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SEABROOK UPDATED FSAR APPENDIX 2L GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF SOILS AND THE BEDROCK SURFACE AT UNIT 2 CONTAINMENT SITE.
SEABROOK STATION The information contained in this appendix was not revised, but has been extracted from the original FSAR and is provided for historical information.
GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS of SOILS AND THE BEDROCK SURFACE at ULL:IT 2 CONTAINItiENT SITE SEABROOK STATION PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SEIdROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE F October 24, 1974 CONTENTS 1.2.3.4.5.6.Purpose of I nvc stigations Borings Investigations Subsequer.t to Boring E2-1 Trench Excavations Bedrock' Exposed in Trenches A.Faulting B.Jointing Unconsolidated Glacial Deposits Conclusions Figure 1 Public Service Company of New Ijampshire Site Survey Figure 2 Geologic Map
- Unit 2 Trenches Figure 3 Soils Profiles
- Unit 2 Trenches Appendix I Boring Log
- Boring E2-5 Appendix II Geotechnical Report, Reactor Borings Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.
Page 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 Geological Tnvestiga.tions of Soils and the Bedrock Surface Unit 2 Containment Site Seabrook Station Seabrook, New Hampshire Dxring August and early September, 1974, four trenches 200'in length were excavated to bedrock on an "x" configuration across the area of the Unit 2 containment site at the Seabrook Station, New Hampshire.
The bedrock in the floor of these trenches is gneissoid quartz diorite of the Kewburyport pluton, which is commonly fractured at less than 3' intervals in this area by an intersecting pattern of high-angle and low-angle joints.
The most prominent and continuous joint se; within the containment area appears to b P one which strikes
&!80-90E, dips steeply to the north, and is charticterized by smooth chlorite-coated joint surfaces.Unconsolidated overburden in the cor,tain.ment area ranges to a maximum of about 16' in thickness, and is characterized by a basal deposit of sand-silt-cobble till locally overlain by a blanket of medium-fine cutwash sand.Glacial-marine clay lies between the till and out-wash to the east of the containment.
Nhere covered by outwash sand, the upper surface of the till is beveled to a gently undulating, sub-planar erosion surface upon which rest isolated eratic boulders ranging to 3' in diameter.
No evidence of Recent fault displacement was observed on the bedroc'k surface in the Unit 2 trenches.
The sub-planar till/outwash contact horizon, which occurs in three of the four trenches, shows no evidence in these areas of static or dynamic deformation.
1.Purpose of Investigations Bedrock at the site of the proposed Unit 2 containment is largely obscured by glacial till, glacial-marine clay and outwash sand.Bor-ing EZ-1, drilled in December 1972 to a depth of 159.2' on the vertical centerline of Unit 2, encountered thin zones of structural weakness in the diorite bedrock at intervals between elevations -75' and
-110'.
'-These zones are characterized by smoot'n chlorite-rich sur:aces 0:: high-angle join?s, and b)closely-jointed zones in chlorite-rich por-~---~tions of the bedrock.
High-angle joints in Earing EZ-1 dip from 6Oo to 85*, and most commonly dip 65-70'Trenching investigations over the Unit 2 site were ccnd:xtcd in August-Se21ember 1974 for precautionary
?urpcses, to ascertain the structure of the giacial deposits in the urea and to examine the nature of jointing in the underlying bedrock surface.
2.Sorings Investigations Subsequent to Boring E2-1 During April 1974, Eoring EZ-5 was drilled to a depth of 97.8' at a iocatior, 33' Xl35 (True) of the centerline of Un,it 2 (see Appen-dix I for boring log)
.This boring encountered jcints with minor chlorite coatings a t various elevaticns, with a zone of smooth chlorite-coated joints bekveen -64 to -79' elevations.
These joints dip 55O to 750, and frequently show pyrite crystal growths over the chlorite surfaces.During I:.iay-June 1974, four inclined borings, E2-15, E2-16, E2-17 and E2- 18, were ?ut down around the periphery of the Unit 2 containment site to develop information relative to engineering of the containment excava+Lion
_Logs and orientation data for these borings are presented in a July 31, 1974 report prepared by Geotechnical Engineers, Inc., Winchester, Massachusetts (see Appendix II) .Borings E2-15 and E2-16, along the west and south edges of the containment, respectively, encountered very few chlorite-coated joints.A polished joint at 88' depth in E2-15 appears likely to re-present the projection to depth of a prominent chlorite-coated high-angle joint which is observed on the bedrock surface to trend east-west through the centerline of Unit 2.
There are no anomalously polished joints in Boring E2-16.Boring E2-17, drilled northerly across the east edge of the con-tainment site, encountered polished chlorite-coated joints intermittently at depths of 62-67', 82', 87',98-103', 137' and 152-156'.
Some of these joints appear to correlat e vJith the prominent east-west joint which trends through the centerline of Unit 2.
This prominent joint appears to split into a number of high-angle branches as it passes east into the zone of influence of Boring
~2-17.
-j-Bsrir:g EZ- 12 encountered r~umerous individual joints which have mir,o:- chlori:z coatings.
Xo anomalously polished or chloritc-rich join:s v:ere found, ho;vcver, in the lG8' inciined depth drilled.
\'i'ilen exam Ined in conjtdnctior, Lh:ith joint mapping of the bed-rock surface (Figure Z), Borings EZ-15, E2-16, E2-17 and E2-18 do not indicate the presence of a through-going fault str::c:ure in the area of Unit 2.
These borings do appear, ho;~ever, to sugges: that the most prominent or ccniinuous high-angie chlorite-coated joint system in the car-irainment area trends approxirr,ate!y east-viest (True) through the central part of the cqntainment, and dips 70-80°to the north.
3.Trench Excavations During August 1974, four trenches were excavated with a back-hoe to bedrock across the 'Unit 2 site, to form an I'>:" whose legs are each approximat ely 203' long and intersect at right angles at the vertical centerline of the Unit.
The legs trend approximately True North, F.sst , Sot:!; and V;est (see Figure 1)
.Ground surface eleva+>ons in the area of t'he trenches range from about +lO' to +23' .The elevation of the bedrock surface in the floor of the trenches ranges froiri about -3' at Station 1+80 in the East trench to +14' at Station 1+85 in the South trench.
Profiles of the bedrock surl face along the centerlines of the trenches, as surveyed by Public Service Company 'of New I-;smpshire personnel, are shown on Figures
? and 3.4.Eedrock Exposed in the Trenches Figure 2 shows by half-tone s!;ading the areas of bedrock mapped by J. R. Rand in the several trenches. Although the trenches were e>;.cavated to bedrock, throughout, the bedrock in the 10~7 elevation areas
\*Jas too obscured by
\Gater and mud to permit the observation of joints or other pertinent structui-al features.
Although much of the bedrock surface is rough and irregular due to glacial plucking or breaking by the backhoe, wide areas of the bedrock are locally smooth and show glacial striations.
Throughout the area exposed by the trenches the bedrock con-sists predominantly of gneissoid, sometimes quartzitic, quartz diorite which ranges in grain size from fine- to medium-grained.
Ccarse
-c-No evidence of 0fise.t of the 'bedrock surface or the overlying glacial sec5merits v:as c';zerved in the *trenches.
YIelded breccia fab-ric, V:hich is S.ZZ~ !0caliy in drill core bGth in the Unit 2 area and ei~.e~::ii.c-1-c throughout the site area, can be sc2z.a *exmsed on a smooth
~lscld!y-scoured bedrock: silrface aIJt/.- p-roximately 5to the soutilv~est of Eol-ing E2-1 in Ihe treilC!l excavation.
This breccia is l-2" vqide, strii:es appl-o>:ir.;ately east-:vest, dips steeply, is annealed all/d compact, and shoqi;rs no offset of the glaciated bedrock surface.
B.Jointing As sho\.:n on Figure 2, jointing in the bedrock is closely spaced thro;,;I;out tI-,e Unit 2 containment area, occcrring a: i*-Tm?-vals V:hich*i. .c_rarei j7 oy.c=d 5' and conmriiy occurrir,g at less than 3' in:er;rsls.
WC Zigh-angle joints (greater than 50'dips) occur in three prominent orientations:
Strike N65-70W Dip 65-80X Strike NCS-20W Dip 65-85W Strike I<80-90E Dip 65-90N At the centerline of Unit 2, the most continuous joigt trend is I<BC-SCE v.?th steep dins to t'ne north.
-____ __ _ 4 ___...._. -This set is seen commonlv to_ ___ ___________
-_--.- ------have chlorite-coated surfaces.
The N65-7CV! joints apoear to converge___ ..-Niymir:~~ ._-__ ..__ - ___.. ----____-- --and terminate against the p--.-_-characteristic&v short and___. __ _.-. -.-_---.occur on rriany of_--. -.- ---~-~r set, v:hile I- u-Y the NC5-20W joints are__.-.__- .______.discontinuous
__ _: Slicl-n~side
..b..striations which
_ ____________.-.--
._--the joints exhibit widely di . -'lrorgcni directions of maven Low-angle joints (less than 50' clips) appear to be somewhat more c*om;non than high-angle joints, and occur gzner,ally in three prominent orientations:
Strike N25-40E Strike 14 15-3OLY Strike 1<80-90E Die 35-40' XV\' and SE*Di;, 35-40' NE and S!V D;D 35-45' Xorth A.lent.
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joint SUr!tiCsS are CCIGiTiOnlj' planar, and Occ&SiOnal]y show slic1:enside striations, with no consistent striation orientation from joint to joint.
From about Sra+Lon 1+15 to 1+50 in the East trench, the bedrock is subject to closely-spaced jointing, and the upncr l-3' of the bed-rock y.vas sufficiently fractured to perrrli: excavation by t'ne backhoe.
Joints in this are a art? chioritz-coated and smooth, and show some polishing on conchoidal surfaces. Thin gray clay fillings occur lo-cally in discontinuous patches betv;een some joints.
Slicl:ensides show no preferred orienta'tion, and no strike direction could be determined for this zone.
