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DETAILED DESIGN CALCULATIONS FOR 2 x 4.0m x 4.50m SIZE RCC BOX CULVERT
Data:
Inner dimensions of the box
Width = 8.000 m
Depth = 4.500 m
Thickness of the top slab = 0.400 m
Thickness of bottom slab = 0.500 m
Thickness of side walls(outer) = 0.400 m
Thickness of side walls(inner) = 0.400 m
Size of fillet at top = 0.15 x 0.15 m
Size of fillet at bottom = 0.15 x 0.15 m
Earth Cushion = 0.00 m
Av. Wearing Coat Cushion = 0.065 m to 0.2025 m
PCC Fill over Soffit Slab = 0.15 m
Earth Filling on Bottom Slab = 0.000 RL (+)
RL (+)
Av. Wearing Coat Cushion 0.065 m
0.4 RL (+)
85 85 85 85 60 60
8.80
Load Load 5
Case Point
No. a3 a31 beff, beff1
Load, kN,
1 7.92 0.88 2.954 4.884 30.71
2 8.17 0.63 2.441 4.371 34.32
3 8.42 0.38 1.892 1.892 39.65
4 8.67 0.13 1.308 1.308 57.36
b. 70 R Track loading:
Total load = 700 kN
Contact length of track = 4.57 m
Contact width of track = 0.85 m
width of vehicle = 2.900 m (outer to outer of tracks)
C/C of Tracks in transverse direction (perpendicular to Traffic) = 2050 mm
Dispersion width of track:
As per cl.305.16.2 of IRC:21-2000, dispersion width is
beff = a a (1 - a/lo) + b1
Where a = distance of the C.G of the concentrated load from the nearer support
a = 2.48 From Table in Clause No. 305.16 of IRC:21
lo = 8.00 m
b1 = 0.98 m
Impact factor:
As per Cl. 208.3 of IRC:6-2010, impact factor for Class AA and 70R loading
For tracked vehicles
a) 25% for spans upto 5.0m
b) Linearly varying from 25% for 5m spans to 10% for spans of 9m
Impact Factor = 10.75 %
As hight of fill is < 0.6 m
Hence, Impact Factor = 10.75 %
Total length of the track is assumed to be divided into 5 equal concentrated Loads
Each Concentrated Load = 70 kN
Distance between the loads = 0.914 m
Max. load placed at extream position :
Loads 70 70 70 70 70
Distances 0.914 0.914 0.914 0.914
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70 70 70 70 70
0.914 0.914 0.914 0.914
8.80
Load Load 5
Case Point
No. a a1 beff, beff1
Load, kN
37 3.656 3.656 5.903 7.953 19.50
38 3.906 3.906 5.937 7.987 19.41
39 4.156 4.156 5.932 7.982 19.42
40 4.406 4.394 5.892 7.942 19.52
41 4.656 4.144 5.934 7.984 19.42
42 4.906 3.894 5.937 7.987 19.41
43 5.156 3.644 5.901 7.951 19.50
44 5.406 3.394 5.826 7.876 19.69
45 5.656 3.144 5.713 7.763 19.97
46 5.906 2.894 5.561 7.611 20.37
47 6.156 2.644 5.370 7.420 20.90
48 6.406 2.394 5.140 7.190 21.56
49 6.656 2.144 4.872 6.922 22.40
50 6.906 1.894 4.565 6.615 23.44
51 7.156 1.644 4.219 6.269 24.73
52 7.406 1.394 3.835 5.885 26.35
53 7.656 1.144 3.411 5.461 28.39
54 7.906 0.894 2.949 4.999 31.01
55 8.156 0.644 2.449 4.499 34.47
56 8.406 0.394 1.909 1.909 40.61
57 8.656 0.144 1.331 1.331 58.26
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100 100
1.22
8.80
Sub-Soil Data:
3
Modulus of Sub-Grade Reaction = 10000 kN/m
2
SBC Of Sub-soil = 250 kN/m
0.2000 0.800 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.80 0.2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Plane Frame Analysis is performed using STAAD package and SUMMARY OF RESULTS are Tabulated Below.
And, steel design at the critical Sections is also provided in the table below:
From Clause 208.7 of IRC:6 - 2010, if the bottom Slab is deeper by 3.0m below soffit of the Top Slab, Impact
Effects need not be considered, otherwise 50% of Impact Effects shall be considered.
Depth of Bottom of base Slab below Soffit of Top Slab = 4.9000 m
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Effective Impact Factor for Bottom Slab = 5.000 % of actual Impact Factor
i.e. 1.250 %
Hence Multiflying Factor = 0.810
1.000 0.000
0.50 0.4
0.050 4.9000
5.400
Materials adopted:
Grade of Concrete M 30
Grade of steel Fe 500
tcmax = 2.2 N/mm2
scbc = 10 N/mm2
sst = 240 N/mm2
m = 10
k = 1/(1+(sst/m scbc))
k = 0.295
j = 0.902
2
Q = 1.331 N/mm
The Spring Values are taken from the STAAD OUT-PUT and the base pressures are estimated as below:
SPRING FORCES
LOAD CASE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
VLL - Case 1 24.30 39.86 39.22 29.42 22.70 17.47 11.67 5.70 -0.41 -5.34 -4.41
VLL - Case 2 16.81 27.81 28.17 22.22 18.38 15.33 11.36 7.08 2.85 -1.07 -1.55
VLL - Case 3 13.21 22.05 22.92 18.84 16.42 14.46 11.39 7.98 4.72 1.29 0.02
VLL - Case 4 11.30 19.01 20.19 17.16 15.53 14.18 11.63 8.73 6.07 2.89 1.06
VLL - Case 5 9.69 16.44 17.90 15.75 14.81 13.99 11.91 9.47 7.38 4.42 2.05
VLL - Case 6 8.34 14.30 16.00 14.59 14.22 13.86 12.18 10.18 8.61 5.86 2.98
VLL - Case 7 7.12 12.37 14.30 13.56 13.71 13.78 12.50 10.93 9.90 7.35 3.93
VLL - Case 8 6.01 10.62 12.76 12.64 13.28 13.75 12.86 11.73 11.24 8.89 4.92
VLL - Case 9 4.98 9.00 11.34 11.79 12.89 13.76 13.27 12.60 12.70 10.55 5.97
VLL - Case 10 4.00 7.46 10.01 11.01 12.55 13.82 13.74 13.57 14.30 12.37 7.12
VLL - Case 11 3.02 5.94 8.70 10.25 12.24 13.92 14.30 14.69 16.13 14.43 8.42
VLL - Case 12 2.03 4.40 7.39 9.50 11.96 14.10 14.98 16.01 18.27 16.83 9.93
VLL - Case 13 0.71 2.40 5.75 8.67 11.83 14.67 16.37 18.45 22.10 21.04 12.56
VLL - Case 14 -1.47 -0.87 3.21 7.54 11.95 16.11 19.37 23.50 29.88 29.54 17.85
VLL - Case 15 2.07 4.25 6.70 8.33 10.24 11.73 11.94 12.02 12.90 11.35 6.59
VLL - Case 16 1.17 2.84 5.52 7.71 10.08 11.96 12.55 13.08 14.54 13.15 7.72
VLL - Case 17 0.49 1.79 4.63 7.20 9.89 12.09 13.06 14.09 16.19 15.01 8.88
VLL - Case 18 -0.24 0.67 3.68 6.67 9.71 12.28 13.69 15.30 18.15 17.20 10.26
VLL - Case 19 -1.28 -0.90 2.42 6.05 9.65 12.81 14.94 17.49 21.59 20.99 12.63
VLL - Case 20 -3.14 -3.67 0.29 5.13 9.82 14.16 17.69 22.12 28.73 28.78 17.48
VLL - Case 21 0.16 1.10 3.54 5.89 8.25 10.07 10.69 11.24 12.58 11.45 6.75
VLL - Case 22 -0.30 0.39 2.94 5.53 8.10 10.14 11.03 11.95 13.77 12.81 7.60
VLL - Case 23 -0.77 -0.35 2.31 5.16 7.96 10.23 11.44 12.76 15.13 14.34 8.57
VLL - Case 24 -1.29 -1.14 1.64 4.78 7.82 10.36 11.91 13.71 16.70 16.11 9.68
VLL - Case 25 -1.86 -2.01 0.90 4.36 7.68 10.53 12.49 14.84 18.55 18.19 10.99
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VLL - Case 26 -2.51 -3.00 0.07 3.90 7.55 10.77 13.20 16.20 20.77 20.69 12.55
VLL - Case 27 -3.32 -4.23 -0.93 3.37 7.44 11.14 14.20 18.04 23.72 23.96 14.60
VLL - Case 28 -4.98 -6.69 -2.81 2.56 7.61 12.40 16.79 22.43 30.50 31.38 19.22
VLL - Case 29 -1.30 -1.37 0.80 3.35 5.77 7.77 9.00 10.43 12.78 12.39 7.46
VLL - Case 30 -1.70 -1.98 0.28 3.04 5.66 7.88 9.42 11.26 14.16 13.95 8.44
VLL - Case 31 -2.16 -2.68 -0.31 2.71 5.55 8.04 9.94 12.28 15.82 15.82 9.62
VLL - Case 32 -2.71 -3.52 -1.01 2.32 5.45 8.27 10.61 13.55 17.89 18.12 11.06
VLL - Case 33 -3.71 -5.01 -2.17 1.80 5.50 8.98 12.13 16.17 21.98 22.62 13.86
VLL - Case 34 -5.89 -8.22 -4.58 0.83 5.87 10.82 15.77 22.22 31.24 32.70 20.13
VLL - Case 35 -0.74 -0.74 0.64 2.26 3.77 4.95 5.55 6.22 7.40 7.07 4.24
VLL - Case 36 -0.91 -1.01 0.40 2.10 3.69 4.96 5.71 6.57 8.01 7.77 4.69
VLL - Case 37 -1.10 -1.30 0.14 1.93 3.60 4.98 5.88 6.96 8.70 8.56 5.18
VLL - Case 38 -1.30 -1.61 -0.13 1.75 3.52 5.01 6.09 7.41 9.47 9.43 5.74
VLL - Case 39 -1.52 -1.95 -0.43 1.57 3.44 5.07 6.33 7.93 10.34 10.43 6.36
VLL - Case 40 -1.77 -2.34 -0.77 1.36 3.36 5.14 6.63 8.53 11.35 11.57 7.08
VLL - Case 41 -2.06 -2.78 -1.15 1.14 3.28 5.24 6.98 9.24 12.53 12.89 7.91
VLL - Case 42 -2.41 -3.30 -1.59 0.88 3.20 5.38 7.42 10.10 13.92 14.46 8.89
VLL - Case 43 -2.82 -3.93 -2.11 0.60 3.13 5.57 7.98 11.14 15.61 16.34 10.06
VLL - Case 44 -3.34 -4.71 -2.75 0.26 3.06 5.84 8.68 12.45 17.71 18.67 11.52
VLL - Case 45 -4.19 -5.97 -3.73 -0.20 3.10 6.44 10.00 14.73 21.28 22.58 13.96
VLL - Case 46 -6.07 -8.74 -5.81 -1.02 3.43 8.07 13.21 20.04 29.40 31.42 19.45
VLL - Case 47 -1.54 -2.17 -1.24 0.18 1.51 2.81 4.14 5.89 8.35 8.79 5.42
VLL - Case 48 -1.81 -2.57 -1.57 0.01 1.48 2.95 4.51 6.57 9.45 10.01 6.18
VLL - Case 49 -2.15 -3.08 -1.98 -0.20 1.45 3.15 4.99 7.44 10.83 11.53 7.13
VLL - Case 50 -2.59 -3.75 -2.51 -0.47 1.43 3.41 5.63 8.58 12.62 13.51 8.36
VLL - Case 51 -3.76 -5.46 -3.78 -0.95 1.67 4.46 7.64 11.89 17.67 18.99 11.77
VLL - Case 52 23.57 38.23 36.35 25.64 17.97 12.13 6.39 0.59 -5.64 -9.75 -6.93
VLL - Case 53 17.57 28.59 27.53 19.92 14.58 10.48 6.14 1.58 -3.30 -6.68 -4.86
