NEW VISION ENERGY

NUPCHE-LIKHU 132 KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT

DESIGN OF GABION WALL (FOR MAXIMUM RETAINING HEIGHT 4.0M)

Ref. Calculation Result Unit
1.0 Considering Normal Dry Soil,
Unit Weight of Concrete (Wc) (2240 kg/m3) 21.97 kN/m³
Unit Weight of Dry Stone (wr) (2000 kg/m3) 19.62 kN/m³
Unit Weight of dry Soil (Ws) (1440 kg/m3) 14.13 kN/m³
Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Soil qu = 268.00 kN/m³
Technical Spec. Vol-II, Section 4; Table 2.1
For Factor of Safety 2.5 FoS 2.50
Allowable Bearing Capacity qa = 107.20 kN/m³
H1= 1.00 m
H2= 1.00 m
H3= 1.00 m
H4= 1.00 m
H5= 2.00 m
d1= 1.00 m
d2= 1.50 m
d3= 2.00 m
d4= 2.50 m
d5= 3.00 m
db= 0.15 m
D= 2.15
H= 6.15 m
Projected Distance of Concrete Kc = 0.20 m
Projected Distance of Rubbled Stones Kr = 0.50 m
Projected Distance of Rubbled Stones Kr1 = 1.00 m
B= 3.20 m
Angle of Repose for Normal Dry Soil (Technical Specification Vol II Sec.4
f= 25.00 Degree
Table 2.1)
Angle of Internal Friction (Renold's Handbook, Pg. 17 q= 32.00 Degree

2.0 Check Aginst Over Turning About the Tow

Resisting Moment Due to Self Weight:
Weight of Block A1 Wr1 = d1*H1*Wr 19.62 kN
Weight of Block A2 Wr2 = d2*H2*Wr 29.43 kN
Weight of Block A3 Wr3 = d3*H3*Wr 39.24 kN
Weight of Block A4 Wr4 = d4*H4*Wr 49.05 kN
Weight of Block A5 Wr5 = d5*H5*Wr 117.72 kN
Total Weight of Stone Wstn = Wr1+Wr2+Wr3+Wr4+Wr5+Wr6 255.06 kN
Weight of Concrete Wcon = Db*B*Wc 10.55 kN
Distance from toe to the CG of Block A1 S1 = Kc+d1/2 0.70 m
Distance from toe to the CG of Block A2 S2 = Kc+d2/2 0.95 m
Distance from toe to the CG of Block A3 S3 = Kc+d3/2 1.20 m
Distance from toe to the CG of Block A4 S4 = Kc+d4/2 1.45 m
Distance from toe to the CG of Block A5 S5 = Kc+d5/2 1.70 m
Distance from toe to the CG of Concrete C1 S6 = B/2 1.60 m

Resisting Moment Due to Block A1 Wr1*S1 13.73 kNm

Resisting Moment Due to Block A2 Wr2*S2 27.96 kNm
Resisting Moment Due to Block A3 Wr3*S3 47.09 kNm
Resisting Moment Due to Block A4 Wr4*S4 71.12 kNm
Resisting Moment Due to Block A5 Wr5*S5 200.12 kNm
Resisting Moment Due to Block A6 Wcon*S6 16.88 kNm
Total Resisting Moment due to Self Weight Mself = 376.90 kNm

Resisting Moment Due to Soil Weight:

Weight of Block W1 Ws1 = Kr*H1*Ws 7.06 KN
Weight of Block W2 Ws2 = Kr*(H1+H2)*Ws 14.13 KN
Weight of Block W3 Ws3 = Kr*(H1+H2+H3)*Ws 21.19 KN
Weight of Block W4 Ws4 = Kr1*(H1+H2+H3+H4)*Ws 56.51 KN
Weight of Block W5 0.5*(H1+H2+H3+H4)^2*Tan f*Ws 52.70 KN

Distance to the CG of Ws1 x1 = Kc+d1+(d2-d1)/2 1.45 m

Distance to the CG of Ws2 x2 = Kc+d2+(d3-d2)/2 1.95 m
Distance to the CG of Ws3 x3 = Kc+d3+(d4-d3)/2 2.45 m
Distance to the CG of Ws4 x4 = Kc+d4+(d5-d4)/2 2.95 m
Distance to the CG of Ws5 x5 = B+1/3*(H1+H2+H3+H4)*tanf 3.82 m
 NEW VISION ENERGY
NUPCHE-LIKHU 132 KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT

DESIGN OF GABION WALL (FOR MAXIMUM RETAINING HEIGHT 4.0M)

Ref. Calculation Result Unit
Resisting Moment due to Ws1 Ws1*x1 10.24 KNm
Resisting Moment due to Ws2 Ws2*x2 27.55 KNm
Resisting Moment due to Ws3 Ws3*x3 51.91 KNm
Resisting Moment due to Ws4 Ws4*x4 166.69 KNm
Resisting Moment due to Ws5 Ws5*x5 201.39 KNm
Total Resisting Moment due to soil weight MR = 457.78 KNm

Total Resisting Moment MR = Mself + Msoil 834.69 KNm

Overturning Moment due to earth Pressure:

Active Earth Pressure = q = k*Ws*H
Angle of Internal Friction q= 32.00 Degree
k = (1-sinq) / (1+sinq) 0.31
H= 6.15 m
q = k*Ws*H 26.69 KN/m2
Resultant force due to Earth pressure F = (1/2)*q*H 82.09 KN
Overturning Moment due to earth Pressure Mo = (1/3)*H*F 168.28 KNm
FOS (> 1.5) MR / Mo 2.72 OK

3.0 Check Against Bearing

Weight of Stone Wstn 255.06 KN
Weight of Concrete Wcon 10.55 KN
Total Weight of Stone+Concrete Wtot= Wstn + Wcon 265.61 KN
Pressure under Base per meter Ba = Wtot/B 83.00 KN/m2
Allowable Bearing Capacity qa = 107.20 KN/m2
qa > Ba 1.29 OK

Designed by: Checked by: Approved by:

Hikmat B. Ayer
Pinggao Group Co. Ltd.
Marsyangdi Corridor 220kV Udipur-Bharatpur
Transmission Line Project.