Project

Outline for
PS 2 at
DCPL,
Kolkata
Project outline to be
submitted to PS 2
Instructor, BITS Pilani
Armaan Gupta, BITS Pilani
30/07/2014
Project Title: Designing of Intermediate Stock Pile area with Tunnel
Problem Definition: Cross section of a tunnel is to be designed and analyzed in
Staad Pro V8i.
Methodology:
A plot plan of tunnel is given to work with. Since tunnel is underground, vertical as well as
lateral earth pressure is acting on the cross section of tunnel along with many other loads. All
types of loads are to be calculated manually or in spread sheet. Types of soil lying on top of the
tunnel are to be considered to calculate the amount of earth pressure acting on tunnel. Since
soil is filled back after construction of the tunnel, it will be considered as back fill soil and the
load will be applied accordingly. Effects due to Ground water table and normal grade level
(NGL) will also be considered,
Data to be calculated:
Allowable and safe bearing capacity of soil above the tunnel, Locations of bore holes, uplift
check for ground water tables, and Different types of loads such as dead load, live load, earth
pressure load, stock pile load, equipment load, super structure load and material load are to be
calculated and applied. Depth of the tunnel is varying along its length. In the starting, the depth
of the tunnel is 8.75m, then it reduces to 7.74m and it further reduces to 4m in the end.
Vertical and lateral earth pressure will change accordingly.
For converting vertical earth pressure into lateral earth pressure, it will be multiplied with a
constant of 0.5. The unit weight of backfill soil is considered as 20KN/m3 and coefficient of
earth pressure at rest is considered as 0.5 as per DBR for civil works. However the backfilling to
be done after construction of top slab of the tunnel and continuous dewatering to be done till
backfill is completed.
Load combinations
As per DBR, the following load combination are considered in design
DL+LL+ML+EQL+SSL+SPL+EP
DL+SSL+EP
DL+EP
0.9DL (in case of uplift check)


Expected outcome:
All the applicable loads will be calculated and applied accordingly to the cross section model in
Staad pro. The cross section will be designed and analyzed in Staad pro. Since the depth of the
tunnel is varying with respect to the length, three different designs, each having different depth
will be designed and analyzed separately. After analyzing the tunnel under different loads, a
suitable design will be presented to the client to be constructed.
BITS relevant courses:
Computer applications in civil engineering
Soil Mechanics
Foundation engineering
Mechanics of Solids
Construction Materials
Analysis of structures.
References:
IS Codes such as IS 456-2000, IS 875 etc.
Guide details:
Name: Ms. Pritha Ghosh
Email: pritha.ghosh@in.dclgroup.com
Designation: Design Engineer-Civil, Power Cell-A.
Contact No- (91) 33 4012 4500.
Signature of Student:

Signature of Guide:

Signature of Faculty Advisor: