
Weir bottom level ( River bed level) 559.9 m
River bed level at D/S 559.9 m
Tail Water Depth 0 m
WEIR BODY
Height of the weir H 1.6 m
Width of weir at crest Lw2 1 m
Slope of the upstream face V1 8
H1 1
Slope of the down stream face V2 1
H2 0.75
STILLING BASIN
Length of Stilling Basin Ls 5.8 m
Thickness of Stilling Basin t3 0.6 m
D/S KEY
Height of key wall h2 1.5 m
Section thickness t2 0.5 m
U/S APRON
Length of Apron Lx 1 m
Thickness of Apron t4 1 m
U/S KEY
Height of key wall h1 2 m
Section thickness t1 0.5 m
SOIL PROPERTIES
Cohesion of soil C 5 kN/m2
 Coefficient of internal friction ɸ 25 degrees
UNIT WEIGHTS
Weight of water 10 kN/m3
Weight of concrete 24 kN/m3
Weight of soil 18 kN/m3
LOAD EVALUATION

Water pressure at the weir base in u/s side P1 36 kN/m/m run

Pore water pressure at u/s side , under the weir P3 36 kN/m/m run

Hydro static force act on u/s face of the weir F1 64.8 kN/m run
Hydro static force act under the weir F3 165.6 kN/m run

Weight of structure WCS 272.4 kN/m run

Weight of water in U/S section Ww 25.6 kN/m run
Weight of soil structure Ws 140.94 kN/m run

CHECK FOR OVERTURNING

Moment due to hydro static force, F1 about the toe M1 77.76 kNm/m run
Moment of the pore water force about the toe M3 1015.7 kNm/m run
Moment of the Ws about the toe Mcs 1419.3 kNm/m run
Moment of the Ww about the toe Mw 221.81 kNm/m run

Overturning moment 1093.4 kNm/m run

Resisting moment 1641.1 kNm/m run

FOS against overtuning 1.50 Satisfied

CHECK FOR SLIDING

USBR Q Shear - friction safety factor
A Area of section considered
Design of
ΣN Summation of normal forces
small dams
ΣU Summation of uplift forces
ΣV Summation of shear forces

Shear - friction safety factor 2.68 Not Satisfied

PROJECT : DATE
STRUCTURE: STABILITY OF WEIR FOUNDATION (FOR 100 yr. FLOW) DESIGNED
REF CALCULATIONS OUTPUT

100 YEAR FLOOD LEVEL

Lw2

H1
V1 H2 Ls

H
V2 TAIL WATER LEVEL

F1

t4

t3
W
h1

F2

h2
Lx

t1 t2

F3

INPUT DATA (ENTER FIGURES IN RED CELLS ONLY)

LEVELS
Weir crest level 561.5 m
Weir bottom level ( River bed level) 559.9 m
Water level over the weir crest 564.00 m
Stilling basin level 559.50 m
River bed level at D/S 559.9 m
Tail water level at D/S 561.00 m
Tail Water Depth 1.10 m
WEIR BODY
Height of the weir H 1.6 m
Width of weir at crest Lw2 1 m
Slope of the upstream face V1 8
H1 1
Slope of the down stream face V2 1
H2 0.75
STILLING BASIN
Length of Stilling Basin Ls 5.8 m
Thickness of Stilling Basin t3 0.6 m
D/S KEY
Height of key wall h2 1.5 m
Section thickness t2 0.5 m
U/S APRON
Length of Apron Lx 1 m
 Thickness of Apron t4 1 m
U/S KEY
Height of key wall h1 2 m
Section thickness t1 0.5 m
SOIL PROPERTIES
Cohesion of soil C 5 kN/m2
Coefficient of internal friction ɸ 25 degrees
UNIT WEIGHTS
Weight of water 10 kN/m3
Weight of concrete 24 kN/m3
Weight of soil 18 kN/m3

HIDDEN CALCULATIONS
Sectional widths Distance to CG, from toe of foundation

Lw1 0.2 m 8.1 m

Lw2 1m 7.5 m
Lw3 1.2 m 6.4 m

Lt 9.2 m 4.6 m

Weight of Structure
Weir Sec. 1 3.84
Weir Sec. 2 38.4
Weir Sec. 3 23.04
Weight of weir 65.28 kN/m run

U/S key & apron 48

Weir bottom 57.6
D/key & apron 101.52
Total Weight of foundation 207.12

Total weight of structure Wcs 272.4 kN/m run

Weight of water Ww U/S

Weight of water Ww rectangular sec 61.5
Weight of water Ww trangular sec 6.6
Weight of water Ww D/S
Weight of water Ww rectangular sec 87
Weight of water Ww 9.6
Weight of water Ww 164.7 kN/m run
 LOAD EVALUATION

Water pressure at the weir base in u/s side P1 61 kN/m/m run

Water pressure at the weir base in d/s side P2 30 kN/m/m run
Pore water pressure at u/s side , under the weir P3 61 kN/m/m run

Hydro static force act on u/s face of the weir F1 154.8 kN/m run
Hydro static force act on d/s face of the weir F2 45 kN/m run
Hydro static force act under the weir F3 418.6 kN/m run

Weight of structure Wcs 272.4 kN/m run

Weight of water on structure Ww 164.7 kN/m run
Weight of soil structure Ws 140.94 kN/m run

CHECK FOR OVERTURNING

Moment due to hydro static force, F1 about the toe M1 239.76 kNm/m run
Moment due to hydro static force, F2 about the toe M2 45 kNm/m run
Moment of the pore water force about the toe M3 2144.2 kNm/m run
Moment of the Wcs about the toe Mcs 1419.3 kNm/m run
Moment of the Ww about the toe Mw 841.03 kNm/m run
Moment of the Ws about the toe Mw 648.32 kNm/m run

Overturning moment 2384 kNm/m run

Resisting moment 2953.7 kNm/m run

FOS against overtuning 1.239 Satisfied

CHECK FOR SLIDING

USBR Q Shear - friction safety factor
Q = CA + ( ΣN + ΣU ) tan ɸ
ΣV A Area of section considered
Design of small
dams ΣN Summation of normal forces
ΣU Summation of uplift forces
ΣV Summation of shear forces

Shear - friction safety factor 1.0961 Hence Satisfied

PROJECT : GURA SHP DATE
STRUCTURE: Retaining wall scour depth DESIGNED
REF CALCULATIONS OUTPUT
Design of scour depth of a retaining wall parallel to the river
REFERENCES
HEC 23 , Chapter - 4

Governing equation and Notations

Ys = Y1( 0.73 + 0.14PI()Fr^2
Ys= Equilibrium depth of scour ( measured from mean bed level )
Y1 = Average upstream flow depth in the river
Fr - Upstream Froude Number
ENTER FIGURES IN RED CELLS
INPUT DATA NOTATION UNIT
100 yr. Flood flow Q m3/s 165.00
Average Width of river L m 35.00
Average bed level m 559.50
Average water level for Q 100 m 561.10
Upstream water depth Y1 m 1.60
Average velocity V m/s 2.95
Froude number Fr 0.74
Ys Ys m 1.56

Minimum Depth of retaining wall foundation m 1.75

ENTER FIGURES IN RED CELLS ONLY