Design of Radial Gate

Estimate of Gate Weight 151.3682 kN

15429.99 kg
2476.316 kN

Given:
Specific Weight of water 9.81 kN/m3
Elevation of Center of curvature of skin plate, Elev C 15 m
Elevation of Sill, Elev. S 0m
Elevation of Maximum Headwater on Sill, Elev H 15 m 167.428
Gate Sealing Elevation, Elev h 15 m 3025
Maximum Headwater on Sill, H 15 m
Side seal Span, B 12 m
Skin plate Radius, R 15 m
Gate Sealing Height, h 15 m
Dm 0m
Ds 0m
Di 15 m
alpha,s 0 rad
alpha,i 1.570796 rad

Horizontal Component of Water Thrust, Wh 13243.5 kN

Vertical Component of Water Thrust, Wv 20802.84 kN
Magnitude of W 24660.67 kN
beta 57.51836 degrees
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Design discharge

2100 m3/s
Cd 4.03
L 4.761063

3345.759
12546.6
Given
unit weight of water 9.81 kN/m3
b (length of major support) 1500 mm
a (length of minor support) 500 mm
b/a 3
plate thickness 12 mm

k-coefficient (NBR-8883) see Table 5.3

k1x 25
k1y 7.5
k4y 34.3
k3x 50

depth of center of module, H 13.554 m

Pressure at module center, P 132.96474 kPa

sgima_1x (plus,minus sign) 57.71039063 -57.7104 MPa

sigma_1y (plus,minus sign) 17.31311719 -17.3131 MPa
sigma_4y (plus,minus sign) 79.17865594 -79.1787 MPa
sigma_3x (plus,minus sign) 115.4207813 -115.421 MPa

Modulus of Elasticity, E 206000 MPa

Table 5.4 coefficient , alpha 0.0284

delta_max_center 0.663015815 mm
 7.032
0.5
14.064

12000
24

8.484
7032
500
14.064
502.2857 838.2
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16.46341

193.5314

90 18
147.15
Case of zero moment at supports (rounded connections)
E 206000 MPa
I 111 m4
q 100 kN/m
L 12 m
a 2.7 m
b 6.6 m
Mc 180 kN-m
Ma -364.5 kN-m
Mb -364.5 kN-m
delta_c 0.021254264 mm

Case of same moment at supports and midspan (rigid connections)

E 206000 MPa
I 111 m4
q 100 kN/m
L 12 m
a 2.484 m
b 7.032 m
Mc 309.6 kN-m
Ma -308.5128 kN-m
Mb -308.5128 kN-m
delta_c 0.055842948 mm
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Case of 2 radial arms
Given
unit weight of water 9.81 kN/m3
Width of Gate 12 m
Elevation of Sill 63 m
Elevation of Top Seal 78 m
Elevation of Center of Curvature of skin plate, Elev C 70 m
Radius of Curvature of skin plate, R 15 m

Submerged Gate with two pairs of arms alpha

Length ht/hf = 0 0.1414
alpha 0.1414 L1 2.22292331 m
beta 0.4734 L2 7.44223406 m
gamma 0.3852 L3 6.05565813 m

VT 8m
beta_s 0.562536 rad
Ls 8.438044 m

QS 7m
beta_i 0.485518 rad
Li 7.282772 m

L 15.72082 m

ht 0m
hi 15 m
hA 12.879 m
hD 5.778 m

roots, x 3.954382 -16.0657

a 4.680101 x2
b 56.68218 x
c -297.326 1
Bending Moment in each Girder
Ma' 346.4267 kNm/m Ma 2078.56 kNm
Mb' -289.674 kNm/m Mb -1738.05 kNm
Md' 346.432 kNm/m Md 2078.592 kNm
beta gamma
0.4734 0.3852
Case of 2 radial arms
Given
unit weight of water 9.81 kN/m3
Width of Gate 12 m
Elevation of Sill 333 m
Elevation of Top Seal 348 m
Elevation of Center of Curvature of skin plate, Elev C 340.5 m
Radius of Curvature of skin plate, R 15 m

Submerged Gate with two pairs of arms alpha

Length ht/hf = 0 0.0964
alpha 0.0964 L1 1.51424766 m 5.784
beta 0.2804 L2 4.4045129 m 16.824 22.608
gamma 0.3233 L3 5.07838452 m 19.398 42.006
delta 0.2999 L4 4.71081818 m 17.994 60

VT 7.5 m 60 deg
beta_s 0.523599 rad
Ls 7.853982 m

QS 7.5 m
beta_i 0.523599 rad
Li 7.853982 m

L 15.70796 m

ht 0m
hi 15 m
beta gamma delta
0.2804 0.3233 0.2999
x z
2009.6189 0.0000 2.009619 0 0
1317.8379 1347.3341 1.317838 1.347334 1.347334
785.6496 2709.1502 0.78565 2.70915 2.70915
383.3875 4130.3356 0.383388 4.130336 4.130336
124.6630 5570.1430 0.124663 5.570143 5.570143
2.0780 7250.3297 0.002078 7.25033 7.25033
70.7666 8955.3313 0.070767 8.955331 8.955331
327.3768 10620.2118 0.327377 10.62021 10.62021
732.6893 12130.7500 0.732689 12.13075 12.13075
1299.3847 13606.8111 1.299385 13.60681 13.60681
2009.6189 15000.0000 2.009619 15 15