VLL - Case 54 14.36 23.45 22.85 16.94 12.87 9.71 6.11 2.19 -2.00 -5.02 -3.74
VLL - Case 55 12.70 20.80 20.49 15.50 12.14 9.48 6.26 2.64 -1.21 -4.09 -3.14
VLL - Case 56 11.31 18.59 18.53 14.32 11.55 9.33 6.41 3.05 -0.54 -3.31 -2.62
VLL - Case 57 10.13 16.70 16.87 13.34 11.08 9.23 6.57 3.41 0.06 -2.62 -2.18
VLL - Case 58 9.10 15.07 15.44 12.50 10.70 9.16 6.73 3.76 0.60 -2.01 -1.78
VLL - Case 59 8.19 13.63 14.18 11.77 10.37 9.12 6.89 4.08 1.10 -1.45 -1.42
VLL - Case 60 7.38 12.35 13.08 11.14 10.10 9.11 7.05 4.39 1.57 -0.92 -1.08
VLL - Case 61 6.65 11.20 12.09 10.58 9.87 9.11 7.21 4.68 2.03 -0.42 -0.76
VLL - Case 62 11.31 18.59 18.53 14.32 11.55 9.33 6.41 3.05 -0.54 -3.31 -2.62
VLL - Case 63 5.38 9.20 10.38 9.63 9.49 9.14 7.52 5.25 2.90 0.55 -0.14
VLL - Case 64 4.82 8.33 9.63 9.21 9.32 9.15 7.67 5.53 3.32 1.02 0.16
VLL - Case 65 4.31 7.51 8.94 8.83 9.17 9.17 7.82 5.80 3.74 1.50 0.46
VLL - Case 66 3.82 6.76 8.29 8.47 9.03 9.19 7.96 6.07 4.18 1.98 0.77
VLL - Case 67 3.37 6.05 7.69 8.13 8.90 9.20 8.10 6.34 4.61 2.48 1.09
VLL - Case 68 2.95 5.39 7.13 7.81 8.77 9.21 8.23 6.61 5.06 2.99 1.42
VLL - Case 69 2.55 4.77 6.60 7.51 8.64 9.22 8.36 6.89 5.52 3.52 1.76
VLL - Case 70 2.18 4.18 6.09 7.22 8.51 9.23 8.49 7.17 6.00 4.08 2.11
VLL - Case 71 1.82 3.62 5.61 6.93 8.38 9.22 8.62 7.46 6.51 4.66 2.49
VLL - Case 72 1.47 3.08 5.14 6.66 8.25 9.21 8.74 7.76 7.03 5.28 2.88
VLL - Case 73 1.15 2.57 4.69 6.39 8.12 9.21 8.88 8.08 7.59 5.93 3.30
VLL - Case 74 0.83 2.07 4.25 6.12 7.99 9.20 9.01 8.41 8.19 6.63 3.74
VLL - Case 75 0.52 1.58 3.82 5.84 7.84 9.17 9.15 8.76 8.82 7.38 4.22
VLL - Case 76 0.21 1.10 3.39 5.57 7.70 9.16 9.30 9.14 9.50 8.18 4.73
VLL - Case 77 -0.09 0.63 2.97 5.30 7.55 9.14 9.46 9.55 10.24 9.04 5.28
VLL - Case 78 -0.40 0.15 2.54 5.02 7.40 9.13 9.63 10.00 11.04 9.98 5.88
VLL - Case 79 -0.71 -0.33 2.10 4.73 7.24 9.11 9.83 10.49 11.92 11.01 6.53
VLL - Case 80 -1.02 -0.83 1.65 4.44 7.08 9.11 10.06 11.04 12.90 12.14 7.25
VLL - Case 81 -1.36 -1.35 1.19 4.13 6.92 9.12 10.32 11.66 13.98 13.40 8.04
VLL - Case 82 -1.71 -1.91 0.69 3.81 6.76 9.15 10.63 12.36 15.21 14.80 8.93
VLL - Case 83 -2.10 -2.51 0.16 3.48 6.60 9.21 11.01 13.18 16.60 16.40 9.94
VLL - Case 84 -2.54 -3.18 -0.43 3.11 6.44 9.31 11.46 14.14 18.22 18.23 11.09
VLL - Case 85 -3.04 -3.95 -1.09 2.72 6.28 9.45 12.02 15.28 20.12 20.38 12.44
VLL - Case 86 -3.63 -4.84 -1.85 2.28 6.14 9.66 12.73 16.66 22.40 22.95 14.05
VLL - Case 87 -4.62 -6.33 -3.03 1.70 6.13 10.30 14.21 19.28 26.52 27.49 16.89
