Volume-Elevation Curve

ID Elevation (m) Area (m2) Volume (m3) Area (ha) Area (km2)
1 1320 894,531 0 89.5 0.9
2 1322 913,281 1,817,500 91.3 0.9
3 1324 931,406 3,669,375 93.1 0.9
4 1326 947,656 5,557,188 94.8 0.9
5 1328 961,250 7,473,594 96.1 1.0
6 1330 976,875 9,419,375 97.7 1.0
7 1332 894,531 11,397,344 89.5 0.9

1323.5 m
3.19 Mm3

drawdown level
3.5 m
0

Area (m2)
10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000
1,332
1,100
1,330
1,080
SRTM30 Elevation (m)

1,328
1,060
1,326
1,040
1,324
1,020
1,322
1,000
1,320
980
1,318
960
1,316
940
1,314
920
0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000
SRTM3
1,320
980
1,318
960
1,316
940
1,314
920
0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000

Volume (m3)

Volume (m3) Area (m2)

 Volume (MCM)
0.0
1.8 Volume (m3)
3.7 1,334
5.6
7.5 1,332

9.4
1,330
11.4
1,328

1,326
Elevation(m)

1,324

1,322

1,320

1,318

1,316

1,314
0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000
Axis Title

Volume (m3)

000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 0

Elevation (m)

000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000

 Ele
000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000

rea (m2)
 Volume (m3)

0 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000

Axis Title

Volume (m3)
 Dimension of the earthen dam
S.N. Description Value Unit
1 Height of dam 5m
2 MWL in dam 3.5 m
3 NWL in dam 2m
4 u/s slope 2.5
5 D/S slope 2
6 Top width 2.22983738762 m
Adopt top width(b) 4m
7 Width of core 3m
8 D/S base length 10 m
9 U/S base length 12.5 m
10 Horizontal drain length 3.33333333333 m
Adopt horizontal drain length 4m
11 total base length 26.5 m
12 Length of dam 150 m

Properties of material of dam

S.N. Description Value Unit
1 Dry unit weight of the material of the dam(Y) 1760 kg/m3
2 saturated unit weight of the material in U/S portion of the dam(Ys) 2160 kg/m3
3 Average angle of internal friction(α ) 26 degree
4 Average cohesion© 1960 kg/m2
5 Unit weight of water(Yw) 1000 kg/m3
6 Submerged unit weight of the material in U/S portion of dam(Y') 1160 kg/m3

Determination of Pheratic Line

Left end of filter will act as the focus and is taken as orgin
A point 'A' in such a way that
AB= 0.3*HB
HB is the length of U/S which is under water
HB 8.75 m
AB= 0.3*HB 2.625 m
X-coordinate of A from the origin 16.375 m
Y-coordinate of A from the origin 3.5 m
S=(X^2+Y^2)^(1/2)-X 0.36986861698 m
The vertex of parabola shall be situated at a distance equal to S/2 i.e. 0.18493430849 m
At point F, X=0; Y=S=0.3698m

X(m) Y(m)
0 0.369869
2 1.271329
4 1.759475
6 2.138978
8 2.46063
 10 2.744845
12 3.002274
14 3.239309
16 3.460144
16.375 3.5

Overall stability of proposed dam

Shearing strength at base(S) = C+ W tan(α)
S.N. Description Value Unit
1 Total area of the dam section 76.25 m2
2 Area above the phreatic line 31.5729 m2
3 Area below the phreatic line 44.6771 m2
4 Weight of dry portion of dam section 55568.304 kg/m
5 Weight of submerged portion of the dam section 51825.436 kg/m
6 Total weight(W) 107393.74 kg/m
7 Total cohesive strength of the soil© 51940 kg/m
8 Shearing strength(S) = C+ W tan(α) 104319.426806 kg/m
9 Horizontal force 12250 kg/m
FOS 8.515871576 >1.3

Stability of U/S during sudden drawdown

S.N. Description Value Unit

Horizontal Shear force, P= Ƴs( h^2) (tan (450 - α/2))^2 + Ƴw (h1^2)/2

1 Horizontal Shear Force (P) 24852.0044097 kg/m

Shearing Resistance, R = Ne tan (α) + c*b
2 Shearing Resistance (R ) 59860.612671 kg/m
FOS 2.40868348823 >2
FOS with respect to maximum shear
S.N. Description Value Unit
As we already know, max shear occurs at 0.4b from the u/s point, hence calculating Shearing resistance (Sr ) at 0
(Sr ) = h’ Ƴˊ tan(α) + c = 0.6* h Ƴˊ tan(α) + c
1 Sr 3657.30940821 kg/m2
2 Maximum Shear(Smax)
Sav=P/b 1988.16035278
Smax=2*Sav 2783.42449389
FOS 1.31396034498 >1

