COMPUTATION OF LOAD DUE TO VARIOUS TYPES OF PIER SUBSTRUCTURES :NOTE: ALL HIGHLIGHTED CELLS ARE TO BE TREATED AS INPUT DATA

2.90
RL

13.91
Pier cap top Level
1.50

RL

12.406

1.50

H.F.L.
12.600

12.806

RL -0.400
Top Level of foundation

SECTIONAL ELEVATION
0.75

3.40

0.75

1.50

0.75

5.00

0.75

SECTIONAL PLAN PIER

2.90

10.00

PLAN OF PIER CAP

LOAD CALCULATIONS
1 FORMATION LEVEL

17.410 m

2 BEARING LEVEL

14.385 m

3 BEARING HEIGHT

0.185 m

4 PIER CAP TOP LEVEL

13.950 m

5 WELL CAP/ FOUNDATION TOP TOP

-0.400 m

6 FOUNDING LEVEL

-31.00 m

7 SCOUR LEVEL MAX.

8 HIGHEST WATER LEVEL(HFL)
9 MAX. VELOCITY OF FLOW

-20.105 m
12.600 m
3.00 m/sec

10 PIER CAP THICKNESS

1.50 m

11 PIER CAP WIDTH

2.90 m

12 PIER CAP LENGTH

13 PIER WALL THICKNESS

10.00 m
1.50 m

14(a) PIER WALL LENGTH AT TOP

6.50 m

14(b) PIER WALL LENGTH AT BASE

4.90 m

15(a) PIER WALL HAS SEMI CIRCULAR ENDS

-STRAIGHT PORTION OF PIER WALL AT TOP

3.40 m

15(b) PIER WALL HAS SEMI CIRCULAR ENDS

-STRAIGHT PORTION OF PIER WALL AT TOP

5.00 m

16(a) PLAN AREA OF PIER WALL AT BOTTOM,A1

6.87 m2

16(b) PLAN AREA OF PIER WALL AT TOP,A2

9.27 m2

16(c) Volume of pier shaft, V1

((A1+A2+(A1*A2)0.5)*H/3

102.92 m3

17 WEIGHT OF SUB STRUCTURE UPTO FOOTING TOP

- PIER CAP

82.77 t

- RL of cg of pier cap

13.406 m

- Height of cg of pier cap w.r.t. pier base

13.806 m

- PIER WALL

247.02 t

- RL of cg of pier wall w.r.t to pier wall top

6.32 m

- Height of cg of pier wall w.r.t pier base

6.720 m

- 15% PORE PRESSURE UPLIFT

13.39 t

- PEDESTALS

1.50 t

18 TOTAL WEIGHT OF SUBSTRUCTURE

- UNDER DRY CONDITION

331.29 t

- UNDER SUBMERGED CONDITION

319.40 t

- HEIGHT OF COMBINED CG OF SUBSTRUCTURE

8.499 m

- RL OF COMBINED CG OF SUBSTRUCTURE

8.099 m

SUBSTRUCTURE LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR PIER SUBSTRUCTURE

3.40m
Pier cap top Level
RL 95.950

1.00m
0.50m
1.00m

700 mm wide inspection platform,depth varying

from 250mm to 200mm

pier centre line

H= 14.25m

2.00m
RL 80.200
Top of well cap / open foundation

SECTIONAL ELEVATION
ALONG L-L AXIS

11.00m
Pier cap top Level
RL 95.950
1.00m
0.50m
5.00m

2500mm wide inspection platform,depth varying

from 250mm to 200mm

pier centre line

14.25m

6.00m

CROSS - SECTION ALONG T-T AXIS

RL 80.200
Top of well cap / open foundation

2.00m

1.00m

1.00m
0.50m

6.00m

A2

SECTIONAL PLAN AT
BASE LEVEL
LOAD CALCULATIONS:
1 FORMATION LEVEL

A1

5.00m

SECTIONAL PLAN AT
CAP LEVEL

100.300 m

2 BEARING LEVEL

96.450 m

3 PIER CAP TOP LEVEL

95.950 m

4 TOP OF WELL CAP

80.200 m

5 FOUNDING LEVEL

51.500 m

6 WEIGHT OF SUB STRUCTURE UPTO WELL CAP TOP

a) Weight of varying portion of pier shaft :Height of varying portion (m)

