THRUST BLOCK SIZES PER TEESTAN PUD-10 (1., 2.,12.

200 PSI

LINE PRESSURE = P =

(FIREWATER = 200 PSI (PLE-UFW), COOLING WATER = 150 PSI (PLE-UCW), CITY WATER = 150 PSI (PLE-UCYW))

HORIZONTAL BENDS
PIPE
DIA.
(IN.)

NOM.PIPE
AREA (A)
(SQ.IN.)

10

78.54

VERTICAL BENDS (ONE LEG HORIZONTAL, OTHER DOWN)

BEND ANGLE
(THETA,DEG)

THRUST
(LB) (3.&4.)

REQ'D
BLK AREA
(7.,8.,9.)
(SF)

TEESTAN
KICKER #
(9.)

FACE AREA
KICKER
(SF)

90

22214

11.1

TEE / DEAD END

15708

7.9

8
6

12
8

BLOCK WT.
(LB) (5.,9.)

VOL.
(CU.FT.)

23562

162.5

6.02

5.46

29.78

15708

528

23562

162.5

6.02

5.46

29.78

GENERAL NOTES FOR THRUST BLOCKS:

1. SOIL RESISTANCE = 2000 PSF PER TEESTAN PUD-10.
2. GENERAL REFERENCE FOR THRUST BLOCKS IS 1986 DUCTILE IRON
PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION "THRUST RESTRAINT
DESIGN FOR DUCTILE IRON PIPE.
3. THRUST (EXCEPT TEES & DEAD ENDS) = 2*P*A*SIN(THETA/2).
4. THRUST (FOR TEES & DEAD ENDS) = P*A.
5. DOWN BEND BLOCK WEIGHT = 1.5 * VERT. COMPONENT = 1.5*P*A*SIN(THETA).
6. TEE & DEAD END ARE TREATED THE SAME FOR THRUST BLOCKS.
7. BLOCK HEIGHT SHOULD = OR < .5 * (DEPTH TO BOTTOM OF BLOCK).
8. BLOCK WIDTH SHOULD = 1 TO 2 * (BLOCK HEIGHT).
9. BLOCK AREAS & KICKER NUMBERS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO DOWN BEND BLOCKS.
SELECTED KICKER SIZE IS CLOSEST IN AREA TO REQUIRED AREA & MAY BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THEORETICAL.
10. HORIZONTAL THRUST FOR DOWN BEND = 2*P*A*(SIN(THETA/2))^2.
11. HORIZONTAL SOIL BEARING ASSUMES CUBIC BLOCK OF CONCRETE. ANY VALUE < 2000 PSF IS OK

VOL.
CUBE SIZE AREA(HOR) HOR THRUST HOR S.B.
(CU.YD.)
(FT)
(FT^2)
(LB) (10.)
(PSF) (11.)

TEESTAN PUD-10 MINIMUM WEIGHT OF CONCRETE THRUST BLOCKS

(ASSUMES 1' X 1' CONTACT AREA AT PIPE)
MIN AREA KICKER
FOR LOOKUP NUMBER
(SF) (1.)
0
1
1.25
2
2.25
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
6.5
6
8
7
9.5
8
12.5
9
16.5
10
18.5
11
24.25
12
25.5
13
30.5
14
32.48
15
35.5
16
40.52
17
45.5
18
51.25
19
56.5
20
64.5
21
72.5
22
78.5
23
100.5
24
132.5 N/A

FACE
AREA
(SF)
1
2
3
4
6
7.5
9
12
16
18
23.75
25
30
31.98
35
40.02
45
50.75
56
64
72
78
100
132

"A"
FT
0.5
1
1
1
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
2
2
2
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
3
3
3.5
3.5
3.5
4
4
4

"B"
FT
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4.75
5
5
5.33
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
10
11

"C"
FT
1
1
1.5
2
2
2.5
3
3
4
4.5
5
5
6
6
7
6.67
7.5
7.25
8
8
9
9.75
10
12

ALLOWED
VOL WEIGHT
THRUST
CU. FT. POUNDS @2000PSF
0.5
73
2000
1.5
218
4000
2
290
6000
2.5
363
8000
5.25
761
12000
6.375
924
15000
7.5
1088
18000
9.75
1414
24000
12.75
1849
32000
19
2755
36000
24.75
3589
47500
26
3770
50000
38.75
5619
60000
41.225
5978
63960
45
6525
70000
51.275
7435
80040
69
10005
90000
77.625
11256
101500
99.75
14464
112000
113.75
16494
128000
127.75
18524
144000
158
22910
156000
202
29290
200000
266
38570
264000