VLL - Case 88 -6.43 -9.02 -5.09 0.81 6.31 11.71 17.14 24.25 34.22 35.91 22.13
VLL - Case 89 -3.15 -4.27 -1.85 1.56 4.75 7.71 10.37 13.82 18.80 19.38 11.89
VLL - Case 90 -3.76 -5.19 -2.61 1.15 4.66 8.00 11.19 15.35 21.28 22.15 13.62
VLL - Case 91 -4.93 -6.92 -3.95 0.55 4.75 8.87 13.04 18.53 26.23 27.57 16.99
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VLL - Case 92 -2.59 -3.56 -1.71 0.95 3.45 5.80 8.00 10.87 14.99 15.56 9.57
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VLL - Case 93 -3.04 -4.24 -2.28 0.64 3.36 6.00 8.58 11.99 16.80 17.58 10.83
VLL - Case 94 -3.75 -5.29 -3.11 0.23 3.36 6.46 9.65 13.86 19.75 20.83 12.86
VLL - Case 95 -5.10 -7.30 -4.64 -0.41 3.54 7.56 11.89 17.64 25.58 27.19 16.81
VLL - Case 96 -2.25 -3.17 -1.82 0.24 2.17 4.06 5.99 8.54 12.11 12.75 7.87
VLL - Case 97 -2.66 -3.78 -2.32 -0.02 2.12 4.27 6.55 9.56 13.76 14.58 9.00
VLL - Case 98 -3.47 -4.98 -3.23 -0.41 2.22 4.92 7.88 11.82 17.24 18.38 11.37
VLL - Case 99 -5.11 -7.40 -5.04 -1.12 2.51 6.35 10.67 16.44 24.30 26.06 16.14
VLL - Case 100 -1.52 -2.18 -1.40 -0.14 1.03 2.23 3.53 5.27 7.66 8.16 5.05
VLL - Case 101 -1.88 -2.71 -1.81 -0.34 1.03 2.47 4.07 6.20 9.13 9.77 6.05
VLL - Case 102 -2.74 -3.98 -2.76 -0.70 1.22 3.25 5.58 8.68 12.90 13.86 8.59
VLL - Case 103 23.71 38.26 35.61 23.98 15.42 9.00 3.37 -1.93 -7.64 -11.05 -7.61
VLL - Case 104 15.60 25.21 23.59 16.09 10.62 6.51 2.80 -0.77 -4.61 -6.97 -4.83
VLL - Case 105 12.03 19.46 18.32 12.66 8.57 5.50 2.62 -0.20 -3.23 -5.15 -3.60
VLL - Case 106 12.66 20.54 19.54 13.83 9.77 6.70 3.64 0.51 -2.84 -5.06 -3.60
VLL - Case 107 11.15 18.12 17.38 12.49 9.06 6.45 3.72 0.87 -2.17 -4.25 -3.07
VLL - Case 108 9.91 16.14 15.60 11.41 8.50 6.26 3.82 1.19 -1.62 -3.59 -2.63
DL 10.95 17.87 17.43 12.97 9.93 7.57 4.83 1.82 -1.41 -3.03 -2.27
SIDL 8.56 15.48 19.36 19.57 20.60 21.39 20.60 19.57 19.36 12.54 6.93
EP -0.35 -0.11 0.41 0.29 -0.08 -0.30 -0.08 0.29 0.41 -0.11 -0.35
WP 1.85 2.80 2.47 1.69 1.01 0.00 -1.01 -1.69 -2.47 -2.80 -1.85
Max due to VLL 24.30 39.86 39.22 29.42 22.70 17.47 19.37 24.25 34.22 35.91 22.13
Min due to VLL -6.43 -9.02 -5.81 -1.12 1.03 2.23 2.62 -1.93 -7.64 -11.05 -7.61
Net Max 45.30 75.90 78.89 63.95 54.15 46.13 43.71 44.24 50.11 42.51 24.58
Net Min 14.57 24.22 31.39 31.71 31.48 30.88 27.98 19.75 10.71 -1.65 -3.30
Area 0.5 0.85 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.85 0.500
Pressure, Min 29.13 28.49 34.88 35.23 34.97 34.32 31.08 21.94 11.90 -1.94 -6.60
Pressure, Max 90.60 89.29 87.66 71.05 60.17 51.25 48.57 49.15 55.68 50.02 49.17
