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Silent Features of Archs Buttress Check Dam

This document describes the design details of an arch buttress check dam. It discusses features like how the horizontal thrust of water is resisted by arch action which transfers load to buttresses supported on foundations. It also discusses minimum reinforcement in arches and buttresses, and how field boulders add stability and provide a spillway.

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Silent Features of Archs Buttress Check Dam

This document describes the design details of an arch buttress check dam. It discusses features like how the horizontal thrust of water is resisted by arch action which transfers load to buttresses supported on foundations. It also discusses minimum reinforcement in arches and buttresses, and how field boulders add stability and provide a spillway.

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SILENT FEATURES OF ARCHS BUTTRESS CHECK DAM

1) Horizontal thrust of water is resisted by the arch action of the arches


which uniformly transfer the load to the buttresses.
2) The buttresses are supported on the mat or a raft foundation. In soil
(where the hard foundation is available in deeper strata in case of
hard/rocky foundation the buttresses are supported on a spread footing.

3) To prevent the flow/seepage underneath the check dam, a cutoff wall


with minimum reinforcement is provided at the upstream edge of the
foundation. The cutoff wall also prevent the horizontal sliding of the
check dam (it acts as key wall).

4) Minimum reinforcement is provided in the arch portion of the dam,


because all joints in the arch portion are in compression. The permissible
compressive strength in concrete is taken as fc= 40kg/sqcm or 400
tone/cm2.
5) The buttresses are designed as cantilever fixed at the base as well as at
the junction of arch and buttresses, suitable reinforcement is worked out
for the same.
6) Field boulders/broken stones are filled in the arch cavity and between
buttresses, these boulders
(a) Add to the weight which consequently increase the stability of the
check dam with complete raft below the buttresses.
(b) The boulders also provide a D/S smooth sloping spillway so that
the energy is dissipated without much scouring at the D/S.
7) However an energy dissipating device in the form of stilling basin is
provided at the D/S.along with a small toe wall at the D/S edge of the
stilling basin.
8) The check dam is checked for
a) Stability against over turning the factor of safety against
over turning is taken as F.S >2.
b) Factor of safetyagainst sliding should be F.S>1.
9) The angle subtended by the arch at the center varies from 100° to 140°.
the numerical value of this angle θ for minimum concrete is
θ= 133°°34′′00″″(θ=2.331 radians) which is very economical.
DESIGN DETAILS OF MULTIPLE ARCH BUTTRESS DAM

HYDRALLIC PERTICULARS OF NALA


1) Lowest nala bed level.-
2) H.F.L of nala –
3) Crust level of the structure –
4) Normal /Maximum scour level of the foundation-
5) Linear water way of the nala-
6) Catchment area of the nala should be arrived by the Topo sheet or area
velocity method-

BY RYE’S FORMULA

Discharge Q=C (A)2/3 where C =10(constant)


A= Area in sq km
Q= Discharge in cumec.

While calculating the foundation depth the normal scour depth


D=0.473(Q)1/3
f1/3
where f=1.0(constant)
in case of loose foundation the maximum scour depth Dl=1.50xD should be
adopted.
The scour level of the foundation should be worked out from H.F.L = scour
depth

1) Consider span of nala 22.00mt, let us take spacing of buttresses 4.25mt,


provide 5 arch bays 5x4.25=21.25 mt which remains bay to bay
2) For design let us consider one bay of check dam C/C of buttresses
3) Design of spillage :
Q= 10/3x LxH2/3 where L is length of spillage
H is the depth of spillage
4) Thickness of arch = whr/Fe
Yc= 0.788 r =1.82 outer D=4.77 mtr
CG= 1.82-0.91 + 1.20 = 2.11 mtr inner d = 4.47 mtr
r1= 2.385 mtr(outer dia) Center = 4.62 mtr
Y’ = 0.25 r2+1.20 = 1.78 mtr t= 0.15 mtr
r2
= 2.235 mtr (inner dia) L/2 = r sinθ/2
r1= 2.31 center L = 2r sinθ/2
θ = 1330 34’ =2.331 radians = 2x2.31x0.919 = 4.2456
sin θ/2= 0.919 = 4.25 mtr
cosθ/2= 0.3942

