TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 GENERAL……………………………………………………………. 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………….. 1
1.2 SCOPE………………………………………………………… 1
1.3 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT……………………………….. 1
2.0 DESIGN STANDARDS AND CODES OF PRACTICES………… 1
3.0 LOADS………………………………………………………………. 3
3.1 DEAD WEIGHT OF MATERIALS………………………….. 3
3.2 DEAD LOADS……………………………………………….. 3
3.3 LIVE LOADS…………………………………………………. 4
3.4 EARTH PRESSURE …………………………………………. 5
3.5 CRANE LOADS (REFER CL 7.0 O F BS 6399 PART I)…… 6
3.6 WIND LOADS…………………………………….…………... 7
3.7 SEISMIC LOADS……………………….…………………….. 7
3.8 BLAST FORCE :…………………………………….………… 7
4.0 STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROGRAMS…………………………….. 7
5.0 DESIGN DETAILS……………………………………….…………... 8
5.1 CONCRETE WORKS…………………….…………………... 8
5.1.1 MATERIALS………………………………………….. 8
5.1.2 LOAD COMBINATIONS…………………………….. 9
5.1.3 DESIGN……………………………………………….. 11
5.1.4 CLEAR COVER TO REINFORCEMENT…………… 11
5.1.5 ANCHORAGE LENGTHS & LAP LENGTHS……... 12
5.1.6 CONCRETE BELOW GROUND……………….……. 13
5.1.7 DEFLECTION……………………………………..….. 13
5.2 EXPANSION JOINTS………………………………………... 13
5.3 STABILITY………………………………….….…….……….. 13
5.4 FIRE RESISTANCE ………………...……………………….. 14
5.5 FOUNDATION…………..……………………….…………… 14
5.5.1 PROTECTION OF FOUNDATION...…..….….…....... 15
5.5.2 RETAINING WALLS……………….……..………….. 15
5.5.3 OIL WATER TANK…………………….…………….. 15
5.6 MASONRY………………………….…………………..…….. 15
5.7 COMPOUND WALL………………………….………………... 16
5.8 DETAILING…………………….…….……….……….……..... 16
5.9 STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKS.…….…………….…………. 16
 5.9.1 MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS……….……….…….. 16
5.9.2 MOMENT CARRYING CAPACITY….…….….……… 17
5.9.3 DETAILS OF CONNECTIONS…………….….……….. 17
5.9.3.1 ORDINARY BOLT DETAILS …….….……….. 17
5.9.3.2 WELDING DETAILS...............…….….……….. 19
5.9.3.2.1 FILLET WELDS.....…….….……….. 19
5.9.4 STEEL DEFLECTIONS…….…….….….……………... 20
6.0 DRAINAGE DESIGN BASIS: ……………………………….…..……. 21
6.1 FOUL WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM ……………………..... 21
6.2 STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM……………..……..... 21
6.3 OIL WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM………………….……..... 22
7.0 ROADS: …………………………………………………………...…….. 22

ANNEX:

A. SOIL REPORT
1.0 GENERAL

1.1 INTRODUCTION
ETA have been contracted to design, build and commission of one
132/11 kV substation at Gulf Course Community, for DAMAC
Properties.

1.2 SCOPE
This document describes the general requirements and various
design parameters that are to be considered in the design of
buildings/structures and other services/utilities for proposed
substation.

1.3 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

The units of measurement adopted in design shall be the SI system
of units.

2.0 DESIGN STANDARDS AND CODES OF PRACTICES

All design shall be prepared in accordance with British Standards
and codes of practices. Seismic analysis shall be as per UBC 1997,
various codes of practices being referred to are listed below. Any
other British code not listed shall also be considered.