5.Unconsolidated Glacial Deposits As shown on trench profiles on Figure 3, broivn sand-silt-cobble till directly overlies the bedrock surface throughout the area exposed by the four trenches.
Till .rises to ground surface through-out the length of the South trench, and rises locally to ground sur-face in the North trench and in the area of the Unit 2 centerline.
!Yhere the till does not rise to ground surface in the trenches, the upper surface of the till is a gently undulating, sub-planar erosion surface on which v:as d.eposi:ed a layer of medium-fine outivash sand.At the east end of the East trench, a sequence of interbedded, everLly-layered marine clays and sands lies between the till and the over-lying outwash sand iayer.
At scattered intervals in the West, North and East trenches, isolated boulders ranging to 3' in diameter lie enclosed in outwash sand and rest on the upper surface of the till.
Subsequent to backhoe excavation of the trenches, the contact horizon between the till and overlying outwash sand was exposed and cleaned by hand throughout the length of its exposure in the West, North and East trenches. The contact was inspected and photographed
by J. R. Rand throughout its exposed length in these trenches, and its elevation determined by transit leveling along both v:alls of each of these trenches.
The extent of the outwash sand deposits in the trench lvalls and the elevations of the till/outwash contact from place to place are shown on Figure 2.
No features Lvere observed along this tillloutwash contact in any of the trenches to suggest either static or dynamic deformation sub-sequent to deposition of the sand on the beveled till surface.
Through-out the zone of close and slippery bedrock jointing between Stations 1+15 and 1+50 in the East trench, the overlying till/outv~ssh conTact horizon is sub-planar and continuous. Glaci 21 ,ma;erials overlying the bedrock surface t'nroughout the South trcrich are limited to unsorted, non-layered sand-silt-cobble till.Th?se materials locally s'now a crude stratification, and nowhere exhibit structures suggestive of po s:-depos:tional deformation.
6.Ccnclusions Examination of the overburden, bedrock surface and bedrock joints in the Unit 2 trench excavations has revealed several distinc-tive features v:hich are indicative of the tectonic stability of the bed-rock at the site:
A.Intermittent crudely-St.
ratified horizons in the glacial till are not displaced over joints in the underlying bedrock.
B.The undulating, sub-planar erosion surface at the top of the till is through-going and not subject to structural offsets or other deformations suggestive of faulting, C.Local exposures of glacially-scoured bedrock surfaces are smooth across joints in the bedrock.
D.Slickenside striations on closely-spaced bedrock joints ex-hibit widely divergent orientations, with no preferred attitude or orientation.
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G-----I-I SEABROOK STATION SEABROOK UPDATED FSAR APPENDIX 2M GEOTECHNICAL REPORT
- PRELIMINARY REPORT. COMPRESSION TESTS ON STRUCTURAL BACKFILL AND SAND CEMENT, SEABROOK STATION The information contained in this appendix was not revised, but has been extracted from the original FSAR and is provided for historical information.
.I PRELIMINARY REPORT
'COMPRESSION TESTS ON STRUCTURAL BACKFILL AND SAND-CEMENT SEABROOK STATION January 24, 1978 Prepared for PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and UNITED ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
1017 Main Street Winchester, Massachusetts 01890 Project 77386 TABLE OF CONTENTS A LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES 1.2.3.4-w 4.5.6.7.INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope
1.3 Schedule
DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURAL BACKFILL AND RESULTS OF INDEX TESTS
.2.1 Description 2.2 Grain-Size Distribution Tests
2.2.1 Procedure
2.2.2 Results
2.3 Specific
Gravity Test
2.3.1 Procedure
.2.3.2 Results MOISTURE-DENSITY RELATION TEST
3.1 Procedure
3.2 Results CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED, S, TRIAXIAL TESTS
4.1 Procedure
4.2 Stress-Strain Curves For S Tests
4.3 Moduli
and Poisson's Ratios For S Tests CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED, E, TRIAXIAL TESTS
5.1 Procedure
5.2 Stress-Strain Curves For E Tests 5.3 Moduli and Poisson's Ratio For E Tests TESTS ON SAND-CEMENT COEFFICIENT OF SUBGRADE REACTION 7.1 Structural Backfill Page No.2 4 4 4 NOTATIONS TABLES FIGURES h APPENDIX A
-STRESS-STRAIN CURVES FOR DRAINED TESTS APPENDIX B
-STRESS-STRAIN CURVES FOR UNDRAINED TESTS 9 10 10 13 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 -Schedule of Tests on Sand-Cement Table 2 -Consolidated-Drained (S) Triaxial Tests Structural Backfill
- Beard Pit 5 Sand Table 3 -Consolidated-Undrained (E) Triaxial Tests Structural Backfill
- Beard Pit 5 Sand Table 4 -Unconfined Tests on 2-in. Cube Samples of Sand-Cement, 5% Cement .
Table 5*-Compression Tests on 2.8-in.-diameter Samples of Sand-Cement, 5% Cement
.*To be added when tests are complete.
LIST OF FIGURES Fig. 1- Grain-Size Distribution, Beard Pit No. 5 Soil Fig. 2- Grain-Size Distribution, Beard Pit No. 5 Sand-No.4 Material Fig. 3- Compaction Curve, Beard Pit No. 5 -No. 4 Material Fig. 4- Summary of Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Tests 90% Compaction Fig. 5- Summary of Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Tests 95% Compaction
.Fig. 6- Moduli For Drained Loading Fig. 7- Poisson's Ratios For Drained Loading Fig. 8- Summary of Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Tests Fig. 9- Summary of Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Tests 90% Compaction Fig. 10 -Summary of Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Tests A 95% Compaction Fig. 11 -Moduli For Undrained Loading Fig. 12 -Summary of Moduli For Consolidated-Undrained Tests Fig. 13 -Compression Tests, 7-Day Cure, 5% Cement Fig. 14 -Compression Tests, 28-Day Cure, 5% Cement 1.INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of the laboratory testing program described herein was to determine the engineering properties of a sand used as structural backfill and a sand-cement mixture, using 5% cement, which is planned as a possible substitute for structural backfill.at Seabrook Station.' 1.2 Scope Two bag samples of soil obtained from Beard Pit No. 5, Dover, NH were received by Geotechnical Engineers Inc. from Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories personnel.
tests were performed by GEI:
The following Structural Backfill
~1 Specific Gravity Test 2 Sieve Analyses 1 Moisture-Density Relation Test 6 Consolidated-Drained Triaxial, S, Tests 7 Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial, ii, Tests Sand-Cement 9 Unconfined Compression Tests on 2-in. Cube Samples at 7, 28 and 90 Days 3 Unconfined Compression Tests on 2.8-in.-dia.
Cylindrical Samples at 28 Days 6 Confined Compression Tests on 2.8-in.-dia.
Cylindrical Samples at 28 Days
1.3 Schedule
The schedule of tests is given in Table 1: 2.DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURAL BACKFILL AND RESULTS OF INDEX TESTS
2.1 Description
Beard Pit No.
5 soil is a yellowish-brown gravelly sand containing about two percent fines.
2.2 Grain-Size Distribution Tests Two sieve analyses were performed.
The grain-size dis-tribution of Beard Pit No.
5 soil as received was first , determined.
The entire sample was s.ubsequently sieved on a N O.4 (4.75 mm) mesh and a grain-size distribution of soil passing the No.
4 mesh was determined.
The minus No. 4 mat-erial was used for triaxial testing.
2.2.1 Procedure
To determine the grain-size distribution of the original soil, a representative sample was selected, weighed and air-dried.
The sample was sieved on a 3/8-in. mesh and ag-gregates retained were removed, weighed and separately sieved.
A representative sample of aggregates passing the 3/8-in. mesh was weighed, oven-dried and washed on a No. 200
(.074 mm) sieve.
The soil retained on the No.200 sieve was oven-dried, weighed and mechanically sieved.
The entire quantity of soil was then sieved on a No.4 (4.75 mm) mesh and aggregates re-tained were removed.
A representative sample of soil passing the No. 4 mesh was oven-dried and washed on a No.
200 (.074 mm) sieve.
Soil retained on the No.
200 sieve was subsequently oven-dried, weighed and mechanically sieved to determine the grain-size distribution of the soil to be used for compaction and triaxial testing.2.2.2 Results The grain-size distribution curve of Beard Pit No.5 soil is presented in Fig. 1.
The grain-size distribution curve of the soil passing the No.
4 (4.75 mm) sieve is presented in Fig. 2. 2.3 Specific Gravity Test One specific gravity test was performed on Beard Pit No.5 soil.2.3.1 Procedure The test was performed in accordance with ASTM Designation D854 with the following exceptions:
a.Temperatures were measured to O.l°C.b.The pycnometer was calibrated by actual measurements over a range of temperatures, rather than at one temperature.
C.The oven-dried sample was not soaked in water prior to testing, rather it was soaked only during removal of entrapped air under a partial vacuum.
2.3.2 Results
The specific gravity of the solids was 2.67. 3.MOISTURE-DENSITY RELATION TEST
3.1 Procedure
A moisture-density relation test was performed on Beard Pit No.5 soil in accordance with ASTM Designation D1557, Method A.Soil passing a No.
4 (4.75 mm) sieve was compacted in a 4-in.-diameter mold using the Modified AASHO compaction effort.Twenty-five blows of a lo-lb hammer having a 2-in.-diameter ram face were uniformly distributed over each of 5 equal layers.
The compaction was performed using a Soil Test Mechanical Compactor, Model CN-4230.
.3.2 Results Results of the moisture-density test are plotted in Fig.
3.Determinations performed on soil initially adjusted to a water content greater than 13% were observed to have excess water bleed from the bottom of the mold as the compaction pro-gressed.The computed dry unit weight using both the as-molded water content and the water content immediately after compac-tion, when the wet weight was measured, are shown in Fig. 3.
The true maximum dry unit weight achieved was 112.0 pcf.
However, in Fig.
3 is is seen that the maximum dry unit weight would appear to be only 110.3 pcf if the as-molded water content had been used. 4.CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED, S, TRIAXIAL TESTS Six S tests were performed on compacted specimens of Beard Pit No. 5 soil.
