DESIGN OF THRUST BLOCK (90⁰)

(300 MM DIA PIPE)

(As Per CIRIA Publication No. 128 )
Step-1 Design Data
1. Working Pressure = 11.8
2. Hydrotest Pressure (1.5 times working pressure) = 17.7
3. Working Pressure + 5bar = 16.8
4. Surge Pressure = 16.874
5. Working Pressure + Surge Pressure = 28.674
Maximum of above = 28.674
= 2867.4
5. Deviation Angle = 90
6. Type of Soil = Firm clay

7. Size of Pipe = 0.3

Hence, Design force Fd = 2pA sin ø

Step-2 2
202.7108

From the information given in Table 8 the soils are described as firm clay and, from Table 2
Step-3 the conditions are good ground.

Step-4 The direction of the design force is horizontal.

From the information given in Table 8 the soil is undrained and the appropriate design
Step-5
parameters are,
s, = 75
y = 20

From Table 5, for firm clay take a value for the thrust
Step-6 reduction factor Tr = 4

Step-7 Consider Length of thrust block, L1 = 1.50

L2 = 0.75
Breadth = 1.75
Height = 2.40
Then face area Af = 3.6
and Base area Ab = 1.96875
the ultimate resistance from section 2.8 is
Ru = 2SuAf + SuAb
= 687.65625
Step-8 From the above Fd = 202.7108

and Ru = 171.9140625
Tr
Hence the design is satisfactory.

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