• BS 4 Structural steel sections

• BS12 Specification for ordinary and rapid hardening
Portland cement
• BS 648 Schedule of weights of building materials
• BS 3692 ISO metric precision hexagon bolts, screws and
Nuts
• BS 4027 Specification for sulphate resisting Portland
Cement
• BS 4190 ISO metric black hexagon bolts, screws and nuts
• BSEN 10025 Specification for hot rolled products of
structural steel
• BS 4848 Specification for hot rolled structural steel
sections
• BS 4449 Specification for hot rolled bars for the
Reinforcement of concrete
• BS 8666 Specification for scheduling, dimensioning,

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 Bending and cutting of steel reinforcement for
concrete
• BS 4483 Specification for steel fabric for
Reinforcement of concrete
• BS 5628 Code of practice for structural use of
Masonry
• BS 5950 Structural use of steelwork in building
• BS 6031 Code of practice for earthwork
• BS 6323 Structural steel tubes
• BS 6399 Loading for building
Part 1 Code of practice for dead and imposed
loads
Part 2 Code of practice for wind loads
Part 3 Code of practice for imposed roof loads
• BS 8004 Code of practice for foundations
• BS 8007 Code of practice for design of concrete
Structures for retaining aqueous liquid.
• BS 8110 Structural use of concrete part 1 &2
• BS 8301 Code of practice for Building drainage
• BS 812 Testing Aggregates.
• BS 882 Specifications for Aggregates from National
Sources
Of Concrete.
• BS 1881 Testing Concrete.
• BS 4550 Methods Of Testing Cement.
• BS 5075 Cement Admixtures.
• BS 5606 Guide in Accuracy in Buildings.
• BS 6073 Precast Concrete Masonry Units.
• CIRIA Guide to concrete construction in Gulf region
Special Publication 31.
• UBC 1997 Uniform Building Code.
• BS 5328 Methods for specifying concrete mixes.
• Road Note No. 29
• BS 5930: 1999 Code of practice for Soil Investigation

-Note: All the used standards shall be of the latest edition.

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3.0 LOADS
3.1 Dead weight of materials
• Reinforced cement concrete 25.00 kN/m3
• Floor screed 24.00 kN/m3
• Lightweight concrete 12.00 kN/m3
• Structural Steel 78.50 kN/m3
• Unit weight of water 10.00 kN/m3
• Partition load:
Hollow Block Weight 16.00 kN/m3*
(for block 400x200x200)
Thermal Block Weight 16.00 kN/m3*
(for block 400x200x250)
Solid Block Weight 21.00 kN/m3
(for block 400x200x250)

*Or actual weight as per the manufacturer’s catalogue

whichever is greater.

• Ceramic floor tiles with mortar 1.0kN/m2

• Cement mortar 20.00 kN/m3

3.2 DEAD LOADS

Roof loads

Cement sand Screed average 125mm thick. 3.125 kN/m²

(Minimum 50 mm), ɤ = 24.00 kN/m3
Insulation & Water proofing system 0.5 kN/m2
ɤ = 22.00 kN/m3
40mm thick Concrete tiles (ɤ = 24.00 kN/m3) 2.0 kN/m2
over 40 mm sand mortar under bed
(ɤ = 20.00 kN/m3).
False Ceiling 1.0 Kn/m²

Partition loads - As line loads on the beam if any (or) as a line load on a
strip of the slab if no beams.

First Floor
• False Ceiling and Raised Floor 1.00 kN/m2
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3.3 LIVE LOADS

Roof Loads Accessible roof 2.50 kN/m2

Inaccessible roof 1.50 kN/m2
Equipment Loads on roof.
Minimum 5 KN/m2
HVAC Package unit or as per
manufacture’s
specification,
whichever is greater.
Offloading Platform 15.0 kN/m2

First Floor Loads

LVAC Room, Control and Relay Room, Charger / 10.0 kN/m2 or as per
DC Room, Telecom Room, Nitrogen Cylinder manufacture’s
Room, Battery Room . specification,
whichever is greater
Corridor
Off Loading Platform 15.0 kN/m2
Store, Record Room, Stair 5.0 kN/m2
Ground Floor Loads

132 kV GIS Room & Offloading Platforms near UDL Min 15.0
GIS. kN/m2 or As per
manufacturer’s
specification
whichever is greater
11 kV Switchgear Room & Offloading Platforms. UDL Min 15.0
kN/m2 or as per
manufacturer’s
specification
whichever is greater
Platforms, walkways, Chequered plate & grating 5.00 kN/m2
covers.
Capacitor Bank Room. Min 10.0kN/m2or As
per manufacturer’s
specification
whichever is greater.

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 Basements Loads

Cable spreader room 5.00 kN/m2

IDT Transformer As per
Manufacturer’s
Specification.
ET Transformer As per
Manufacturer’s
Specification.
All other areas other than plinth portion 10.0 kN/m2

Fire pump house building & Others

Fire Pump room. (ground floor) 10.0 kN/m2

Fire water tank As per
Manufacturer’s
Specification
Toilet & pantry 3.00 kN/m2
Indoor RC covers 10.0 kN/m2
Outdoor RC covers (for road crossing trenches) 33.0 kN/m2
(To be designed to
withstand
concentrated vehicle
load of 100kN.)

Stairs & landings 5.00 KN/m2

Security Room 3.00 KN/m2

SURCHARGE LOADS
Surcharge of SLW 60 as DIN 1072 will be considered in the
analysis & design of all underground structure for the vehicular
traffic in the vicinity of the structure, Subject to minimum of
33.33kN/m².

3.4 EARTH PRESSURE

Earth pressure for walls of basement / tanks and cable trench wall
etc. will be calculated using coefficient of at –rest earth pressure.
All soil parameters shall be considered in the design as per soil
investigation report. Furthermore, the underground water pressure
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 (if any) will be considered in its worst condition case, fully in
accordance with the approved soil investigation report.

Soil parameters as per the soil report for the first 5.1m depth are as
per the following:
Soil Parameters Depth below the average
ground level: 0-5.1m
Average bulk density 17
Av. Angle of shearing resistance 32
Av. Coefficient at rest pressure 0.47
Av. Coefficient of active pressure 0.31
Av. Coefficient of passive pressure 3.25

3.5 CRANE LOADS (Refer Cl 7.0 o f BS 6399 Part I)

a) For loads acting vertically downward, the maximum static wheel

loads shall be increased by 25% for an electric overhead crane
or 10% for a hand-operated crane.
b) For the horizontal forces acting transverse to the rails the
following percentage of the combined weight of the crab and the
load lifted shall be considered.
10% for an electric overhead crane
5% for a hand-operated crane
c) For horizontal force acting along the rails,
5% of the static wheel load
d) The crane manufacturer data if more conservative shall be
followed.
An electrically operated crane of 5 MT capacities will be
Considered in the 132 kV GIS room.
Monorail load of 2 MT will be considered for lifting equipments
to the first floor & roof.
Monorail load of 2 MT will be considered for Fire pump room.
Permanent non-variable crane load (gantry girder and its
connecting elements self weights, crane self weight) shall be
considered as dead load.
Crane active load, working load, shall be considered as live load
in the worst and heaviest positions and loading value.

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 3.6 WIND LOADS
Wind load shall be calculated based on the specification and as per
BS6399-2:1997, using standard methods
Effective Wind speed – 45 m / sec
Wherever applicable, detailed wind load calculations will be
submitted along with relevant design document.
Allowable drift against wind shall be maximum height/500.

3.7 SEISMIC LOADS

Seismic analysis shall be carried out as per UBC 1997 / IS 1983
considering minimum overall horizontal seismic coefficient of
0.07g as specification and Zone (2A) as per UBC code.
Importance factor 1.0.
Stair walls shall be designed as shear walls in seismic design.

3.8 Blast Force :

Transformer walls will be designed for fire and blast resistance.
Blast Pressure shall be considered as 5 kN/m² acting inside one
transformer room only in one moment.

4.0 STRUCTURAL DESIGN PROGRAMS

Structural design will depend on a group of structural programs as
listed below:
ETABS Nonlinear.
SAP Nonlinear.
SAFE
PROKON
Excel sheets

All will be controlled by the British Standards and by the other

approved codes of practice.

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5.0 DESIGN DETAILS

5.1 Concrete works

5.1.1 Materials
a) Cement

For Super structure: OPC

For Sub structure: ASTM Type II or OPC +(GGBS or Microsilica or
Flyash)

The concrete grade used in the various works shall be as follows:

All structural concrete:

The min. cement content for substructure shall be 400 kg/m3
The min. cement content for superstructure shall be 370 kg/m3
Grade C40 with 20 mm down graded coarse aggregates
Maximum free water/cement ratio– 0.38(Substructure)/
0.40(Superstructure)
Compressive strength at 28 days – 40 N/mm2

Pre cast Concrete:

Grade C40 with 20 mm down graded coarse aggregates
Compressive strength at 28 days – 40 N/mm2

Blinding & Plain cement concrete:

Grade C20 with 10 mm down graded coarse aggregates.
Compressive strength at 28 days – 20 N/mm2
Minimum thickness of blinding concrete shall be 75 mm.
b) Reinforcement
Steel reinforcement shall be deformed, type 2, complying with BS 4449.
For design, the specified characteristic strength considered will be as
follows:
Grade of steel Characteristic strength (N/mm2)
Grade B500B 500
Diameter of reinforcement bar
Used shall be: 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25 & 32
Maximum length of bar: 12 m

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 c) Welded wire mesh
Steel fabric reinforcement will comply with BS 4483. The preferred
range of designated fabric types will be as per table 1 of BS 4483, grade
of steel S355.

d) Material strength & allowable stresses as per BS 8110 Part I & II

i) For C40 Concrete:

E Concrete = 28 kN/mm2
E Steel = 200 kN/mm2
Fcu = C40 (40N/mm2)
Fy = 500 N/mm2
Coefficient of thermal expansion of concrete = 8 x 10-6 / 0 C
Poisson’s ratio = 0.2
• Note: Steel conforming to BS 4449.

5.1.2 Load combinations

The following loading combinations shall be considered to determine the
maximum stress condition on the structural member. Wind and Seismic
loads are considered not to occur simultaneously.
1. Load combination for the ultimate Limit state (ULS)
1.4 DL + 1.6 LL
1.4 DL + 1.6 LL + 1.0 Blast
1.4 DL + 1.6 LL + 1.6 Crane Load
1.2 (DL + LL ± Wind)
1.0 DL ± 1.4 Wind
1.4 DL ± 1.4 Wind
1.1 (0.9 DL ± 1.0 EXUBC ± 0.3 EYUBC)
1.1 (0.9 DL ± 0.3 EXUBC ± 1.0 EYUBC)
1.1 (1.2 DL +1.0 LL ± 1.0 EXUBC ± 0.3 EYUBC)
1.1 (1.2 DL +1.0 LL ± 0.3 EXUBC ± 1.0 EYUBC)
1.2DL + 1.2LL ± 1.2 EXIS ± 0.36 EYIS

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 1.2DL + 1.2LL ± 0.36 EXIS ± 1.2 EYIS
1.5 DL ± 1.5EXIS ± 0.45 EYIS
1.5 DL ± 0.45 EXIS ± 1.5 EYIS
0.9 DL ± 1.5EXIS ± 0.45 EYIS
0.9 DL ± 0.45 EXIS ± 1.5 EYIS
2. Load combination for the Serviceability Limit State (SLS)
DL + LL
DL + LL + Blast
DL + LL + Crane Load
DL + LL ± Wind
DL ± Wind
DL + LL + Earth
0.9 DL ± EX / 1.4
0.9 DL ± EY / 1.4
1.0 DL ± 1.0/1.4 EX ± 0.3/1.4 EY
1.0 DL ± 0.3/1.4 EX ± 1.0/1.4 EY
1.0 DL + 1.0 LL ± 0.75 ( EX/1.4 ± 0.3 EY/1.4)
1.0 DL + 1.0 LL ± 0.75 ( EY/1.4 ± 0.3 EX/1.4)
Where:

DL = Dead Load including static earth pressure

LL = Live Load

EXUBC & EYUBC = seismic force in X and Y direction calculated

as per UBC97.

EXIS & EYIS = seismic force in X and Y direction calculated

as per the Indian Standard

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For calculating Earthquake forces analysis 100% of live load for all floors
and 50% of live load on roof shall be considered. There shall be no
reduction in the equipment loads.

c) Safety factors
Minimum factor of safety against overturning
In SLS condition 1.5 (Common practice)
Minimum factor of safety against sliding
In SLS condition 1.5 (Common practice)
Minimum factor of safety against Flotation
In SLS condition 1.1 (BS8007:1987)

5.1.3 Design
The structure will be designed for Ultimate limit state &
Serviceability limit state for the worst combination of DL loads,
Live loads, Crane loads, Wind loads and Seismic loads as
applicable. All water or liquid retaining structures shall be designed
and checked as per BS 8007 for maximum crack width of 0.20mm.

5.1.4 Clear cover to reinforcement

Concrete cover to outer most reinforcing bar shall be as follows.