t= whr/fc = 1 x 2 x 2.31/400= 0.0115mtr or 11.55 mtr or say 1.1 cm


provide 15 cm of arch
2 2
∴ fc = 40kg/cm = 400 tn /m
s=r cosθ/2=2.31x0.3942=0.91mtr
a=r-s=2.31-0.91 =1.40mtr
Larch=rxθ=2.31x2.331=5.38mtr
Area of segment =0.803x(r2)2 =0.803x2.2352 =4.011m2
Taking wt of stone boulders=2.08tn/m3
Cg of segmental area from B=1.20+0.25 x r2=1758mtr
Uplift pressure at on arch A1 of circular
area=0.803(r1)2=0.803x(2.385)2=4.56m2
A2of base of the footing (base width of thefooting=0.45m)=0.45x1.20=0.54m2
Average stress at the circular segments=2x0.834/2=1.417tn/m2
CG of the Y circular =1.20+0.25r1=1.20+0.25x2.385=1.796mtr.

M -ve = Mw=43.76tn
M -ve= Mpv=17.42tn

F.S against overtiring = M-ve = 43.76/17.42=2.51>200(Hence safe)


M-ve

Case II

Without boulder in the circular portion and no slab below the circular
segment.

M –ve = 43.76 – 29.32 = 14.44 – 2.53 =11.91 tn

M –ve = 17.42 – 11.60 =5.82 tn

F.S = 14.44/5.82 = 2.04 > 2.00 (Hence safe)

Pressure below foundation


For case I (with slab and boulders in circular areas)

x- = ( M +ve + M –ve / M w = 43.76 – 17.42 / 17.43 = 1.51 mtr from the toe

e = b / 2 – x- = 2.675 / 2 –1.51 = (-) 0.1725mtr


P1 = w / d(1+6e/b) = 24.16 / 2.675 [1±6x(-) 0.1725 / 2.675] = 9.031[1±(-) 0.387]
= 9.031±3.494
P1 = 9.031-3.494 = 5.537 tn / m2

P2 =9.031 + 3.494 = 12.525 tn/ m2


DESIGN OF FOOTING

P1 = Pmax = 14.65 tn / m2 < S.B.C of rock and crushing strength of concrete (300
tn/m2)
Hence safe.

M at f ax = (0.15 x1) (14.65) x 0.15 / 2


Mt = 0.165t m=1.65x106 N mm

M = Qbd2 =0.87 x 1 x d2 = 0.165


Q = 0.874
D = √M/Qxb = √1.65 x 106 /0.874x103 =43.67mm=4.3cm<15cm

Ast = M/σst xjxd = 1.65x106/140x0.87x70= 193.52 mm2


Aϕ = π/4x(8)2 = 50.26 mm2
s= 1000x50.26/193.52 = 259 mm = 25 cm C/C.

Pb = (8.61+14.65) / 2x0.45x1.20 = 6.28 t m


Mb = 6.28x0.60 = 3.76tn m = 37.6x106 kNm
R = 0.874, j = 0.865
d = √M/bxR= √37.6x106 / 150x0.874 = 536.118 mm =53.61 cm
Provided 200cm (Hence safe)

Ast = M/σst xjxd = 37.6x106/140x0.865x2000=155.29 mm2

Using 8mmϕ, Aϕ = 50.26 Nos = 155.24/50.26 = 3.08 Nos or say 3 Nos .

Mt =½(8.78)x2x °= 8.44 x °= 8.44 x ° = 5.62tn = 56.20x106 kNmm


D = √56.20x106/150x 0.874 = 654.73 mm = 654 cm < 120 cm (Safe)
Ast = 56.20x 106/140x 0.865 x 1200 = 386.73 mm2
Aϕ 8mm ϕ nos = 386.73 / 50.26 = 7.69 = 8 bars of 8 mm ϕ
Aϕ 12mm ϕ nos = 386.73 / 113.10 = 3.41 = 4 bars of 12 mm ϕ

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