Stability of D/S slope during steady seepage

S.N. Description Value Unit
FOS=(CL'+tanα (N-U) )/T
1 Area of N-diagram 9649.97917172 kg
2 Area of U-diagram 0 kg
3 Area of T-diagram 4706.60932103 kg
 FOS 4.36405061904 >1.5
1 Area of N-diagram 8075.82277464 kg
2 Area of U-diagram 0 kg
3 Area of T-diagram 6932.36182615 kg
FOS 3.68111685262 >1.5
1 Area of N-diagram 14145.5552764 kg
2 Area of U-diagram 0 kg
3 Area of T-diagram 6899.24829165 kg
FOS 4.25815901237 >1.5
Remarks

2.5:1
2.0:1
b= (0.55*Z^0.5) + (0.2*Z); USBR

(D/S BASE LENGTH)/3

Remarks

0.453785605518526

2.5*MWL in dam

beyond the point F and directrix 0.3698m from F

 Remarks

Therefore, safe.

Remarks

where, Ne = ƳˊA

Therefore, safe.

Remarks
ing resistance (Sr ) at 0.4 b from u/s,

Therefore, safe.

length of arc
Remarks width
y1
Wcosα y2
y3
Wsinα y4
Therefore, safe y5
Wcosα y6
y7
Wsinα y8
Therefore, safe y9
Wcosα

Wsinα
Therefore, safe
CASE I CASEII CASE III
8.0782 m 11.0102 m 11.4688 m
0.8035 m 0.8993 m 1.0976 m
0.4091 m 0.5345 m 0.4408 m
0.7324 m 0.9721 m 0.7831 m
0.9658 m 1.2708 m 1.039 m
1.112 m 1.4605 m 1.1898 m
 1.154 m 1.5192 m 1.2419 m
1.1072 m 1.4549 m 1.188 m
0.9666 m 1.2778 m 1.0366 m
0.7338 m 0.9625 m 0.787 m
0.4113 m 0.539 m 0.4409 m
7.5922 m 9.9913 m 8.1471 m
 Crest elevation and Head calculation
S.N. Description Value Unit
1 Maximum Water Level(MWL) 1323.5 m
2 Normal Water Level(NWL) 1322 m
3 Dam crest Level 1325 m

4 Spillway crest level 1322 m

5 Design Discharge 63.4 m3/s
6 Ground level 1320 m
7 Height from ground level to spillway crest 2
8 Clear width of spillway(Le) 20.300346365 m
Take Clear width of spillway(Le) 20.5 m
9 Assume He=H
Design head(Hd) 1.5 m

10 U/S water level 1323.5 m

11 Bed level of river 1320 m
12 Water depth 3.5 m

Discharge Verification
S.N. Description Value Unit
1 Discharge coefficient(Cd) 1.7
2 Design Discharge 64.023538152 m3/s

Chute Channel Design

S.N. Description Value Unit
1 Clear width(Le) 20.5 m
Slope must be steeper than critical slope(Sc) to ensure supercritical flow
2 Critical Depth(hc) 0.99159408793 m
3 Critical Slope(Sc)
4n 0.014 concrete
5 Wetted Perimeter 22.4831881759 m
6 Area 20.3276788025 m2
7 Hydraulic depth 0.90412794856 m
8 Critical Slope(Sc) 0.00198845201
9 Chute Slope(S) 0.667 >Sc
10 Normal depth(hn) 0.18 m
 Energy Dissipation(Stiling Basin)
S.N. Description Value Unit
1 Depth(h1=hn) 0.18 m
2 Velocity(v1) 17.1815718157 m/s
3 Froude Number(Fr1) 12.9298097735
4 Sequent Depth(y2) 3.20262247372 m
5 Basin Length(Lb) 8.96734292642 m
Adopt 9m
6 baffle block position 2.56209797898 m
7 baffle block height 0.5078942932 m
8 Baffle block thickness 0.10157885864 m
9 Baffle block spacing 0.3809207199 m
10 End sill height 0.30929809773 m
Remarks Cd 1.7 USBR
n 0.014 concrete

x y
0 0
0.5 -0.06
1 -0.325
1.5 -0.735
2 -1.28

Remarks

equal to design discharge. Therefore ok.

Remarks 67.83221
Rectangular

((q^2)/g)^(1/3)
(n^2)*g/Re^(1/3)

Adopt
From Manning's; supercritical flow
Remarks

USBR Stilling basin type III