All members in contact with soil or blinding = 75 mm
Columns - External = 50 mm
Columns - Internal = 40 mm
Beam bottom / top / sides, RC walls = 40 mm
Slab bottom/ top = 40 mm
Internal Faces of Basement wall = 40 mm
Precast covers = 35 mm

Note:
(i) Cover noted is the outside bar regardless of whether it
is main or secondary reinforcement.
(ii) For water or liquid retaining structures, the cover shall
be 50 mm minimum.

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5.1.5 Anchorage lengths & lap lengths
The ultimate anchorage bond lengths and lap lengths, as multiples
of bar size as indicated in Table 3.27 of BS 8110 Part I, as follows
Concrete cube strength 40 N/mm² As multiples of bar
size
Reinforcement type Grade 500 Deformed
type 2
Tension anchorage & lap length 35
1.4 x Tension lap 49
2.0 x Tension lap 70
Compressive Anchorage length 28
Compressive lap length 35

The lap length should be increased by a factor 1.4:

a) When a lap occurs at the top of section as cast and minimum
cover is less than twice the size the lapped reinforcement.
b) Where the clear distance between adjacent laps less than 75mm
Or six times the size of the lapped reinforcement.
If both the conditions (a) & (b) occur then lap length should be
increased by a factor of 2.0
Minimum lap shall not be less than 50 times the bar size.

Lap location shall be staggered and shall not be at the same

location.

Steel fabric Reinforcement

Ultimate anchorage bond lengths as multiples of bar size.

Concrete Grade C40 Wire mesh Grade 500 N/mm²

Grade 500
Reinforcement type
Deformed type 2
Tension anchorage & lap length 27
1.4 x Tension lap 38
2.0 x Tension lap 54
Compressive Anchorage length 22
Compressive lap length 27
The lap length should be increased by a factor 1.4:

a) Where the minimum cover is less than twice the size of the
lapped reinforcement.
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 b) Where the clear distance between adjacent laps is less than
75mm or six times the size of the lapped reinforcement.
If both the conditions (a) & (b) occur then lap length should be
increased by a factor of 2.0
Minimum lap length not be less than 250mm.

5.1.6 Concrete below ground

Concrete below ground for Basement Raft and Walls shall be
designed as water excluding structures. Water table data are as per
soil investigation report.

The Water bar shall be provided in all construction joints below

ground level in addition to any joint which may be detailed on the
drawing.
Waterproofing systems (membranes, protection board, water bar,
joint fillers, sealants etc.) shall be as per specification and to be
used strictly in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction.
Details shall be developed with potential suppliers during the
design stage.

5.1.7 Deflection
For RC beams, the span/effective depth ratio shall be as per
BS8110-1: 1997 Table 3.9 in 3.4.6.3. This is in order to limit the
total deflection.

5.2 EXPANSION JOINTS

Expansion joint will be provided if the length of the building
exceeds 45m. Adequate steel required to resist shrinkage and
thermal stresses as per codes and standards would be provided if
required.

Spacing of expansion joints for boundary wall shall be about 12

meters.

5.3 STABILITY
The building will be designed to resist lateral loads due to seismic
forces and wind forces.

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 5.4 FIRE RESISTANCE
AS per DEWA specifications:
The structure will be designed for a Fire Resistance of minimum 2
hours Fire Rating.

5.5 FOUNDATION
The allowable bearing pressure as per soil with ref. no.
GEO/6100/DXB

Width of Depth of Bearing Sub-grade

Foundation
Structure Foundation foundation Pressure Reaction
Type
(m) (m) BGL (kN/m2) (kPa/m)
Main
Raft 44.0x38.0 3.5 250 22500
Building
Security
Raft 13.0x7.0 2.0 175 15750
Room
Auxiliary
Transformer Raft 14.6x6.7 3.0 225 20250
Building
Fire Pump
Raft 10.0x8.0 2.0 175 15750
House
UG Oil
Raft 14.3x4.8 6.5 300 27000
Water Tank
Compund
Strip 1.5-2.0 1.5-2.0 125 11250
Wall – A
Compund
Strip 1.5-2.0 2.5 150 13500
Wall – B
Fire Water Circular
14.0x6.5 1.2 100 9000
Tank Raft

Improvement (if any) shall be done as per soil reports

recommendations.

