UNDERGROUND CONCRETE VAULT DESIGN thread194-295685 MVPs mannyp2k4 (Structural) (OP) 31 Mar 11 11:33 HI, I relatively new to designing vaults and dealt mostly with building above ground. Does anyone recommend any good standards for the design of the vaults for uplift, active and at rest pressure and what is a conservative seismic load on the tank?? Design precast concrete vaults to withstand site soil conditions and traffic loading of A-16 per Table 1 of ASTM C 857 with a 30% increase due to impact. Soil lateral loads shall be as determined by ASTM C 857. Alternate design by the strength design method shall include a load factor of 1.7 times the lateral earth or hydrostatic pressures.
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The oldest record of barrel vaults is estimated to date back to 4000 BC. These provided the spans in the Sumerian ziggurat at Nippur in Babylonia, built from fired bricks amalgamated with clay mortar. Precast Concrete Vaults and Chambers, 03480-4 Rev.10/05 2. Catch basin base and walls shall be of acceptable design and of sufficient strength to safely support HS-20 loading. 3. For precast concrete base section, the minimum thickness of base slab shall be 6-inch thickness. 4. Precast concrete walls for catch basin shall be 6-inch thickness. Precast concrete utility structures include utility vaults, utility manholes, pull/splice boxes, utility trenches, equipment enclosures, equipment pads, tunnel vaults, panel vaults, light pole bases and more. Standards ASTM C857: Practice for Minimum Structural Design Loading for Underground Precast Concrete Utility Structures Precast Concrete Utility Vault Manufacturing. REFERENCES • NPCA Quality Control Manual for Precast Plants • Local Codes and Regulations.. • Concrete Mix Design Concrete Compressive Strength - Minimum 4,000 psi strength at 28 days. w/c < .45 (water/cementitious ratio). Quality materials using well-graded aggregates.
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The UK-based researchers from the ACORN project (the name is short for Automating Concrete Construction) use a thin-shell vaulted shape for their floor rather than a conventional solid slab - a. of the concrete structures is consequently very much linked to Vault tunnels are particularly appropriate when the tunnel length the experience of the structural designer. is more than several hundred meters and when the earth cover is An alternative approach to design can be found in structural more than several meters.
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