Only soil passing a No. 4 sieve was used.Specimens were compacted to 90% and 95% of the maxi-mum dry unit weight as determined by ASTM Designation D1557, Method A (Section 3).
Tests were performed at effective consolidation pressures of 0.5, 2.0 and 6.0 ksc (7.1, 28.4, 85.3 psi).
Test specimens typically had a diameter of 2.9-in.and a height of 6.6-in.
4.1 Procedure
A predetermined quantity of air-dried soil was thoroughly mixed with distilled water to a water content of 14%.
The mixture was divided in seven portions of equal weight and placed in covered containers.
The compaction was performed in seven layers within a split mold.
The mold was lined with a rubber membrane which was held tightly to the inside of the mold by a small vacuum.
The first soil layer was placed in the mold and leveled off.
A l-psi surcharge was lowered onto the soil and vibrated
vertically using an Ingersoll-Rand pneumatic hammer.
The hammer provided low frequency-high amplitude vibrations.
The layer was compacted to a predetermined height to achieve the desired unit weight.
The surcharge was removed and the soil surface scarified.
Subsequent layers were added and compacted in the same manner to form a test specimen of the desired size and unit weight.
The mold and specimen assembly was then mounted on the bottom platen of a triaxial cell.
A vacuum of approximately 15-in.of Hg was applied to the specimen to provide support to the specimen.
The mold was removed and the diameter and height of the specimen were measured.
A second membrane was placed around the specimen and O-rings attached to seal the membranes to the top and bottom platens.
The triaxial cell was subsequently assembled and flooded with water.
A chamber pressure of 0.5 ksc was applied and the vacuum released to distilled water at atmospheric pressure.
When the vacuum had dissipated, distilled water was permeated through the specimen to improve saturation by displacing air voids.A back pressure of approximately 10 ksc was utilized to complete saturation.
B-values of 0.90 or higher were measured. The specimen was then consolidated to the desired effective consolidation pressure.
Volume changes during consolidation were measured by monitoring the flow of pore water through the drainage system.
The test specimen was subsequently loaded axially at a constant rate of strain of approximately 0.4%/min.During shear the specimen was allowed to drain through both ends.
Volume changes were measured by monitoring the flow of pore water.Axial loads were measured with a proving ring and deformations were monitored with an axial dial.
The test was terminated at 20% axial strain.
The specimen was then removed and oven-dried to determine the weight of solids.
4.2 Stress-Strain Curves For S Tests Results of the consolidated-drained triaxial, S, tests are plotted in terms of a.normalized shear stress on the 45O plane, q/o,,, vs.axial strain, and. .b.volumetric strain, Av/v, VS. axial strain.
The results of individual S tests are presented in Appen-dix A and Table 2 contains the details of each S test performed.
A summary of S tests performed on specimens initially com-pacted to a specific 90% compaction are plotted in Fig. 4, and 95% compaction in Fig. 5.
4.3 Moduli
and Poisson's Ratios For S Tests Figs.6 and 7 are plots of secant modulus and Poisson's ratio, respectively, as a function of axial strain from the triaxial S tests.
Fig.8 (top) is a plot of the initial tangent modulus and the secant modulus at 50
% of the compressive strength versus the effective consolidation pressure, z3c.At the bottom in Fig.8 is a similar plot for the values of Poisson's ratios. 5.CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED, E, TRIAXIAL TESTS Seven Ii tests were performed on compacted specimens of Beard Pit No. 5 soil.
Only soil passing a No. 4 sieve was used.Specimens were compacted to 90
% and 95% of the maxi-mum dry unit weight as determined by ASTM Designation D1557, Method A (Section 3).
Tests were performed at effective consolidation pressures of 0.5, 2.0 and 6.0 ksc (7.1, 28.4, and 85.3 psi).
Specimens were typically 2.9-in. in diameter and 6.6-in. high.
5.1 Procedure
Each test specimen was compacted, saturated and con-solidated in the same manner as described for S tests, Section 4.1.When consolidation was complete, the specimen was axially loaded at a constant rate of strain of approximately 0.4%/min.No drainage was permitted.
Axial loads were measured with a proving ring.
Excess pore water pressures incurred during shear were monitored with a Tyco pressure transducer attached to the pore water system.'
The transducer calibration was checked prior to each test.
Deformations were monitored with an axial dial.
strain.Tests were typically terminated at 20% axial 5.2 Stress-Strain Curves For i? Tests The ii, tests a.results of individual consolidated-undrained triaxial, are presented in Appendix B in terms of b.C.normalized shear stress on the 4S" plane, axial strain, q/G 3c' vs.normalized effective minor principal.stress, a /z vs.axial strain, and 3 3c'normalized shear stress on the 4S" plane, q/z the normalized effective normal stress on the 3c' vs.45' plane, p/G,,.The of the Ii details of each g test are given in Table 3.
A summary tests is given in Fig.
10 for 95% compaction.
9 for 90% compaction and in Fig, 5.3 Moduli and Poisson's Ratio For E Tests The secant moduli from g tests are plotted as a function of strain in Fig. 11.
In Fig. 12 the initial tangent moduli and the secant moduli at 50% of the compressive strength are plotted as a function of effective consolidation pressure.
The Poisson's ratio for undrained shear may be taken as 0.50.In the event that such a value causes singular points in computer programs used to calculate stresses, then a value of Poisson's ratio of 0.49 or 0.495 may be used. 6.TESTS ON SAND-CEMENT We herewith forward results of tests on 2-in. cube specimens of sand-cement, so that the resul.ts will be avail-able early in this preliminary form.
In Fig.13 are plotted the stress-strain curves for un-confined tests on three replicate specimens cured for 7 days, and in Fig.
14 are the stress-strain curves for unconfined tests on three replicate specimens cured for 28 days. De-tails of these tests are given in Table 4.
The sand-cement specimens were prepared using the same sand and cement that were used at the Seabrook site for test batches.The mixtures are shown in Figs. 13'and 14.
It may be seen that the strength increased rapidly with cure time.
A strength increase that is logarithmic with time would lead to the predition of an average strength of 180 psi for the specimens cured 90,days.modulus would increase to 33,800 psi.
Similarly, the average
-lO-7.COEFFICIENT OF SUBGRADE REACTION 7.1 Structural Backfill To determine reasonable values for the coefficient of subgrade reaction of buried pipes, the following procedure may be used:
1.2.3.4.5.6.Determine whether the loading condition is"drained" or "undrained." That is, will volume changes take place during loading (drained), or will volume changes not occur during loading (undrained).
Establish the allowable diametral strain of the pipe.That is, select a diameter-strain that the pipe can withstand with an adequate factor of safety.
That strain may be as low as 0.1% for stiff, brittle pipes,to 3% or 4%
for flexible pipes.
Compute the vertical effective stress in the ground at the level of the middle (springline) of the pipe.
Choose whether the expected degree of compaction of the structural backfill is 90% Modified or 95% Modified.
Given the above data, enter the appropriate table below, and interpolate to obtain a value of kcD, i.e., the coefficient of subgrade re-action times the pipe diameter (in psi).
Divide ksD by the pipe diameter to obtain the value of k, in pci (pounds/cubic inch). Effective Vertical Stress at Springline psi 7.1 31,800 11,800 5,900 2,800 28.4 85.3 7.1 28.4 85.3 kSD-VALUES FOR DRAINED LOADING Tabulated values are in psi Allowable Diameter Strain, %0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 90% MODIFIED COMPACTION 107,500 40,400 22,500 11,000 263,000 93,700 55,500 29,700 95% MODIFIED COMPACTION 50,900 15,900 8,000 3,500 131,400 51,800 28,200 13,700 281,600 114,800 68,800 35,800 Effective Vertical Stress at Springline psi 7.1 28.4 85.3 7.1 54,300 34,000 30,300 23,600 28.4 127,100 51,800 38,700 27,800 85.3 307,200 101,200 65,100 41,300 kSD-VALUES FOR UNDRAINED LOADING Tabulated values are in psi Allowable Diameter Strain, %0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 90% MODIFIED COMPACTION 32,700 16,200 13,100 9,100 97,500 34,100 22,200 13,500 267,500 79,500 45,200 24,700 95% MODIFIED COMPACTION B Di Do Ecl E sd E su E50 kg/cm2)ksc kS P 1 6 Pcf pci psi q vC W yd'a%-13-NOTATIONS Skempton's B-value.
Ratio of pore pressure increase Inside diameter Outside diameter Initial tangent modulus, A(a1 - ~,)/AE Secant modulus from drained triaxial tests Secant modulus from undrained triaxial tests Secant modulus at 50% compression strength Kilograms/cm2 multiply by 14.22 to obtain psi Modulus of subgrade reaction Percent compaction.
Dry unit weight of specimen divided by maximum dry unit weight from compaction curve Average principal effective stress, ('1 + 03)/2 Pounds/cubic foot Pounds/cubic inch Pounds/square inch Shear stress on 45O plane, or maximum shear stress in specimen, (a 1- a3)/2 Volume upon completion of consolidation Water content Dry unit weight Axial strain Volume strain (volumetric strain) =
AV/V C V 0 V sd v50 5;i 1"1 - a3"3c Poisson's ratio, initial tangent value Poisson's ratio, secant value from drained tests Poisson's ratio, secant value at 50% compressive strength Major principal total Stress Major principal effective stress Minor principal total Stress Minor principal effective. stress Principal stress difference ("deviator stress")
5 c-6,- a,)Minor principal effective stress upon completion of consolidation TABLES 2 in. cube samples : 7-day cure-Test 3 -2 in. cube samples : 28-day cure Prepare 9 - 2.8 in.dia. cylinders 3 unconfined 3 at confining pressure of 7.1 psi 3 at' confining pressure of 28.4 psi 03.--Test 3 -2 in, cube samples : go-day cure.
