CONCRETE THRUST BLOCK DESIGN v.

3-2013

CLIENT: PAI COUNTY: DATE: 27/2/2024

DSN BY: Nestor B. Bonavente CHK BY: Ahmad Moaz DATE:
COMMENTS:

Thrust Blocks for Pipe Angles

Where:
AT = Area of thrust block required (ft2)
P = Working pressure (lb/in2)
a = cross section area of the pipe (in2)
ɵ = angle of pipe bend (degrees)
qall = Allowable bearing pressure of the soil (lb/ft2)

INPUTS

Working Pressure (lb/in2) 299 L (in) 36.4

Inside Pipe Diameter (inches) 20.4 W (in) 576.0

Deflection angle of pipe bend (degrees) 90

Allowable Soil Bearing Pressure {from soil test or from Table 1 below} (lb/ft2) 950

Area of Thrust Block Required 145.5 sq ft

Min. Volume of Concrete** 16.36 cu yd

**Cast in place concrete requires minimum thickness of 8" around pipe.

Table 52-6 (of NEH Part 636.5207) - Allowable Soil Bearing Pressure
Depth of cover to center of thrust block
Natural soil material 2 ft 3 ft 4 ft 5 ft
lb/ft2
Sound Bedrock 8,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Dense sand and gravel mixture (assumed θ=40°) 1,200 1,800 2,400 3,000
Dense fine to coarse sand (assumed θ=35°) 800 1,200 1,650 2,100
Silt and clay mixture (assumed θ=25°) 500 700 950 1,200