66 kV Substation

DESIGN PARAMETERS

These pages present the criteria for materials and loadings to be used
in the structural design of Power House

1. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:
1. BS 6399 Part 1 Loadings for Buildings (Dead & Imposed
Loads)
2. BS 6399 Part 2 Loadings for Buildings (Wind Loads)
3. BS 6399 Part 3 Loadings for Buildings (Imposed Roof Loads)
4. BS EN 179-2008 Building Hardware - Emergency Exit Devices
Operated by a Lever Handle or Push Pad, for Escape Routes
5. ACI 318-08 Building Code Requirements for Structural
Concrete (American Concrete Institute)
6. PCA Notes on ACI 318-08 (Portland Cement Association)
7. IBC 2006 (International Building Code)
8. ASCE 7-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other
Structures (American Society of Civil Engineering)
9. UFC 3-301-01 Structural Engineering (Unified Facilities
Criteria)

2. MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
a) Structural Concrete
Following minimum 28 days concrete cylinder strength will be
used for the design:
fc

= 35 MPa (5000 psi) for Beams & Slabs

fc

= 45 MPa (6500 psi) for Columns

b) Reinforcing Steel

Hot rolled deformed steel bars conforming to ASTM standard

A-615, with the following minimum yield strength will be used.
fy
= 420 MPa (60,000 psi) (for main & shear
reinforcement)

c) Modulus of Elasticity
Ec = 4700
For Concrete

fc'

(MPa)

(ACI 318M-08 Section

8.5.1)
Es = 200,000 MPa

For Reinforcement (Steel)

(ACI 318M-08 Section

8.5.2)

3. UNIT WEIGHTS
Material
Concrete, Reinforced
Stone including gravel
Clay Tiles
Soil/Earth (Not
submerged), Sand and
gravel wet
Masonry, Brick Medium
(medium absorption)
Hollow Block Wall
Water (fresh)
Thermal Insulation
Material

4. MINIMUM LIVE LOADS

Roof Imposed Loads = 1.50 kN/m2

Unit Weight
24 KN/m3
19 KN/m3
18 KN/m3

18 KN/m3
14.3 KN/m3
9.81 KN/m3
0.35 KN/m3

5. WIND SPEED
Wind Speed

= 50 m/sec

6. LOAD COMBINATIONS
Following load combinations of Chapter 9 of ACI 318M-08 will be
used for design:
Sr. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Load Combination
1.4 * D
1.2 * D + 1.6 * L + 0.5 * S
1.2 * D + 1.0 L + 1.6 * W
1.2 8 D + 0.8 * W
0.9 * D + 1.6 * W
1.4 * D + 1.5 * E + 1.0 * L
0.9 * D + 1.0 * E
1.4 * D + 1.5 * E
0.7 * D + 1.5 8 E

7. ALLOWABLE BEARING CAPCITY OF SOIL AT 5-0

DEPTH FROM NSL

qa = 2.04 tons/ft2 (as per soil reports)

The client is to get proper soil investigation carried out at site to

confirm the assumed values of allowable bearing capacity.

8. CONCRETE COVER ON REINFORCING BARS

Minimum concrete covers to the nearest reinforcement (including
links) as per ACI is as follows:
Type of Member
Slabs
Slab (Exposed to weather)
Beams
Columns
Retaining Walls (Earth

Cover
20 mm
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
50 mm (Poured on P.C.C.

Facing)

1:4:8)

Retaining Walls
Foundation (Bottom)

40 mm
50 mm (Poured on P.C.C.
1:4:8)
50 mm

Foundation (Top)

9. DESIGN TOOLS
The analysis is being done by using computer aided methods of
analysis and design as listed below:
ETABS

Extended 3-D Analysis of

Building System