Test Initial Dry Unit Weights No.Water In In Triaxial Cell Content Compac-Initial After tion Consoli-Mold dation%--pcf Pcf pcf Sl 13.8 100.7 100.8 100.8 s2 13.8 100.9 101.0 101.5 s3 13.8 101.0 101.3 102.3 s4 13.8 106.4 106.4 106.4 ss 13.5 106.3 106.4 106.8 S6 13.7 106.3 106.4 107.3 TABLE 2- CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED (S) TRIAKIAL TESTS STRUCTURAL BACKFILL
- BEARD PIT 5 SAND SEABROOK STATION Percent Compaction, P Effective B At Max. Compressive Stress Moduli ASTM D1557, A Consoli-Value Deviator Axial Volume Initial At 50%In In Triaxial Cell dation Stress Strain Strain Compac-Initial After tion Consoli-Mold dation Stress 0 3c ksc%- a31 E a E V=0 89.9 90.0 90.0%0.41 90.1 90.2 90.6 90.2 90.4 91.4 95.0 94.9 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.3 94.9 95.0 95.8 0.50 2.00 6.00 0.50 2.00 6.00 ksc%0.97 1.64 1.31 0.95 5.88 2.38 0.95 15.05 7.28 0.95 2.34 1.31 0.97 7.96 2.62 0.95 19.35 4.00 0.08-0.66 0.92 0.92 0.34 psi 6,260 14,220 23,750 13,510 21,330 29,150 Max.Stress E50 psi 4,050 11,090 18,770 9,600 16,140 24,740 Poisson's Ratio Initial At 50%
V 0 9x.Stress v50- -0.31 0.43 0.17 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.33 0.35 0.17 0.27 0.20 0.27 Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
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- BEARD PIT 5 SAND SEABROOK STATION Percent Compaction, P Test Initial Dry Unit Weights No.Water In In Triaxial Cell Effective Consoli-dation Stress O3c B At Maximum Compressive StreSS Value Deviator Axial Effective Moduli Initial At 50%EO Maximum Stress ASTM D1517, A In In Triaxial Cell Compac-Initial tion Consoli-Mold dation Stress Strain Minor (a, - a3) ca Principal Stress Content Compac- Initial After tion Consoli-Mold dation E50 a3 ksc ksc--0.50 psi psi 5,830 3,130 12,730 5,760 38,110 18,630 24.460 19,050 11,870 7,180 19,770 8,390 44,010 14,220 ksc%6.86 9.53 2.63 7.94 8.33 3.11 11.32 6.69. 4.46 12.24 19.91 4.77 7.23 21.87 27.88 5.73 13.83 14.53 11.58 7.93 io.35%pcf pcf pcf 13.7 101.0 101.2 101.2 ii1 k2 ii3 b'i4 ii5'is 0.96 0.90 0.99 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.96 90.2 90.4 90.4 13.5 100.6 100.6 100.9 89.8 89.8 90.1 2.00 13.8 100.8 101.1 102.2 90.0 90.3 91.2 6.00 13.6 101.0 101.2 102.3 90.2 90.4 91.3 6.00 13.8 106.3 106.5 106.5 94.9 95.1 95.1 0.50 13.6 106.3 106.3 106.6 94.9 94.9; 95.2 2.00 13.5 106.3 106.4 107.2 94.9 95.0 95.7 *6.00 Project 77386 January 23, 1978 Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
TABLE 4- UNCONFINED TESTS ON 2-IN. CUBE SAMPLES OF SAND-CEMENT, 5% CEMENT SEABROCK STATION Cure Time days Test No.Unit Weight Wet Pcf Unconfined Strength psi Strain Modulus At of Peak Elasticity*
%psi 7 7-1 124.0 66.7 0.80 10,600 7-2 123.9 72.5 0.92 10,110 7-3 126.2 85.3 0.83 13,650 28 90 28-1 127.4 141.6 0.67 28-2 126.2 133.8 0.77 28-3 126.8 130.0 0.87 90-l 90-2 90-3 Avg 74.8 Avg 135.0 Avg 11,450 33,330 19,130 22,760 Avg 25,070*Modulus computed for the straight line portion of the stress-strain curve, neglecting any curvature at origin, which may be affected by initial seating strains.
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Project 77386
.January 23, 1978 FIGURES Lab. 4-3 rev.
0 28 May 74 U.S. STANDARD SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES U.S. STANDARD SIEVE NUMBERS HYDROMETER 500 100 50 IO 5 I 0.5 0.1 0.05 0.0 I 0.005 0.001 GRAIN SIZE MILLIMETERS I COBBLES GRAVEL I SAND COARSE 1 FINE 1 COARSE 1 MEDIUM I FINE I SILT OR CLAY Public Service Company of GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION New Hampshire Triaxial Tests BEARD PIT NO. 5 SOIL Structural Backfill Geot,echnical Engineers Inc.
Winchester, Massachusetts Project 77386 Jan.23, 1978 Fig. 1 I I I Lab.4-3 rev.0 28 May 74 U.S. STANDARO SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES U.S. STANDARD SIEVE NUMBERS HYDROMETER 6 4 3 2152 I 94 523&j 3 4 6 8 IO 14 16 20 30 40 50 70 100 140 200 100 I I I I II II I L I 'I'I I 'I P I ' I II I I' I I'FtL I' ' I II I I I I I I I CO\I\I I go-\-10/80 I I'i 20 20 P 80 III I lllllI I I I llllIII I I IIIII I I I \I llllll I I IO 90 0 100 t I-I IIIII I I I I I ii I IIIII I I I t--I u"I lllll I I I I J-70 w w 500 100 50 IO 5 I 0.5 0.1 0.05 0.0 I 0.005 O.OOl GRAIN SIZE MILLIMETERS I COf38LES CJRAVEL I SAN0 COARSE 1 FINE 1 COARSE 1 MEDIUM I FINE I SILT OR CLAY 1 Public Service Company of New Hampshire Triaxial Tests GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION Structural Backfill BEARD PIT NO. 5 SAND Geotechnical Engineers Inc. .
- NO. 4 MATERIAL Winchester, Massachusetts Project 77306 Jan.23, 1978 Fig. 2 115'5 113 Q c P g= 111 (3 ii 3+ 109 z 2)-g 107 105 0 4 0 12 16 20 24 WATER CONTENT, %l As mixed before compaction 0 After compaction PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS MOISTURE - DENSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STRUCTURAL BACKFILL RELATION TEST BEARD PIT No.5 SOIL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 January 23, 1978 Fig. 3 0 3 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 6.0 STRfSS-STRAIN VOLUkE SIRA/ff AXIAL STRAIN, %;EOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
1 VI NCH ESTER, M ASSACHUS ETTS PROJECT 77366 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.
4
-w 2.5 1.5 I fz .lb 1.0 0 6 4 9 0 I w 2 0-2.TEST 5 3c kg/cm" s4 0.5 s5 2.0 S6 6.0 lVOLUh4E STRA//Vv(0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN,%
'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS
SUMMARY
OF CONSOLIDATED-OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DRAINED TRIAXIAL TESTS STRUCTURAL BACKFILL 95% COMPACTION
- EOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
VINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.
5
.-30,000 -I I I E 90% Modified Compaction m u 2 5,000 -w" E L -6 20,000 -c 2 3"0: 00.-ZE L 10,000 - .0 F 2 v W I I I I I I cn 0 I I I 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 I.6 4.8 2.0 P 95 % Modif ied Compact ion m u l-v W I I I I m 0 I I I I I i 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 AXIAL STRAIN, Co, %PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TRIAXIAL TESTS MODULI FOR STRUCTURAL BACKFILL DRAINED LOADING GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
- WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 JANUARY 23,1978 Fig.6 1.2 1 .o 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1.2 1 .o 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 I I I 90% Modified Compaction I s 1 I tFsc= 7.1 psi -0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 I I I 95% Modified Compaction 2.0 S4,B,,=?.1 psi .0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 AXIAL STRAIN, 8,,%1.6 1.8 2.0 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TRIAXIAL TESTS POISSON'S RATIOS , STRUCTURAL BACKFILL FOR DRAINED LOADING
- EOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
IINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 JANUARY 23,1978 Fig. 7
.-v)Q IQ 0 30 20 10 0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 lnltiol E modulus 9000 compaction Emodulus ot 50%0 (ut-u3) peak 9000 compaction 0 tnitlol E modulus 95% compaction E modulus at 50%l (u,-us) peok 95% compaction 0 Initial Y 90% compaction Y at 5 0 %a (u,-C$ peak SOoh compaction a Initlol Y 95% compaction vat 50%l (q-u3) peak 95% compaction Oslo, kg /cm2 (Multiply by 14.22 for psi)
'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS
SUMMARY
OF CONSOLIDATED-OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BACKFILL STRUCTURAL DRAINED TRIAXIAL TESTS;EOTECHN ICAL ENGINEERS INC.
YINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEM BER,1977 FIG. 8 4-5 6 7 8 9 10 p kg/cm2 TEST NO.O3c kg/cm*ii1 0.50 iT2 2.00 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 ii3 6.00 R7 6.00 AXIAL STRAIN , %
/PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS
SUMMARY
OF CONSOLIDATED-OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STRUCTURAL BACKFILL UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TESTS 90% COMPACTION GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG.
9
,))0 2468 10 12 14 16 18 20-kg;tm 2 P-2 TEST NO.D kg/em 3e R4 0.50 Rs 2.00 R6 6.00 8 10 12 14 16 18 2046 2 v--/R6 v//R5--.//V/R4 I.#/II/!1.V/Ifv/If STRESS-STRAIN R/ V R6 STRESS PATH R6--R5 r\/'7 0'3 8 4 4 D o 2 12 10 14 o 12 C'" 6AXIALSTRA IN, 0/0 SUI*mARY OF UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TESTS 95 9" COHPACTION DECEMBER,f977 FIG.10 PROJECT 77386 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS...._O_F_N_E_W_H_A_M_P_S_H_I
_R_E_-fST RUeTUR ALBACKF ILL GEO TECH N IC AL ENG IN EERS INC.1----------
__1------------4 WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS SECANT MODULUS, Es, , psi undrained loading*w w Iu to n ul 0 SECANT MODULUS, Es", psi undrained loading cn c: D X ii r i-1 I I QI.m I I I
-c 10 0 2 4 6 8 Q3c.t ksc (Multiply by 14.22 for psi) 0' Eo 90% Compact ion 0 Es0 90% Compaction 0 E. 95% Compaction l Es0 95% Compaction NOTE POISSON'S RATIO FOR UNDRAINED
- TESTS MAY BE TAKEN AS 0.49 TO 0.50 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
m'WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEM 8 ER,t977 FIG. 12
-160 G 120 2 L 80&z 40 0 I 2 3 4 5 AXIAL STRAIN, %Sand-Cement Mixture (by weight):
1 part cement 16.18 parts sand (oven-dry) 2.79 parts water Prepared as per ASTM C305 Specimens Tested:
2 in.cube specimens Cured 7 days Unit weight after cure (pcf)7-1 124.0 7-2 123.9 7-3 126.2 Strain control. loading at 1.5 mm/min Public Service Company of New Hampshire Geotcchnical Engineers Inc.
Winchester, Massachusetts Triaxial Tests COMPRESSION TESTS Sand-Cement Backfill 7-DAY CURE Scabrook Station 5% CEMENT Project 77386 January 1978 Fig.13 I 0 I 2 3 4- 5 AXIAL STRAIN, %Sand-Cement Mixture (by weight):
1 part cement 16.18 parts sand (oven-dry) 2.79 parts water Prepared as per ASTM C305 Specimens Tested:
2 in. cube specimens Cured 28 days Unit weight after cure (pcf)28-1 127.4 28-2 126.2 28-3 126.8 Strain control loading at 1.5 mm/min. .Public Service Company of New Hampshire Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Winchester, Massachusetts Triaxial Tests COMPRESSION TESTS Sand-Cement Backfill 28-DAY CURB Seabrook Station 5% CEMENT s Project 77386 January 1978 Fig.14 r ..
APPENDIX A
-2.5 2.0 1.0 0.5 STRESS - STRAIN VOLUME STRAfff 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN,%
TEST Sl 90% Compaction z 3c= 0.5 kg/cm2'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY I TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TRIAXIAL TEST Sl STR UCTURAL BACK FI LL SEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
1 YINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.
A:
2.5 0.5 _STRESS - STRAIN 0 1 1.5 0 VOLUME STRAIN
-0.5 02468 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN,%
TEST S2 90% Compaction z3c = 2.0 kg/cm2 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRIAXIAL TEST S2 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
NINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.
A2
-2.5 STRESS - STRA/N-1.5 , VOLUME - STRAIN-2.0.0 2 4 6 AXI TEST S3 90 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AL STRAIN,%
%Compaction 5 3c= 6.0 kg/cm2'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
~ STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRIAXIAL TEST S.3 SEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
L iINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.p.3 2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 6 4 2/-2'0 2 'I 4 VOLUME STRAIN 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN,%
TEST S4 95% Compaction a 3c= 0.5 kg/cm2'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TES--I OF NEW HAMPSHIRE , STRUCTURAL BACKFILL I'I'KIAXIHL 1'E5'1' 54 IS I CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED
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YINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.;14 h-1.5 uIb .I Ix 1.0 0.5 . .STRESS - STRA/N 0 VOLUME STRAIN 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN,%
TEST S5 95% Compaction zjc = 2.0 kg/cm2'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE , STRUCTURAL BACKFILL THIAXIAL TEST S5 SEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
a VINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.A5 2.5-I 6-STRESS - STRAIN VOLUME STRAIN
-1.0 2 4 6 8 10 12 74 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN,%
TEST S6 95% Compaction 63c = 6.0 kg/cm2 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE , STR UCTURAL BACK FI LL TRIAXIAL TEST S6 SEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.1 I I VINCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTSl PROJECT 77386 I DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.
A
-.--cc 4.0 3.0 0 v)2 L, h b"2.0 I b-1.0 0.6 0.4 s"0.2>0 (3 -cl 3 1 pk= 1.64 kg/cm2 E= 6260 0 psi EsO= 4050 psi.u 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 AXIAL STRAIN,%
TEST Sl 90% Compaction a3= = 0.5 kg/cm2'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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/INCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS TRIAX IAL TESTS STRUCTURAL BACKFILL PROJECT 77386 CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST Sl Expanded Scales
~-DECEMBER,1977 FIG.
A7 f t (V 8.0 6.0 h 4.0 b"I b-2.0 (5-0 1 3 pk= 5.88 kg/cm2/E 0= 14220 psi E50=11090 psi 0-0.1 s- -0.2 w'-0.3-0.4 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 AXIAL STRAIN,%'
TEST S2 90% Compaction
'5,_ = 2.0 kg/cm2'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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VINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS TRIAXIAL TESTS STRUCTURAL BACKFILL PROJECT 77386 CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST S2 Expanded Scales
~-DECEMBER,!977 FIG.
~8 A 16-C 12-c 0 w*e h 8.C b*I b-4.c AXIAL STRAIN
,%TEST S3 90% Compaction a3c = 6.0 kg/cm2 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE , STRUCTURAL BACKFILL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
r WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 CONSOLIDATED-DWINED TRTAXIAL TEST S3 Expanded Scales DECEMBER,t977 FIG.A9 (5-0 3 1 = 2.34 pk kg/cm2 E=0 13510 psi E I= 9600 psi 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1 53= 0.33"50= 0.35 6 2.0'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AXIAL STRAIN
,%TEST S4 95% Compaction a,= = 0.5 kg/cm2;EOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
IINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS TRIAX IAL TESTS STRUCTURAL BACKFILL CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST S4 Expanded Scales PROJECT 77386 I DECEMBER,t977 FIG. AlO 0 WI x"h b"I b-8.0/6.4.2.0.4 0.2-0.2 (3-0 1 3 pk= 7.96 kg/cm-EO= 21330 psi E50=16140 psi AXIAL STRAIN,%
TEST S5 95% Compaction cr 3c= 2.0 kg/cm2'UBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAX IAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BACKFILL STRUCTURAL TRIAXIAL TEST S5 SEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
r Expanded Scales IIINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,f977 FIG. Al:
16.0 12.0 0 v)x c-b"8.0 .I ti--4.0-0.1-0.3, AXIAL STRAIN
,%TEST SG 95% Compaction 0'7C= 6.0 kg/cm2 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAX IAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-DRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
- STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRIAXIAL TEST s6 Expanded Scales GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
- NINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG.
Al-APPENDIX .B-14 12 10 8 6 VUESS -S tRA/h 0 6>2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN , %
S tt?ESS PA tH 8 10 12 14 16 18 2r TEST :1 90% Compaction a 3c= 0.5 kg/cm2 I PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TRIAXIAL TESTS I CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST R1 STRUCTURAL BACKFILL PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG.B:
3.5 3.0 2.5 02.0 lb*\- 1.5 STf?ESS-STRAIN STRESS PA TH 0 Ibm I"i &\dm 0.5 TEST i?2 90% Compaction a 3c= 2.0 kg/cm2 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN , %
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED OF NliW HAMPSHIRE STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRIAXIAL TEST R2 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG.
B2 I.JU 1.25"1.0 lb*\DO.75 0.25 0 1.0 0 Ibm -75\lb- .50. . 25 STRESS-S TRAIN 03 S Tff ESS PA T/f 0.25'0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.TEST R3 90% Compaction a3c= 6.0 kg/cm2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN , %PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSOLIDATED-UIJDRAINED BACKFILL STRUCTURAL TRIAXIAL TEST R3 GEOiECHNlCAL ENGINEERS INC.
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.
B3 STRESS -S'TRAlN STRESS PA TH a3-25 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 TEST R7 90% Compaction 0 3c= 6.0 kg/cm2 AXIAL STRAIN , %PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TRIAXIAL TEST ii7 , STRUCTURAL BACKFILL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG. B4 25.STRESS-S TRAlN s TRESS PA T/f 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 TEST i?4 90% Compaction a 3c= 0.5 kg/cm*0 02468 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN, %
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRIAXIAL TEST ii4 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER, 1977 FIG.
B5 STUESS -S Tt?A/N S Tf? ESS PA TH 10 12 14 16 18 2(TEST ii5 90% Compaction a 3c= 2.0 kg/cm2'0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN , %
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSOLIDATED-UNDR+INE STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRIAXIAL TEST R5 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
r WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG. ~3' STRESS-STffA!N STRESS PA TH 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.i &TEST R6 90% Compaction (VI= 6.0 kg/cm2 0.5 03 a3c 0 2 4 6 8 lo 12 14 16 18 20 AXIAL STRAIN , %I GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC..
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG. B
--4.0 0 3.0 v)d--F 5 20.1.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 AXIAL STRAIN,%TEST El 90% Compaction 0 3c= 0.5 kg/cm2 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
- STRUCTURAL BACKFILL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 I CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST ii1 EXPANDED SCALES 3ECEMBER,l977 FlG.~tj 4.0 0 3.0 y" c^n b I 5 20.1.0 AXIAL STRAIN, %
TEST R2 90% Compaction a 3c= 2.0 kg/cm2 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED
- STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRIAXIAL TEST i?2 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC., EXPANDED SCALES WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS1 PROJECT 77386 I DECEMBER,1977 FIG:Bg 8.0 0.4.' 0.8 1.2. r I.0- , 2.0 AXIAL STRAIN,.%
TEST ii3 90% Compaction
, O3c= 6.0 kg/cmL.PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TRIAXIAL TESTS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
- STRUCTURAL BACKFILL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.;
WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST R3 EXPANDED SCALES DECEMBER,1977 FlG.=(
8.0 0 6.0 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.u AXIAL STRAIN, *lo TEST K7 90% Compaction
.a'3c= 6.0 kg/cm2 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
m WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FIG B1:
8.0 -2.0 -PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE I GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
m INC.F WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS AXIAL STRAIN, O/o TEST Ii4 90% Compaction
.a'3c= 0.5 kg/cm2 TRIAXIAL TESTS I CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED STRUCTURAL BACKFILL TRTAXTAL TF:ST n4 1:XI'ANDI:D SCALES PROJECT 77386 DECEMBER,1977 FlG~l2 20 16 0 12 m Y-h b"I z- 8 4 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS AXIAL STRAIN, '4, TEST fi5 90% Compaction a'3c= 2.0 kg/cm2 TRIAXIAL TESTS CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST R5 STRUCTURAL BACKFILL EXPANDED SCALES PROJECT 77386 I DECEMBER,1977 FIG.B~:
20.0 16.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 0 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 AXIAL STRAIN, 'lo TEST E6 90% Compaction 2.ii 3c= 6.0 kg/cm CONSOLIDATED-UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL TEST i76 EXPANDED SCALES DECEMBER,1977 FIG..B~
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC..h 1017 MAIN STREET
- WINCHESTER
- MASSACHUSETTS 01890 (617) 729-1625 February 14, 1978 Project 77386 File No. 2.0 Mr. John Herrin Public Service Co. of New Hampshire
.1000 Elm Street
- 11th Floor Manchester, NH 03105
Subject:
Interim Test Results on Sand-Cement Backfill Seabrook Station
Reference:
Preliminary Report, Compression Tests on Structural Backfill and Sand-Cement Seabrook Station, GEI, January 24, 1978
Dear Mr. Herrin:
The purpose of this letter is to present data on moduli deter-mined on sand-cement backfill at the request of United Engineers and Constructors Inc.
The data herein supplements the data in the reference and will be incorporated in the completed version of that report.The subgrade modulus values were submitted to Mr. Pate1 of UE&C by telephone on February 13, 1978.
The stress strain curves for three unconfined compression tests on cylindrical specimens are shown in the enclosed Fig. 15 and the test data are summarized in the enclosed Table 5.
The following values of the coefficient of subgrade reaction were computed for the cube and cylindrical specimens cured for 28 days.
Mr. John Herrin-2-February 14, 1978 ksD-VALUES FOR SAND-CEMENT BACKFILL 28-DAY CURE Tabulated values are in psi Effective Vertical Stress at Allowable Diameter Strain, %Springline psi 0.02 0.1 0.3 0.5 CUBE SPECIMENS 0 100,000 CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS 0 200,000 89,000 60,000 36,000-The stress strain curves for the cylindrical specimens show an initial straight line portion with a'very high modulus of elasticity.
At axial strains of about 0.03% there is a break in the curves and a second straight line is followed up to near the peak strength.
The tangent modulus of this second straight line portion of the curves is about one-third of the initial modulus.
Fig. 16 shows the variation of the secant modulus with axial strain for the unconfined tests on cylin-drical specimens.
Seating problems occurred in the tests on the cube specimens, as seen in Figs.
13 and 14 of the above reference, and thus the high initial modulus observed for the cylindrical samples was not observed for the cubes.However, the second straight line slope for the cylindrical specimens in Fig. 15 is in good agreement with the straight line portion of the curves for the cube specimens.
The compressive strength of the cube specimens is somewhat higher than that of the cylindrical specimens, probably as a result of the more significant end restraint of the cube specimens.
For these two reasons we feel that the results of tests on cubes and cylinders are consistent with each other, but that the results for tests on cylinders are more reliable and should be used to establish moduli of subgrade reaction.
h Mr.John Herrin-3-February 14, 1978
-We have also provided by telephone various friction coefficients and estimates of shear wave velocities in the compacted soil.
These data will be confirmed in writing at a later date.
Sincerely yours, GEOTECHNICAL ENG EERS INC.
Ati-Steve J. Poulos Principal SJP:ms Encl.cc: R. Pizzuti, YAEC w/l encl.
D. Rhoads, UE&C w/l encl.
A. Desai, UE&C w/l encl.
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-TABLE 5 -COMPRESSION TESTS ON 2.8-IN.-DIAMETER
.SAND-CEMENT SPECIMENS, 5% CEMENT SEARROOK STATION Cure Test Unit Confining Compressive Strain Initial Time No.Weight Stress Strength At Modulus of Wet Peak Elasticity days Pcf ksc psi%psi a 28 28-O-l 126.2 0.00* 91.0 0.65 75,000 28 28-O-2 124.8 0.00 88.8 .0.58 52,200 28 28-O-3 124.1 0.00 106.1 0.80 34,300 Avg 95.3 Avg 50,500
. .-Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Project 77386 February 7, 1978
- 80., X a 0.8 1.6 AXIAL STRAIN , O/o Sand-Cement Mixture:
1 part cement 16.18 parts sand (oven-dry) 2.79 parts water Specimens Tested:
2.8-in--diameter specimens 28-day cure Unconfined tests Strain control loading at 1.1 mm/min.Public Service Company of New'Hampshire Seotechnical Engineers Inc.
Winchester, Massachusetts Triaxial Tests COMPRESSION TESTS Sand-Cement Backfill 2.8-IN.-DIAMETER SPECIMEN Seabrook Station 5% CEMENT, 28-DAY CURE Project 77386 February 1978 Fig. 15
-A-60 0 .t STRAIN AT PEAK (AVERAGE Eo= 51 ks 0 0.2 0.4 086 0.8 1.0 1.2 AXIAL STRAIN, E, , %Public Service Company of Triaxial Tests SECANT MODULUS VS STRAIN New Hampshire Sand-Cement Backfill 2.8-IN.-DIA.
SPECIMENS 5% CEMENT, 28;DAY CURE Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Seabrook Station Winchester, Massachusetts Project 77386 February 1978 Ficr. 16.
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-GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
1017 MAIN STREET. WINCHESTER
- MASSACHUSETTS 01890 (617) 729-1625 Mr. John Herrin Public Service Co. of New Hampshire 1000 Elm Street-11th floor
..Manchester, NH 03105
Subject:
Interim Test Results on Sand-Cement'Backfill Seabrook Station
Reference:
Preliminary Report, Compression Tests On Structural Backfill and Sand-Cement Seabrook Station, GEI, January 24, 1978 Bear Mr. Herrin:-The purpose of this letter is to present additional data on moduli determined on sand-cement backfill.
These data supplement the data in the reference and in our letter of February 14.
These triaxial tests were performed on cylindrical specimens of sand-cement.
The specimens were cured for 33 days instead of the intended 28 days because of the February 6, 1978 blizzard here in Boston.
The test data are summarized in a revised Table 5 and the stress strain curves are presented in Fig. 17.
The modulus and strength data were estimated for 28-day curing on the basis of the rate of change of modulus and strength with time as measured using the cube specimens (see referenced report).
The estimated values of strength and modulus for 28-day cure also are shown in Table 5.
The values of the coefficient of subgrade reaction were com-puted for several strain levels in the same manner as those shown in the preliminary report of January 24 and the letter of February 14.The following table lists all values obtained to date for the sand-cement specimens.
Mr. John Herrin-2-February 27, 1978 ksD-VALUES FOR SAND-CEMENT BACKFILL 28-DAY CURE, 5% CEMENT Tabulated values are in psi Effective Vertical Stress at Springline psi CUBE SPECIMENS Allowable Diameter Strain, %
0.02 0.1 0.3 0.5.0 100,000 .CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS 0 200,000 89,000 60,000 36,000 42.7 138,000 163,000 129,600 Sincerely yours, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEEF5 INC.,+/$yya-*.
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D. Rhoads, UE&C w/l encl.
A. Desai, UE&C w/l encl.
D.. Patel, UE&C, 7U0, w/l encl.
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TABLE 5- COMPRESSION TESTS ON 2.8-IN.-DIAMETER SAND-CEMENT SPECIMENS, 5%
CEMENT11 SEABROOK STATION Cure Test Time No.days 28 28-O-l 28 28-O-2 124.8 28 28-O-3 124.1 33 28 33 28 33 28 33-3-22J Estimated Unit Weight Wet pcf 126.2 Confining Compressive Stress Strength ksc psi 0.00 91 0.65 75,000 0.00.0.00 124.4 42.7 124.1 42.7 124.8 42.';89 0.58 52,200 106 0.80 34,300 372 .365 2.10 35,000 33,600 376 369 2.40 33,300 31,700 364 357 1.40 40,000 38,400 Strain Initial at Modulus of Peak Elasticity
%psi NOTE: 1) The percentage of cement is computed as the ratio of the weight of cement to the total weight of sand, cement, and water, and then multiplying that ratio by 100.
- 2) The strengths and moduli for 28-day cure was estimated based on the rates of change measured for the cube specimens.
Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Project 77386
- February 7, 1978 Revised February 24, 1978 a 3= 42.7 psi 2 0.6->0.8!I I I I I I-5 0 05 1.0 I.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 AXIAL STRAIN, %Public Service Company of Triaxial Tests SAND-CEMENT SPECIMENS New Hampshire Structural Backfill 2.8-IN.-DIA., 5% CEMENT 33-DAY CURE, 03 = 42.7~;Geotechnical Engineers Inc. , Winchester, Massachusetts Project 77386 Feb.23, 1978 Fig.17 GE~T'lXf.-1NlCAL f<NGl.NEElLS 1NC.1017 MAIN STREET. WINCHESTER. MASSACHUSETTS 01890 (617) 729-1625-.March 10, 1978 Project 77386 File No. 2.0 Mr. John Herrin Public Service Co. of New Hampshire
.1000 Elm Street
- 11th Floor Manchester, NH 03105
Subject:
Interim Test Results on Sand-Cement Backfill Seabrook Station
Reference:
Preliminary Report, Compression Tests On Structural Backfill and Sand-Cement Seabrook Station, GEI, January 24, 1978
Dear Mr. Herrin:
The purpose of this letter is to present additional data on moduli determined on sand-cement backfill.
These data supplement the data in the reference and in our letters of February 14 and 27.Three triaxial tests were performed on cylindrical specimens of sand-cement.
The specimens were cured for 28 days and were tested under a confining stress of 7.1 psi.
The test data are summarized in a revised Table 5.
The values of the coefficient of subgrade reaction were com-puted for several strain levels in the same manner as those shown in the preliminary report of January 24 and the letters of February 14 and 27.
The following table lists all values obtained to date for the sand-cement specimens:
Mr. John Herrin-2-March 10, 1978
-ksD-VALUES FOR SAND-CEMENT BACKFILL 28-DAY CURE, 5% CEMENT Tabulated values are in psi Effective Vertical Allowable Diameter Strain, %Stress at Springline psi 0.02 0.1-0.3 0.5 CUBE SPECIMENS 0 100,000 CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS 0 200,000 89,000 60,000 7.1 115,000 106,000 79,600 50,600*42.7 138,000 163,000 129,600*Modulus value determined at strains greater than the strain at peak compressive strength.
Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Project 77386 Revised March 6, 1978 CD.CIQ~l'l:(:IINICAI, I~:NGINIXItS IN<'
-Mr. John Herrin-3-March 10, 1978, 'Three unconfined tests were performed on cube specimens of sand-cement cured for 90 days.
The test data are summarized in a revised Table 4.
The stress-strain curves for the additional tests will be transmitted as soon as they have been drafted.
Sincerely yours, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEElKS INC.4.--Steve J. Poulos Principal GC/SJP:ms Encl.cc: R. Pizzuti, YAEC D. Rhoads, LX&C A. Desai, W&C D. Patel, UE&C 7UO Cure Time days 28 90 A TABLE 4 -UNCONFINED TESTS ON 2-IN. CUBE SAMPLES OF SAND-CEMENT, 5% CEMENT SEABROOK STATION Test No.Unit Weight Wet Pcf Unconfined Strength psi Strain Modulus At of Peak Elasticity*
%psi 7-l 124.0 66.7 0.80 10,600 7-2 123.9 72.5 0.92 10,110 7-3 126.2 85.3 0.83 13,650 28-l 127.4 28-2 126.2 28-3 126.8 Avg 74.8 141.6 133.8 130.0 0.67 0.77 0.87 Avg 11,450.33,330 19,130 22,760 Avg 135.0 90-l 124.4 117.9 0.95 90-2 124.5 139.4 1.08 90-3.125.0 133.7 0.84 Avg 25,070 26,320 27,030 31,250 Avg 130.3 Avg 28,200*Modulus computed for the straight line portion of the stress-strain curve, neglecting any curvature at origin, which may be affected by initial seating strains.
Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Project 77386 January 23, 1978 Revised fr3arch 6, 1978
-TABLE 5 -Cure Test Time No.days 28 28 28-O-2 124.8 0.0 89 0.58 52,200 28 28-O-3 124.1 0.0 .106 0.80 34,300 33 28 33 28 33 28 28-O-l 28 28 28 NOTE: 1)2)28-.5-l 28-.5-2 287.5-3 124.6 123.9 7.1 7.1 364 364 119 134 0.60 0.90 0.97 40,000 39,600 32,600 22,900 17,400 124.3 The percentage of cemen:*is computeldZ$s the ratio of the weight of cement to the total weight of sand, cement, and water, and then multiplying that ratio by 100.
COMPRESSION TESTS ON 2.6-IN.-DIAMETER
--SAND-CEMENT SPECIMENS, 5%
CEMENT11?i%3ROOK STATICN Unit Weight Wet pcf 126.2 Confining Compressive Stress Strength ksc 0.0 91 0.65 75,000 124.4 42.7 124.1 42.7 124.8 42 t.7 psi 372 372 .376 376 Strain.Initial at Modulus of Peak Elasticity
%psi 2.10 35,000 34,600 2.40 33,300 32,900 1.40 The strengths and moduli for 28-day cure was estimated based on the rates of change measured for the cube specimens.
Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Project 77386 February 7, 1978 Revised-February 24, 1978 Revised March 6, 1978 SEABROOK UPDATED FSAR APPENDIX 2N GEOTECHNICAL REPORT TEST FILL STUDY OF QUARTZITE MOLE CUTTINGS The information contained in this appendix was not revised, but has been extracted from the original FSAR and is provided for historical information.
TEST FILL STUDY OF QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS Submitted to Public Service Company of New Hampshire Submitted by Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
1017 Main Street Winchester, Massachusetts 01890 July 13, 1979 Project 76301 d-7" Y' :___ ~ ~(':/J/p$,.
1 -i//,*'--.-G., /&William R.
Fz r-Senior Engineer I\-/c,;. .-. : -j./ */?/IO LC I; ; ---Steve' i. POU~OS Principal TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES 1.INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Background
1.3 Summary
2.CONSTRUCTION OF TEST FILLS
2.1 Gravelly
Sand
2.2 Molecuttings
(Controlled Placement)
2.3 Molecuttings
(No Special Controls)
2.4 Stratified
Molecuttings and Gravelly Sand 3.PERCENT COMPACTION OF TEST FILLS
3.1 Gravelly
Sand
3.2 Molecuttings
(Controlled Placement)
3.3 Molecuttings
(No Special Controls)
3.4 Stratified
Molecuttings and Gravelly Sand 4.PLATE LOAD TESTS 5.PLACEMENT AND FIELD CONTROL OF MOLECUTTINGS 5.1 Grain-Size Limits 5.2 Lift Thickness
5.3 Determination
of In-Place Dry.Density
5.3.1 Gravelly
Sand
5.3.2 Molecuttings
5.4 Determination
of Percent Compaction
5.5 Water
Content Control TABLES FIGURES APPENDIX A
-RECOMMENDED PkOCEDURES FOR PLACEMENT AND FIELD CONTROL OF MOLECUTTINGS 8 10 10 10 11 11 11 13 14 APPENDIX B
-PLATE LOAD TESTS LIST OF TABLES Table 1 -Summary of Field Density Tests Gravelly Sand Test Fill Table 2 -Summary of Field Density Tests Molecuttings (Controlled Placement) Test Fill Table 3 -Summary of Field Density Tests Molecuttings (No Special Controls) Test Fill Table 4 -Summary of Field Density Tests Stratified Molecuttings and Gravelly Sand Test Fill Table 5- Summary of Plate Load Tests Results LIST OF FIGURES Fig. 1 -Plan View of Test Fills Fig. 2- Profile of Test Fills Fig. 3 -Profile of Test Fills Fig. 4 -Compaction Curves
- Gravelly Sand Fig. 5- Grain Size Curves
-Gravelly Sand Test Fill Fig. 6 -Compaction Curves
- Molecuttings
.Fig. 7 -Grain Size Curves
-Samples of Molecuttings Fig. 8 -Modulus of Elasticity vs Percent Compaction Molecuttings
- GravellySand
.Fig. 9 -Water Content Sand Cone vs Nuclear Density Meter
-Gravelly Sand Fig.lo- Sand Cone vs Nuclear Density Meter Det. In-Place Dry Density, Gravelly Sand rrq Fig.ll- Water Content Sand Cone vs Nuclear Density Meter Det., Molecuttings
-Fig.12- Sand Cone vs Nuclear Density Meter Det. In-Place Dry Density, Molecuttings 1.INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
The intake and discharge tunnels at Seabrook Station are being excavated using a tunnel boring machine, more commonly termed a mole.
The excavated material from the mole is a widely-graded crushed stone commonly termed tunnel muck, which, for this report, shall be termed "molecuttings." The purpose of the test fill study was to determine if the quartzite molecuttings obtained from-the tunnel excavations could be used for Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Fill.
Construction of the test fills provided the opportunity to ob-serve the behavior of the molecuttings during placement and obtain data necessary to develop procedures to control the com-paction of the molecuttings during placement.
1.2 Background
The molecuttings from the quartzite bedrock in the tunnels are widely-graded crushed stone containing up to 13% passing the No.200 sieve.
The grain size curve of the molecuttings plots below the lower limit of the Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Backfill specification.
The resistivity of the mole-cuttings is generally below the specified minimum value of 10,000 ohms-cm3.Thus, although the molecuttings appeared superior to the gravelly sand structural fill as a backfill material, it was rejected because the gradation and resistivity requirements did not comply with the specifications.
Use of the molecuttings for Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Fill required that selected tests be performed which would demon-strate that the molecuttings were as good or better than the presently used gravelly sand when both materials were placed at the same percent compaction.
problem was addressed by UEK.Investigation of the resistivity The Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Fill is used for backfill around pipes and conduits, under floor slabs, roads, etc.For these applications the deformation characteristics of the backfill will control the soil support of the pipes and settlements of structures.
One method of determining the defor-mation properties of a soil is by determining the soil modulus by the use of a plate load test.
Plate load tests were performed on carefully constructed test fills consisting of (a) gravelly sand, (b) molecuttings, and (c) a test fill of essentially alter-nating layers of gravelly sand and molecuttings which herein will be referred to as the stratified gravelly sand and molecuttings test fill The modulus from each test fill was used as a means of comparing the desirability of the molecuttings versus the gravelly sand for use as Safety and Nonsafety-Related Backfill.
The molecuttings are widely graded and contain
'high percentages of stone retained on the 3/4-in. sieve.In many cases the percent retained on the 3/4-in. sieve exceeds the allowable limits for the Modified AASHO compaction test (D1557).Thus, it was necessary to determine by means of field and labora-tory tests performed during construction of the test fill how construction control of the placement of the molecuttings should be handled., 1.3 Summary
.The results of the plate load tests indicate that the mole-cuttings will provide superior support for pipes and structures than the gravelly sand currently accepted for Safety and Non-safety-Related Structural Fill when both materials are placed at the same percent compaction.
The molecuttings and gravelly sand will provide about equivalent deformation properties when the percent compaction of the molecuttings is as much as 2 to 3%
lower than the gravelly sand.
Therefore, the use of molecuttings for Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Fill is recommended.
Further, it is recommended that the percent compaction of the molecuttings for Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Fill be 95% and 93%, respectively.
The molecuttings used in constructing these test fills were widely graded crushed stone with up to 7% passing the No. 200 sieve.The water content of the material varied from 3 to 4% up to 10% during placement.
Because of the grain-size distribution compaction of the molecuttings was sensitive to fluctuations in the water content of the material.
Based on data obtained from tests performed during construction of the test fills, limitations on the grain-size distribution and water content'of the mole-cuttings during placement have been recommended in Section 5.
Construction of the test fills indicated that placement of the molecuttings can be controlled by modifying standard testing procedures.