Foundations shall be designed as per specification and soil

investigation report. Where the ground is excavated locally for
small area, for any reason below the underside of the proposed
foundation, the void shall be filled with concrete C20. While the
excavation for deeper foundation such as that of oil/water tank is to
be carried out in the nearby vicinity of any foundation, then the
standard shoring works as acceptable should be proposed prior to
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 commencement of excavation work. Water table shall be brought
down to minimum 1.0m below the foundation level.

5.5.1 Protection of Foundations

A. 132 / 11kV Building and Underground Oil-Water Tank:
All concrete faces in contact with earth, including
foundations shall be protected with 4.00mm thick SBS
bituminous torch applied membrane with protection installed
as per manufacturers’ detail and instruction.

B. Service Building, Security Room and All External Works:

The substructure shall be protected with bituminous
waterproofing membrane of minimum 1.50mm thick self-
adhesive type.

5.5.2 Retaining walls

Retaining walls will be designed for the worst combination of earth
pressure, hydrostatic pressure & surcharge as applicable.

5.5.3 Oil water tank

Under ground water tanks, oil-water tanks shall be designed for the
worst combination of earth pressure, hydrostatic pressure, vehicle
load & surcharge as applicable for tank empty & full condition. The
design will be as per BS 8007: 1987.

5.6 MASONRY
Design of all block work will be carried out in accordance with
various provisions of BS 5628
Pre cast concrete blocks shall be in accordance with BS 6073 and
shall have a compressive strength of 7.0 N/mm2 average for 10
blocks calculated on the gross area of block
Minimum strength of individual block equals to 6.0 N/mm2

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 The various types of block work walls used shall be as follows:
S/No Location Description
1 Internal 200 mm thick single leaf hollow block
work
2 External 250 mm thick Thermal block consisting
of 2-100 mm thick leaves with 50 mm
thick insulation infill.
3 Toilet 100 mm thick Solid block work
partition

5.7 COMPOUND WALL

If road is within 2 m from compound wall then, Surcharge of SLW
60 as DIN 1072 will be considered in the analysis & design subject
to minimum of 33.3 kN/m².
Height of boundary wall above finished pavement level to be as per
approved drawing.
The analysis and design will be carried out for the worst
combination of earth pressure & surcharge. Passive resistance of
soil inside the plot will be considered as applicable.

5.8 DETAILING
Detailing of RCC Elements shall be as per British standards of
practice. Preparation of bar bending schedule will conform to BS:
8666.

5.9 STRUCUTRAL STEELWORKS

5.9.1 Materials Specifications

-All structural steel should comply to BS EN 10025.
-Painting to all steel structures shall be 350 microns DFT including
hot dipped galvanization (910gm/Sq.M).

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Design strengths (Py) (BS 5950 -1-2000)
Steel Grade Thickness less than Section plates py
or equal to (mm) (N/mm2)
S 275 16 275
40 265
63 255
80 245
100 235

S 355 16 355
40 345
63 335
80 325
100 315

5.9.2 Moment Carrying Capacity

The moment capacity of the section is based on the sectional
properties of the member and the slenderness of the section and is
calculated as per the provisions of BS 5950

5.9.3 Details of Connections

5.9.3.1 Ordinary Bolt Details

Ordinary bolts shall conform to various provisions of
BS 3692 & BS 4190
Shear capacity:
Shear capacity Ps = ps x As
(Refer cl 6.3.2 of BS 5950-2000)
Where ps = Shear strength
As = shear area

Bearing capacity:
The bearing capacity of bolt
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 Pbb = d t p bb
(Refer Cl 6.3.3.2 of BS 5950-2000)
Where d = nominal diameter
t = thickness of the connected
plate
P bb = bearing strength

Capacity of connected plate:

The bearing capacity
Pbs = d t pbs ≤ 0.5 e t pbs
(Refer Cl 6.3.3.3 of BS 5950-2000)
Where pbs = Bearing strength of the
connected parts.
d = nominal diameter of bolt.
e = edge distance
t = the thickness of ply

Tension capacity:
Pt = pt at
Where pt = tension strength
at = tensile stress area

Combined shear and tension:

Fs / Ps + Ft / Pt ≤ 1.4
(Refer Cl 6.3.4.4 BS 5950-2000)
Where Fs = applied shear
Ft = applied tension
Ps = shear capacity
Pt = tension capacity

Strength of bolts: (Refer Table 30, 31, & 34 of BS

5950-2000)

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 Bolt Grade Gr 8.8
N/mm2
Shear strength, ps 375
Bearing strength, pbb 1000
Tension strength, pt 560

Note: - Grade of bolts for all bolted connection shall be 8.8

- Minimum number of bolts in any structural
connection (joint) should be two.