14.25 m

Area of section at top of pier, A1

4.79 m2

Area of section at bottom of pier, A2

11.14 m2

Area of section at HFL, A3

10.68 m2

Volume of pier shaft, V

((A1+A2+(A1*A2)0.5)*H/3

110.32 m3

b) Weight of the Pier cap :Height of uniform portion (m)

1.00 m

C/S Area of the uniform portion

37.40 m2

Volume of the uniform portion

Height of varying portion (m)

Volume of the varying portion

=
=

Volume of pier cap,

((A1+A2+(A1*A2)0.5)*H/3

37.4 m3

37.4*1.0 =
0.50 m

37.4+(1.2*5.2)+((37.4*(1.2*5.2))^0.5))*0.5/3
9.82 m3
47.22 m3

c) Weight of the Inspection platform :Total surface area of the platform

(2*(2.5*(3.4+2*0.7))+2*(11.0*0.7))

39.40

m2

Average depth of the platform

0.225

Total volume of the inspection platform

39.4*0.225 =

8.865 m3

Weight of railing on the inspection platform @ 0.3t/m = [2*(4.8+16.0)]*0.3 =

TOTAL WEIGHT OF PIER SHAFT

399.38 t

WEIGHT DUE TO PEDESTALS

1.50 t

TOTAL WEIGHT OF SUBSTRUCTURE

413.36 t

12.48 t

COMPUTATION OF COMBINED C.G. OF PIER SHAFT FROM PIER CAP LEVEL

FOR SEISMIC ANALYSIS:
Horizontal C.G. of varying portion of pier shaft

8.073 m

Horizontal C.G. of uniform portion of pier cap

0.500 m

Horizontal C.G. of varying portion of pier cap

0.187 m

Horizontal C.G. of inspection platform

0.125 m

Height of Combined C.G. of substructure from pier cap t

6.721 m

Therefore RL of combined C.G. of substructure w.r.t. top

of pier cap level

89.229 m

Height of combined C.G. wrt well cap top

9.029 m

SUBSTRUCTURE LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR PIER SUBSTRUCTURE

1.60m
Pier cap top Level
RL 28.390

pier centre line

H= 3.75m

RL 24.640
1.10m
1.34m

RL 23.300
0.50m

0.80m

RL 22.500
5.00m
SECTIONAL ELEVATION

Founding level

2.00m

2.75m

1.00m

5.15m

3.15m

1.375m

A2

A1

3.15m

1.00m
1.375m
SECTIONAL PLAN AT
BASE LEVEL
LOAD CALCULATIONS:

SECTIONAL PLAN AT
CAP LEVEL

1 FORMATION LEVEL

30.640 m

2 BEARING LEVEL

30.305 m

3 PIER CAP TOP LEVEL

28.390 m

4 FOOTING TOP

23.300 m

5 FOUNDING LEVEL

22.500 m

6 WEIGHT OF SUB STRUCTURE UPTO FOOTING TOP

a) Weight of varying portion of pier shaft :Height of varying portion (m)

3.75 m

Area of section at top of pier, A1

14.60 m2

Area of section at bottom of pier, A2

9.44 m2

Volume of pier shaft, V 1

44.73 m3

((A1+A2+(A1*A2) )*H/3
0.5

5.90m

b) Weight of constant bottom portion of pier shaft :Height of varying portion (m)

1.34 m

Area of pier section

9.44 m2

Volume of pier shaft, V

12.65 m3

Therefore total volume of pier shaft

57.38 m3

TOTAL WEIGHT OF PIER SHAFT

137.72 t

WEIGHT DUE TO PEDESTALS

1.50 t

139.22 t

7 TOTAL WEIGHT OF SUBSTRUCTURE

COMPUTATION OF COMBINED C.G. OF PIER SHAFT FROM PIER CAP LEVEL

FOR SEISMIC ANALYSIS:
Horizontal C.G. of varying portion of pier shaft

1.741 m

Horizontal C.G. of constant portion of pier shaft

0.670 m

Combined C.G. of pier shaft from pier cap top level

2.332 m

Therefore RL of combined C.G. of pier shaft w.r.t. top

of pier cap level

26.058 m

5.90m
Pier cap top Level
RL 28.390

pier centre line

3.75m

3.15m

RL 24.640

0.50m

3.15m

0.50m

1.34m

Foundation depth

RL 22.500
Founding Level
Foundation width
CROSS - SECTION