Scribd
Upload
178 views2 pages

Load Calculation For Plate Load Test

The document calculates the manual load calculation of a manure digester. It determines the self-weight of the digester mat foundation, curved wall, and mid column totaling 11256.719 kN, 7744.6227 kN, and 69.272 kN respectively. It also calculates the self-weight of the manure sludge to be 58334.2485 kN. Adding these weights gives a total uniformly distributed load of 77404.8622 kN requiring a safe bearing capacity of 164.25 kN/m^2. For plate load testing, an ultimate bearing pressure of 492.75 kN/m^2 is required, equating to a load of 10.18

Uploaded by

Sushant Giri
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
178 views2 pages

Load Calculation For Plate Load Test

The document calculates the manual load calculation of a manure digester. It determines the self-weight of the digester mat foundation, curved wall, and mid column totaling 11256.719 kN, 7744.6227 kN, and 69.272 kN respectively. It also calculates the self-weight of the manure sludge to be 58334.2485 kN. Adding these weights gives a total uniformly distributed load of 77404.8622 kN requiring a safe bearing capacity of 164.25 kN/m^2. For plate load testing, an ultimate bearing pressure of 492.75 kN/m^2 is required, equating to a load of 10.18

Uploaded by

Sushant Giri
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Manual Load Calculation of Manure Digester

1. Self-Weight of Manure Digester


Self-weight of Concrete = 24.5 kN/m3
Mat Foundation
Diameter of Digester Mat = 30m
Thickness of Digester Mat = 0.65m
Self-Weight of Manure Digester Mat = (π x 302 /4) x 0.65 x 24.5 = 11256.719 kN
Curved Wall
Height of Curved Wall = 8.6m
Diameter of Curved Wall = 26m
Thickness of Curved wall = 0.45m
Load of Curved Wall = (2 x π x 13 x 0.45 x 8.6) x 24.5 = 7744.6227 kN
Mid Column
Height of Mid column = 10m
Diameter of Column = 0.6m
Weight of Mid column = (π x 0.62/4 x 10) x 24.5 = 69.272 kN

2. Self-Weight of Manure Sludge


Self-weight of Manure Sludge = 13.734 kN/m3
Diameter of Sludge = 26m
Height of Sludge = 8m
Self-Weight of Sludge = (π x 262 /4) x 8 x 13.734 = 58334.2485 kN

3. Uniformly Distributed Load by Digester Tank


Total -weight of Digester Tank = 11256.719 + 7744.6227 + 69.272 + 58334.2485 =
77404.8622 kN
Total Base Area = π x 302 /4 = 706.858 kN
Total UDL by Digester Tank = 77404.8622 / 706.858 = 109.505 kN/m2
Applying Factor of safety for load = 1.5,
Required Safe Bearing Capacity = 109.505 x 1.5 = 164.25 kN/m2
4. Load for Plate Load Test
Ultimate bearing pressure required for Plate Load Test = 164.25 x 3 = 492.75 kN/m2
Plate Area = 0.45m x 0.45m = 0.2025 m2
Ultimate bearing load required for Plate Load Test = 492.75 x 0.2025 = 99.7818 kN
Load in Tonne = 99.7818 / 9.8 = 10.18 Tonne

You might also like