Bearing strength of connected parts for ordinary

bolts in clearance holes, pbs (Refer Table 32 of BS 5950-
2000)
S 275 S 355 S 460 Other grades of
N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2 steel
N/mm2
460 550 670 0.67 (Us + Ys)

5.9.3.2 Welding Details

5.9.3.2.1 Fillet welds :

The design strength of fillet weld shall be as

follows:
(Refer Table 37 of BS 5950-2000)

Grade Electrode classification Other types

of steel
50
35 42
N/mm2
N/mm2 N/mm2
S 275 220 (220)a (220)a
0.5 Ue but ≤ 0.55
S 355 (220)b 250 (250) a
Us
S 460 (220)b (220) b 280
a Over-matching electrodes.
b Under-matching electrodes. Not to be used for partial penetration butt
welds.

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 Where Ue = minimum tensile strength
of the Electrode based on
all weld tensile tests
specified in BS 709
Us = specified minimum
ultimate tensile strength of
the steel

Design rules for fillet welds (Refer Clause 6.8.5, 6.8.6 of

BS 5950-2000)
The vector sum of the design stress due to all forces and
moments transmitted by the weld should not exceed the
design strength.
The design stress in a fillet weld should be calculated on a
thickness equal to the effective throat size

Design strength of butt welds (Refer Clause 6.9.1 of BS

5950-2000)
The design strength of a full or partial penetration butt
weld should be taken as equal to that of the parent metal.

Minimum size of weld shall be 6mm.

5.9.4 Steel Deflection

Suggested limits for calculated deflection (refer Table 8 of BS
5950-1:2000)

Vertical deflection of beams due to imposed load

Cantilevers Length/180
Beams carrying plaster or other brittle
Span/360
finish
Other beams (except purlins and sheeting
Span/200
rails)
Crane Girders
Vertical deflection due to static vertical
wheel loads from overhead travelling Span/600
cranes
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 Horizontal deflection (calculated on the
top flange properties alone) due to Span/500
horizontal crane loads

6.0 DRAINAGE DESIGN BASIS

6.1 Foul water drainage system

The Foul water drainage system shall be designed based on

DEWA specification and Dubai Municipality guidelines as
applicable.
Foul water from gate house shall be connected to drainage
Drainage pipe sizes, material shall be as per specification.
Manhole sizes shall be based on DM guidelines.
All drainage Man holes shall be protected with 4 mm SBS
modified membrane and protection board & screed as per
DEWA requirement.

6.2 Storm water drainage system

The Storm water drainage system shall be designed based on

DEWA specification and Dubai Municipality guidelines as
applicable.
Availability of storm water network shall be checked with
developer and if the network is available, storm water shall
be connected to storm water net work otherwise soakways
shall be provided based on rain water and percolation test .
The rooms provided with fixed spray system shall be
connected via storm water pipe to storm water drainage
system. The rooms shall be sloped towards collection point
where storm water pipe with floor tarp shall be provided.
Basement drainage shall be connected to storm water
drainage net work via submersible pumps. Capacity of the
pumps and type of the pumps shall be as per DEWA
specification.
Fire pipe trench shall be provided with independent soak
away.

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 6.3 Oil water drainage system

The Oil water from Main transformer rooms, Earthing

transformer rooms shall be connected to oil collection tank
via pipe and manhole network.
Fire pump house Diesel tank drainage system shall be
connected to oil manholes Fire pump deluge spray system
drain shall be connected to storm water network.

7.0 ROADS:
Roads, parking, Paving and surfacing within the substation
compound shall be with the interlocking type. All the
pavement works shall be 80 mm thick heavy duty
interlocking tile to be laid over 50 mm compacted sand
placed over a polythene 0.5mm thick .A layer of 300 mm of
crushed aggregate over another layer of sub grade lies below
the polythene. Standard precast curbstones shall be placed all
along the pavements for the protection of the edges. Internal
road and pavement works inside.
Walkway shall be 60mm thick. Tile.

End of Design Criteria

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