DESIGN FORCES
BOTTOM SLAB
Member No. 11 13 11
LC9 LC9 159.84 89.65 120.11
LC10 LC10 171.22 94.08 117.58
LC11 LC11 171.52 87.34 129.38
Design Force 171.52 94.08 129.38
TOP SLAB
Dead Load 1.35 LC1 40.66 -18.85
SIDL 1.35 LC2 31.63 -16.98
EP 1.50 LC3 18.49 -10.60
LLSP 1.20 LC4
Water Pressure 1.00 LC5 13.31 -7.76
VLL Case 1(70R W) 1.50 LC6 48.73 -37.81
Load Case No. 1 25
Member No. 14 15
VLL Case 2(70R Track) 1.50 LC7 43.34 -45.08
Load Case No. 52 87
Member No. 14 15
VLL Case 3(40 T B) 1.50 LC8 45.03 -42.89
Load Case No. 103 107
Member No. 14 14
LC9 LC9 211.73 -128.73
LC10 LC10 203.64 -139.64
LC11 LC11 206.18 -136.35
Design Force 211.73 -139.64
LC9 = 1.35 x LC1 + 1.35 x LC2 + 1.5 x LC3 + 1.2 x LC4 + 1.0 x LC5 + 1.5 x LC6
LC10 = 1.35 x LC1 + 1.35 x LC2 + 1.5 x LC3 + 1.2 x LC4 + 1.0 x LC5 + 1.5 x LC7
LC11 = 1.35 x LC1 + 1.35 x LC2 + 1.5 x LC3 + 1.2 x LC4 + 1.0 x LC5 + 1.5 x LC8
Design Forces
Element Ultimate Moment, M u , kNm/m Ultimate Shear Force, Vu, kN/m Thickne
Description ss, mm
At Support At Mid Span At Support At Mid Span
Top Slab 211.73 -139.64 400
Side Wall - end 171.52 94.08 129.38 400
Side Wall middle 83.15 9.10 73.92 400
Bottom Slab -223.69 193.67 217.77 500
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Notes:
1 The above mentioned diameter of bars and spacings may be changed in the drawings maintaining the required total steel at the
cross sections
2 As the Internal Forces in Top Slab are arrived at based on the distribution of VLL as per Clause of IRC:21, Shear Check need
not be done
3 Maximum Spacing of bars in Slabs for main reinforcement is 250mm or 2h which ever is less and for distribution steel it is
400mm or 3h which ever is less as per Cl.16.6.1.1 of IRC:112-2011.
4 Minimum Grade of Concrete in Severe Atmosphere is M30 as per Table 14.2 of IRC:112-2011.
5 Clear cover for elements with soil faces is of 75mm and for elements with other than soil faces is 50mm.
6 The development length and lap length are in accordence with Cl.15.2.3 and Table 15.4 of IRC:112-2011.
7 Maximum Spacing of vertical bars in walls shall not be more than 200mm and for horizontal bars it should not be more than
300mm as per clause 16.3.1 and 16.3.2 of IRC:112-2011.
8 The total area of vertical reinforcement should be between 0.0024Ac and 0.04Ac outside the locations of laps of vertical steel.
This reinforcement should be provided on both sides but area of steel in each side should not be less than 0.0012Ac, as per Cl.
16.3.1 of IRC:112-2011.