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    Guidance Note On The Design of Thrust Blocks

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    This document provides an example calculation for the design of a horizontal bend block for a buried pipeline. It includes the design parameters and calculations for the volume of concrete and water inside the bend block. It also calculates the working and testing thrusts on the pipeline as well as performing a check for sliding resistance during working conditions. The calculation determines that the sliding resistance safety factor is greater than the required 1.1.

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    This document provides an example calculation for the design of a horizontal bend block for a buried pipeline. It includes the design parameters and calculations for the volume of concrete and water inside the bend block. It also calculates the working and testing thrusts on the pipeline as well as performing a check for sliding resistance during working conditions. The calculation determines that the sliding resistance safety factor is greater than the required 1.1.

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    Guidance Note On The Design of Thrust Blocks

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    This document provides an example calculation for the design of a horizontal bend block for a buried pipeline. It includes the design parameters and calculations for the volume of concrete and water inside the bend block. It also calculates the working and testing thrusts on the pipeline as well as performing a check for sliding resistance during working conditions. The calculation determines that the sliding resistance safety factor is greater than the required 1.1.

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    Guidance Note on the Design of Annex 2

    Thrust Blocks for Buried Pipelines Page : 1 of 12


    Design Division Revision : 0
    水 務 署 Water Supplies Department Date : 15/11/04

    Annex 2 - Worked Examples

    1. HORIZONTAL BEND BLOCK

    Design Parameters:
    A = 2000 mm μ = 0.5
    B = 2000 mm Kp = 3.0
    C = 2000 mm Ec = 500 mm
     = 45º c = 23.6 kN/m3
    D = 450 mm w = 9.81 kN/m3
    Hw = 110 m s = 18.0 kN/m3
    Ht = 1.5 Hw = 165 m, since Hw <150 MPa f = 1/6

    Volume of horizontal bend block concrete:


    Vc = (2A – B tan(/2))(BC – p D2 /4)
    = (2 x 2 – 2 x tan 22.5º) x (2 x 2 – p x 0.452 /4)
    = 12.18 m3
    Volume of water inside bend block:
    Vw = (2A – B tan(/2))(p D2 /4)
    = (2 x 2 – 2 x tan 22.5º) x p x 0.452 /4
    = 0.5 m3
    Working and testing thrusts:
    Rw = 2wHw(pD2 /4) sin(/2)
    = 2 x 9.81 x 110 x p x 0.452 /4 x sin 22.5º
    = 131.35 kN
    Rt = 2wHt (pD2/4) sin(/2)
    = 2 x 9.81 x 165 x p x 0.452/4 x sin 22.5º
    = 197.03 kN

    Check sliding during short term working condition


    μ (c Vc + w Vw)
    Fsw,s =
    Rw
    0.5 x (23.6 x 12.18 + 9.81 x 0.5)
    =
    131.35
    = 1.11 > 1.1 ok

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