Calculation for Initial Water Pressure Testing

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CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION..........................................................3
2.0 DEFINITION AND ABBREVIATION.................................3
3.0 THE REFERENCE STANDARD........................................3
4.0 MODEL SETUP............................................................4
5.0 CALCULATION PROCESS..............................................6
5.1 CALCULATION FOR THE PRESSURE LOAD:........................................6
5.2 CALCULATION FOR MEMBER BARS BEARING CAPACITY AND STABILITY.....6
5.3 BEARING CAPACITY OF CONCRETE SLAB:.........................................7

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1.0

Introduction

Based on Item 1.1.3.5 testing Appendix A of the contract, following is the specific calculation for
initial water pressure testing.

2.0

Definition and Abbreviation

P: applied test pressure

A: area of pipe section
F: force due to the water pressure
[]: Member allowable strain
F0: bearing force of one lifting jacks
F1: the total bearing of the members
Fa: the force of one member
Fd: the force of the design
A0: Area of one horizontal section of member bar
1: length ratio of the member
: length coefficient of the member
L: length of the member
i: radius of inertia of member section
: standard length ratio of the member
Fcr: allowable bearing force of press-bending
: ratio of radius
Fn: straining on the con-slab
[con]: design value of the grade 35 concrete

3.0

The reference standard

USA standard of structure: ACI 318-05

BS EN 1992-1-1:2004
USA test standard: ASTM
WMR-QEZ-25-00-R018: The geologic report

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4.0

Model Setup

As per our site arrangement, on both sides of pipe testing section the supporting system consist
of several components including blank flange, anchor bolts, 80 nos. lifting jacks,5 nos. 1.8*1.8m
steel plate and concrete slab 2.4*2.2*0.1m against to undisturbed soil.
Please refer to following Model and photos.

Model:

AURVALVE
STEEL PLATE
1.8m*1.8m

WATER SUPPLY
FROM WATER PUMP
PIPE SECTION

VENT PIPE

FILLING PIPE

PRESSURE GAUGE
PIPE FOR PRESSURE GAUGE

CONCRETE SLAB
2.4M*2.2m

LIFTING JACK

MEMBER BAR
UNDISTURBED SOIL
PIPE FLANGE

Photos:

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5.0
5.1

Calculation Process
Calculation for the pressure load:

Basic parameter:
p (test pressure)=16.5bar

D(diameter of the pipe)=1.6m

A(area of pipe section)=*D^2/4=3.14*(1.6)^2/4=2.0m^2

F(force due to the water pressure)=p*A=33*10^2KN

5.2

Calculation for member bars bearing capacity and stability

1. Bearing capacity verification:

[](member allowable strain)=90MPa
F0(bearing force of one lifting jacks)=5*500KN=2500KN(quantity is 5,one lifting force is 500KN )
F1(the total bearing of the members)=3300-2500=800KN
Fa(the force of one member)=800/80=10KN
Fd(the force of the design)=1.5*10=15KN
A0(Area of one horizontal section of member bar )=*27^2/4=572.3mm^2
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(the strain of one member bar)=15*1000/572.3=27Mpa<90Mpa =[]( member allowable

strain)
The member bars are safe to afford the pressure load.
2. Compression stability verification:
The member bearing the force of the pressure load, should also has the stability to avoid In-plane
instability, the analysis model is shown below:

The Eulers formula are used to calculate:

1(length ratio of the member)=*l/i=2*500/6.75=148>=100
(length coefficient of the member)
L(length of the member)

i(radius of inertia of member section)

(standard length ratio of the member)

Fcr=^2*E*I/(2*L)^2=514.15KN >Fd, safe!
Fcr(allowable bearing force of press-bending)
ratio of radius Emodulus of elasticityImoment of inertia

5.3

Bearing capacity of concrete slab:

Fn(straining on the con-slab)=F=3300KN

=Fn/Acon=3300*1000/(2.4*2.2)=3.25Mpa<[con]=28Mpa,safe!
[con] (the design value of the grade 35 concrete)
The bearing capacity of soil:
=800/(2.4*2.2)=0.15MPa<[soil]=0.6Mpa safe!

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