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    Stabitlity Checks: 1 - Safety Against Overturning

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    This document summarizes stability checks performed on a dam structure. It analyzes the structure's safety against: 1) Overturning by calculating resisting and overturning moments and obtaining a factor of safety of 1.66, indicating the structure is safe against overturning. 2) Sliding by comparing total vertical and horizontal forces and calculating a sliding factor of 0.8142, indicating the structure is safe against sliding. 3) Tension at the base by calculating eccentricity and comparing to permissible value, indicating the structure is safe against tension. 4) Compression by calculating maximum compressive stress and comparing to permissible load, indicating the structure is safe against crushing.

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    Stabitlity Checks: 1 - Safety Against Overturning

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    This document summarizes stability checks performed on a dam structure. It analyzes the structure's safety against: 1) Overturning by calculating resisting and overturning moments and obtaining a factor of safety of 1.66, indicating the structure is safe against overturning. 2) Sliding by comparing total vertical and horizontal forces and calculating a sliding factor of 0.8142, indicating the structure is safe against sliding. 3) Tension at the base by calculating eccentricity and comparing to permissible value, indicating the structure is safe against tension. 4) Compression by calculating maximum compressive stress and comparing to permissible load, indicating the structure is safe against crushing.

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    This document summarizes stability checks performed on a dam structure. It analyzes the structure's safety against: 1) Overturning by calculating resisting and overturning moments and obtaining a factor of safety of 1.66, indicating the structure is safe against overturning. 2) Sliding by comparing total vertical and horizontal forces and calculating a sliding factor of 0.8142, indicating the structure is safe against sliding. 3) Tension at the base by calculating eccentricity and comparing to permissible value, indicating the structure is safe against tension. 4) Compression by calculating maximum compressive stress and comparing to permissible load, indicating the structure is safe against crushing.

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    Stabitlity Checks: 1 - Safety Against Overturning

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    This document summarizes stability checks performed on a dam structure. It analyzes the structure's safety against: 1) Overturning by calculating resisting and overturning moments and obtaining a factor of safety of 1.66, indicating the structure is safe against overturning. 2) Sliding by comparing total vertical and horizontal forces and calculating a sliding factor of 0.8142, indicating the structure is safe against sliding. 3) Tension at the base by calculating eccentricity and comparing to permissible value, indicating the structure is safe against tension. 4) Compression by calculating maximum compressive stress and comparing to permissible load, indicating the structure is safe against crushing.

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    STABITLITY CHECKS

    0.85

    1.65

    Fc

    Fa
    1.50 X1

    W2
    Fb
    W1

    1.75

    Assumptions as per design :

    Top width of head wall in mm. a= 0 85


    0.85
    Bottom width of head wall in m. b= 1.75
    Height of Head wall in m. H= 1.50
    Head over crest in m. h = 1.65
    Specific gravity of Dam material in Kg / cum ç= 2300 ( For cement concrete structure)
    Unit weight of water in Kg / cum w= 1000
    Coefficient of Friction µ= 0.65
    Coefficient of Uplift C= 0.50
    X1  = 1.33

    Wieght / metre W1  = a x H x ç = 2932.5 Kg


    length of dam W2  = 1 / 2 x (b - a) x H x ç = 1552.5 Kg
    Uplift pressure U = 1 / 2 x C x w x (H + h) x b = 1378.1 Kg
    Water force Fa  = w x h x H = 2475 Kg
    2
    Water force Fb  = 1 / 2 x w x h = 1125 Kg
    Water force Fc  = w x a x h = 1402.5 Kg

    1 . Safety against overturning

     W1 x X1 + Fc x X1 + W2 x 2 / 3 x (b‐ a) = 6675.4 Kg

     Fa x H/2 + Fb x H/3 + U x2 / 3 x b = 4026.6 Kg

    Factor of safety =  1.66


    Since factor of safety is more than 1.5; hence structure is safe against overturning

    2 . Safety against Sliding

    Total vertical forces V = W1 + W2 + Fc - U


    = 4509.4 Kg

    Total Horizontal forces P = Fa  + Fb


    = 3600 Kg

    Frictional forces = µ x V
    = 2931.1 Kg

    Sliding factor = Resisting forces µV / Sliding forces P


    = 0.8142

    Since µV is greater than P, Hence structure is safe against sliding.

    3 . Safety against Tension at the base (Eccetricity check)

    Position of resultant
    X = a2 + b2 + a x b
    measured from Toe 3 x (a + b)
    = 0.676 m

    Eccentricity e = b/2 - X
    = 0.199 m

    b / 6 = 0.2917 m

    Since e is less than b/6, Hence structure is safe against tension at base.

    4 . Safety against Compression (Crushing)

    Max.m compressive stress at base
    Fmax  = V / A (1 + 6e/b)

    Where, Vertical forces V = W1 + W2 + Fc - U


    = 4509.4 Kg
    Area of Base A = b (for 1m length)
    = 1.75 Sqm

    Fmax  = 4335.2

    Maximum permissible safe load on cement concrete is 44000 Kg / m2,


    Hence structure is safe against crushing.

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