DECANTER - FOUNDATION DESIGN

GIVEN

DECANTER LOAD 30 kN
LENGTH OF THE DECANTER 1.1 M
1100 MM
HEIGHT OF WALL 5.5 M
5500 MM
HEIGHT OF WATER 5M
5000 MM
DENSITY OF WATER 9.81 kN/m3
DENSITY OF CONCRETE 25 kN/m3
DENSITY OF SOIL 18 kN/m3
SURCHARGE LOAD 10 kN/m2
WIDTH OF TOE 1M
1000 MM
WIDTH OF HEEL 2M
2000 MM
HEIGHT OF SOIL ABOVE FOUNDATION 1.5 M
1500 MM
CLEAR COVER TO REINFORCEMENT 50 MM
SAFE BEARING CAPACITY OF SOIL 150 kN/m2
THICKNESS OF WALL 0.45 M
450 MM
STRESS IN STEEL 255 N/mm2
LOAD CALCULATION
203.845
DEAD LOAD OF WALL 61.875 kN
AXIAL LOAD ACTING ON THE FOUNDATION 91.875 kN/m
WATER LOAD ON HEEL SLAB 98.1 kN/m
SOIL + SURCHAGE LOAD ON TOE SLAB 42 kN/m 42

SUMMATION OF LOAD 347.9625 kN/m

MOMENT CALCULATION

MOMENT DUE TO DECANTER LOAD 33 kNm

MOMENT DUE TO WATER PRESSURE 42.91875 kNm
TOTAL MOMENT 75.91875 kNm

ULTIMATE MOMENT 113.8781 kNm

TOTAL WIDTH OF THE FOUNDATION 3.45 M 113.8781

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MOMENT AT CL DUE TO LOAD ON HEEL -71.1225 kNm-m

MOMENT AT CL DUE TO SELF LOAD -45.9375 kNm-m

MOMENT AT CL DUE TO LOAD ON TOE -42 kNm-m

SUMMATION OF MOMENT -45.1819 kNm-m

45.18 kNm-m
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1 1.875
3.70 4.575
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MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PRESSURE

GROSS PRESSURES
MAXIMUM PRESSURE 123.6347 kN/m2
MINIMUM PRESSURE 78.083 kN/m2
DIFFERENCE 45.552 kN/m2
PRESSURE AT TOE SIDE 110.4312 kN/m2
PRESSURE AT HEEL SIDE 104.4897 kN/m2

DESIGN FOR TOE SLAB

DEPTH OF SLAB 600 MM

DIA OF REINFORCEMENT PROVIDED 16 MM
EFFECTIVE DEPTH 542 MM

DOWNWARD PRESSURE ACTING ON TOE SLAB 37 kN/m2

NET PRESSURES
OUTER FACE 86.635 kN/m2
AT WALL FACE 73.431 kN/m2

MOMENT AT TOE SLAB 47.7185 kNm

AREA OF REINFORCEMENT REQUIRED 342.8571 mm2

AREA OF ONE REINFORCEMENT 200.96 mm2

SPACING OF REINFORCEMENT REQUIRED 586.1335 mm

PROVIDED AREA OF REINFORCEMENT 200 mm

AREA OF REINFORCEMENT PROVIDED 1004.8 mm2