DESIGN OF FRP MANHOLE

(Reference ASTM-F1759)
3 m deep, 120 cm dia Manhole
Manhole Geometric Properties SI units FPS Units
Nominal Diameter of Manhole D0 = 120 cm 47.244 in
avg wall Thickness tn = 1 cm 0.3937 in
I= 0.0833 cm4/cm 0.0051 in4/in
Sx = 0.166667 cm³/cm 0.0656 in³/in
Depth of Manhole H = 3.00 m 9.84 f
Material Properties:
Stress Relaxation Modulus E = 343350 N/cm² 497988 psi (Assumed)
Poisson's Ratio µ = 0.48
Allowable Compressive Stress Cs = 689.48 N/cm² 1000 psi (Assumed)
Axial Compressive strain εcal = 0.035 cm/cm 0.035 in/in
allowable Ring Bending strain εbal = 0.05 cm/cm 0.05 in/in
Allowable Tensile Stress σtal = 551.58 N/cm² 800 psi (Assumed)
Concrete Weight SC = 24 kN/m³ 152.79 lb/f³
Dry Soil Weight Dw = 18 kN/m³ 114.59 lb/f³
KA = 1/3 (Assumed)
Calculations:
Pressure at bottom of Manhole PR = 1.21 KA Ƴ H For uneven compaction around the perimeter of Manhole
Presure due to Concrete PRC = 72 kN/m² 1503.8 psf (SC xH)
Presure due to Soil PRS = 21.78 kN/m² 454.88 psf (KA x DW x H) x 1.21
Average Shear Stress TA = µ(PR1+PR2)/2
Friction Co-effiient µF = 0.4 (Between Concrete/Soil & Manhole)
PR1 = Pressure at top of Manhole
PR2 = Pressure at bottom of Manhole
PR1 = 0 kN/m² 0.00 psf
PR2 = PR1+PR2 = 93.78 kN/m² 1958.64 psf
TA = 18.756 391.73 psf
Down Drag Load PD = TA π(D0/12) H
D0 = Outside diameter of manhole, in
H= Height of Fill, f
PD = 212.1149 kN 47687.71 lb
Ring Compressive Thrust NT = PR/144 (RM)
NT = 562.6802 N/cm 321.2987 lb/in
Ring Compressive Strain εT = NT/E As
AS = Equals the Wall thickness for solid walls
εT = 0.001639 cm/cm 0.001639 in/in < 0.035 OK
e= C0 (DM/2)
e= ecentricity, in
C0 = 0.02 Ovality correction factor
DM = Mean diameter of manhole, in
e= 1.200001 cm 0.472441 in
Resulting Bending Moment ME = e NT 0.5
= 337.6084 N-cm/cm 75.89738 in-ib/in
εb = ME/E Sx
εb = 0.002323 0.002323
εC = εT + εb (Combined Bending and Compressive Strain)
εC = 0.004 < εbal = 0.05 OK
RESULTS:
Wall Thickness = 10.0 mm
Diameter = 1200.0 mm
Height of Manhole = 3.0 m