DESIGN OF TUNNEL FOR CONVEYOR

Configuration

RCC Box type

Materials
Concrete Gr

M25

Reinf. Steel

Fe415

Loading
1

Dead load

Unit wt. Of concrete at

Live load

2.50T/cu.m

Unit wt. of Dry soil

1.80T/cu.m

Unit wt. of Saturated soil

'

2.10T/cu.m

500Kg/sqm on floors Unless other wise specified

(not critical for design)

Equipment Load

weight of conveyor short supports

(not critical for design)

Earth pressure
case 1

Dry case with unit weight of soil =

1.80T/cu.m

(Kah)

case 2

Water table case

above WT =

1.80T/cu.m

(Kah)

below WT =

1.10T/cu.m

water pr+sub soil pr

Ka (earth pressure coefficient)

Ka =

0.5

will be based on earth pressure at rest

Note

Case 2 is critical for design , hence the same is considered

6 Seismic loads

Live load surcharge pressure

1.00T/sqm

On Walls

0.50T/sqm

1*0.5=

Zone - II

(As per IS:1893)

Tunnel being an underground structure seismic loads are not

Considered in the Analysis and design
7 Wind loads

Basic Wind Speed, Vb =

(As per IS:875)

50m/s

Terrain catagery = 2

Tunnel being an underground structure Wind loads are not

Considered in the Analysis and design

Load combinations
1

DL+Earth Pressure

DL with out earth pressure from sides

Reference

1. IS:456-2000
2. Reynolds Hand Book for R.C. Designers
3. SP:16-1978 (Design Aids for IS:456-2000)

Loading Analysis
Soil Above Slab =

0.000

300.00

300

-0.400
300

m
(T.O.Slab)
Water Table

3000

-3.700
400
300

5000

300

Fig. Cross Section

(HORIZONTAL PORTION)
h= 3000+300/2+400/2

3350mm

(T.O. RAFT SLAB)

l = 5000+(300+300)/4+(300+300)/4
1

5300mm

Uniform load on Roof:

Load due to saturated earth =

Load from Surcharge

2.1*0 =

0.00T/sq.m

=
=

Therefore,

q =

1.00T/sq.m

Total uniform load on Roof =

Self weight of roof slab

1.00T/sq.m
assuming300thk.=

0.75T/sq.m

1+0.75

1.75T/sq.m

D
q

Weight of Wall:
Average wall thickness

(300+300)/2

300mm

Center to center between walls =

Weight of wall

Therefore,
3

q' =

5300mm
2x0.3x2.5x3
4.5/(5.3+0.3)

=
=

4.50T/m
0.80T/sq.m

D
q'

Pressure on Wall:
At Base (At D)
1 Pressure due to water

1.0*(3.7-0.4) =

3.30T/sq.m

2 Pressure due to submerged soil =

(2.1-1.0)x0.5x3.3 =

1.82T/sq.m

3 Pressure due to Surcharge =

0.5x1 =

0.50T/sq.m

At Top (AT B)

Since soil is submerged

1 Pressure due to Water

1.00x(0-0.4)

0.50T/sq.m 0.47T/sq.m
A

C
0.30T/sq.m

2 Pressure due to submerged soil =

(2.1-1.0)x0.5x0.4 =

0.17T/sq.m

3 Pressure due to Surcharge =

0.5x1 =

0.50T/sq.m

5.12T/sq.m

These summation of loads entered in Staad model

Due to the Shear design criteria heavy thickness provided

Location
At sup A & B
Mid span AB
At sup C & D
Mid span CD
Span AC & BD

Reinforcement Details and Shear Check

Moment (T-m/m) B (mm)
D (mm)
d (mm)
3.539
1000
300
219
2.609
1000
300
219
4.566
1000
400
319
4.403
1000
400
319
0.654
1000
300
219

Location
At sup A & B
Mid span AB
At sup C & D
Mid span CD
Span AC & BD

Dia
12
12
12
12
12

Spacing
159.31
219.47
184.01
191.06
902.47

Fck=
Spacing pr.
200
200
150
150
150

25
Acutual Pt
0.258
0.258
0.236
0.236
0.344

CHECK FOR BUOYANCY & CORRESPONDING UNIT LENGTH OF TUNNEL

Weight of concrete from roof =

4.200T

Weight of concrete from wall =

4.500T

Weight of concrete from raft =

5.600T

Wt. of saturated soil above Slab=

0.000T

Wt of Hooper

0.000T

Total downward Load =

14.300T

Total upward load =

20.720T

Interaction Ratio=

0.621
<1.2, Hence Not O.K.

Mu/bd2
1.107
0.816
0.673
0.649
0.205

Pt
0.324
0.235
0.193
0.186
0.057

Reqd. Ast
709.903147
515.317591
614.615194
591.953123
125.319823

Fy=
Shear (T)
4.55
0
7.109
0
0.348

415
Tv (Mpa)
0.312
0.000
0.334
0.000
0.024

dc=
Tc (Mpa)
0.370
0.370
0.356
0.356
0.418

75
Check
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK

Input To STAAD
STAAD PLANE
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT METER KN
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0;
2 5.3 0 0;
3 0 3.35 0;
4 5.3 3.35 0;
5 0 -0.2 0;
6 5.3 -0.2 0;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2; 2 3 4; 3 1 3; 4 2 4; 5 5 1; 6 6 2;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC CONCRETE
E 2.5e+007
POISSON 0.17
DENSITY 25
ALPHA 1e-005
DAMP 0.05
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY INDIAN
1 PRIS YD 0.4 ZD 1
2 PRIS YD 0.3 ZD 1
3 TO 6 PRIS YD 0.3 ZD 1
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL CONCRETE ALL
SUPPORTS
5 6 FIXED BUT FX FZ MX MY MZ
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE on Roof
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI GY 17.17
2 UNI GY -17.17
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE on Base due to Walls
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI GY 7.88
LOAD 3 LOADTYPE on Base due to Earth Pressure
MEMBER LOAD
3 TRAP Y -56.15 -9.65
4 TRAP Y 56.15 9.65
LOAD COMB 4 COMBINATION LOAD CASE 4
1 1.0 2 1.0 3 1.0
PERFORM ANALYSIS
FINISH