The in-place dry density can be measured using the nuclear density meter and the laboratory reference dry density determined by modifying the currently specified compaction tests.
Details of the construction of the test fills, performance and results of the plate load tests, and procedures for control of placement and compaction of molecuttings are presented in the following sections. 2.CONSTRUCTION OF TEST FILLS Four test fills were constructed for this study.
The orientation of the test fills is shown in Fig. 1.
The soils and details of placement for each test fill is presented below.
2.1 Gravelly
Sand Gravelly sand satisfying the requirements for Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Fill Specifications 9763-8-5 and 9763-8-4 was placed in 8-in.-thick loose lifts and compacted to a minimum of 95% of the maximum dry density as determined by ASTM D1557, Method D.
Satisfactory compaction was generally
' achieved by applying water to the surface of the loose lift and compacting with six coverages with the Mikasa double drum roller.
Eight lifts of gravelly sand were placed and compacted, result-ing in a total height of about 4 ft.
2.2 Molecuttings
(Controlled Placement)
The construction of this test fill was controlled to achieve the compaction requirements of Safety and Nonsafety-Related Structural Fill (i.e., 95% of the maximum dry density as deter-mined by ASTM Dl557).Molecuttings were placed in 8-in.
loose lifts and compacted to 95% compaction.
To achieve 95% compaction, control of the water content to within a few percent of the optimum water con-tent, and numerous coverages with the Mikasa double drum roller was required.
Attempts at controlling the water content included mixing of wet and dry molecuttings and adding water to mole-cuttings with water contents 2 to 3% below optimum.
Molecuttings placed at water contents several percent higher than optimum could not achieve 95%
compaction until sufficient drainage had reduced the water content to near the optimum value.
Eight lifts of molecuttings were placed and compacted resulting in a total height of about 4 ft.
2.3 Molecuttinqs
(No Special Controls)
Construction of this test fill involved the placement of the molecuttings with limited control of water content and a specified compactive effort.
The molecuttings were generally placed in G-in.loose lifts and compacted by six coverages with the Mikasa double drum roller.
In some instances, water content control was limited to permitting drainage of a compacted layer overnight be-fore placement of the succeeding layer.
Eight lifts of mole-cuttings were placed and compacted. 2.4 Stratified Molecuttings and Gravelly Sand The first three lifts of this test fill were constructed the same way as the test fill of Molecuttings (No Special Con-trols).The water content of the molecuttings placed for the third lift was about 3% higher than optimum.
The surface of the third lift was saturated and became severely rutted during compaction.
Sandwiching layers of gravelly sand between layers of molecuttings was done to determine (1) if the gravelly sand provided drainage of sandwiched layers of molecuttings and (2) the feasibility of constructing a backfill of stratified gravelly sand and molecuttings (which may be required in the
zone of frost penetration).
Therefore, lifts 4 and 6 were con-structed using gravelly sand.
Lift 4 was compacted with six coverages of the Mikasa double drum roller and lift 6 was com-pacted to at least 95% compaction.
Molecuttings for lifts 5, 7 and 8 were generally placed in 8-in. loose lifts with limited water content control and compacted with six coverages of the Mikasa double drum roller. 3.PERCENT COMPACTION OF TEST FILLS
3.1 Gravelly
Sand The percent compaction of each lift was determined by per-forming in-place density tests and laboratory compaction tests.
The average percent compaction of the gravelly sand test fill was 97.4%.
The in-place density for each lift, after compaction, was determined by performing two 6-in.-diameter Sand Cone (SC) tests and three Nuclear Density Meter (NDM) tests.The in-place density determined by the NDM was generally performed at probe depths of 4 in. and 8 in.
The two SC tests were performed adjacent to two of the NDM tests to provide a comparison of the water content and dry density measured by each 'method.
The SC and NDM tests were generally performed within a 5-ft radius of the plate load test location.
l One-point compaction samples were obtained adjacent to the SC and NDM test locations.
The one-point samples were compacted in accordance with ASTM D1557, Method D.
The maximum dry density for the one-point sample was determined by plotting the one-point dry density on a family of curves for the gravelly sand and in-
terpolating the maximum dry density.
The percent compaction was computed by dividing the in-place dry density by the corresponding one-point compaction determined maximum dry density.
Table 1 presents the summary of the percent compaction achieved in the test fill.
A profile of the test fill and the average percent compaction for each lift is shown on Fig. 2.
Three compaction tests were performed in accordance with ASTM D1557, Method D, on bag samples of gravelly sand obtained from material placed in lifts 2, 4 and 7.
The compaction curves and related grain-size curves performed by Pittsburgh Testing Labs are shown on Figs. 4 and 5, respectively.
3.2 Molecuttings
(Controlled Placement)
The average percent compaction achieved for this test fill was 96.7%.
The in-place density of each lift after compaction was determined by performing several NDM tests and, when the soil conditions were acceptable, one 12-in.-diameter SC test.The SC test was performed adjacent to a NDM test to provide a comparison of the water content and dry density measured by each method.Observations in the field and data from tests indicated that the hole excavated for the SC test tended to squeeze in or reduce in volume when the molecuttings were placed and compacted at water contents above or near optimum.
Results from the SC tests when these conditions existed gave unreasonably high dry densities, and, as a result, SC tests were considered valid only when they were performed in areas where the water content of the molecuttings was less than 5%.
A more complete discussion of this problem is presented in Section 5.
The SC and NDM tests were generally performed within about a 5-ft radius of the plate load test.
Generally, several NDM tests were required before a lift of the molecuttings was compacted to a dry density that was esti-mated to provide 95% compaction.
One-point compaction samples were obtained adjacent to the series of NDM and SC tests that , indicated about 95%
compaction had been achieved.
The one-point samples were compacted in accordance with ASTM D1557, Method C, except the minus l$-in.material was included for compaction.
The maximum dry density for the one-point sample was determined by plotting the one-point dry density on a family of compaction curves for molecuttings and interpolating the maximum dry density.
Correction of the in-place dry density to account for the plus l*-in. material, which was removed for the laboratory test, was necessary in order to determine the percent compaction. De-tails of the correction procedure are presented in Appendix A.
The percent compaction was computed by dividing the corrected in-place dry density by the corresponding maximum dry density determined by the one-point compaction technique.
Table 2 pre-sents the summary of the percent compaction achieved in the test fill.
A profile of the test fill and the average percent compaction for each lift is presented in Fig. 2.
Two compaction tests were performed in accordance with ASTM D1557, Method C, except the minus l+in. material was included and there was no limit on the percent retained on l&-in. sieve on bag samples of molecuttings from lifts 4 and 6.
The compac-tion curves and related grain-size curves are shown on Figs. 6 and 7, respectively.
3.3 Molecuttings
(No Special Controls)
The average percent compaction of this test fill was 93.0%.
The water content of the molecuttings during placement was gen-erally above optimum and was not controlled during compaction.
Sand Cone tests to determine the in-place dry density were not performed because of the inaccuracy in performing the test in molecuttings compacted at water contents near or above optimum.
The in-place dry density was determined by performing at least two and most usually three to five NDM tests at probe depths of 4 and 8 in.
The NDM tests were generally performed within a 5-ft radius of the plate load test location.
One-point compaction samples were obtained adjacent'to the series of NDM tests that indicated the next lift of molecuttings could be placed.
In some cases after a lift had been compacted, NDM tests performed, and one-point samples obtained, the lift was permitted to drain overnight and additional NDM tests taken in the morning.
One-point compaction samples generally were not obtained for the NDM tests performed after drainage.
The pro-cedure to compute the percent compaction for each in-place den-sity test was the same as described in the previous section.
Table 3 presents the summary of the percent compaction achieved in the test fill.
A profile of the test fill and the average percent compaction for each lift is presented in Fig. 3.
Two compaction tests were performed in accordance with ASTM D1557, Method C, except the minus l$-in. material was included and there was no limit on the percent retained on the l+in.sieve on bag samples obtained from lifts 2A and 7A.
The com-paction curves and the grain-size curve for lift 2A are shown on Figs. 6 and 7, respectively.
3.4 Stratified
Molecuttings and Gravelly Sand The average percent compaction of the gravelly sand and molecuttings test fill was 92.8%.
Molecuttings were used for lifts 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 for this test fill.
The in-place dry density and percent compaction of the molecuttings was deter-mined in accordance with the procedure described in the previous section.Lifts 4 and 6 of the test fill were constructed using gravelly sand.
The in-place density for lift 4 was determined by four NDM tests.
One SC test and 3 NDM tests were performed in lift 6.
The maximum dry density and computation of the per-cent compaction at each in-place density test location was as described in the section for gravelly sand.
Table 4 presents the summary of the percent compaction in the test fill.
A pro-file of the test fill and the average percent compaction of each lift is presented in Fig. 3. 4.PLATE LOAD TESTS Five plate load tests were performed on the four test fills.The plate load test number, test fill and date of the test is presented below.
Plate Load Test No.
Test Fill Date of Test 1 2 Gravelly Sand Molecuttings (No Special Control) .
June 7, 1979 June 14, 1979 Stratified Mole-June 15, 1979 cuttings and Gravelly Sand Molecuttings June 18, 1979 (Controlled Placement) 5 Molecuttings (No Special Control)June 27, 1979 The locations of the tests are indicated on Fig. 1 and de-tails of the procedure are presented in Appendix B.
In brief the procedure was as follows:
an 18-in.-diameter steel plate was generally placed 12 in.
below the surface of the test fill and loaded to produce contact stresses to 4 tsf and then to 12 tsf.Deflections of the plate were measured and recorded.
The results of the plate load tests are presented in Figs.
B2 through B6.
Values of Young's Modulus, E, were calculated from the results of the plate load tests using elastic theory.
A description of the analysis is presented in Appendix B. A summary of the modulus calculated for each test is presented in Table 5.The percent compaction indicated in Table 5 represents the average percent compaction of lifts within the zone of signi-ficant stress increase due to the load on the plate.
For an 18-in.-diameter plate this zone is about 18- to 36-in.-thick.
The soil modulus determined by the plate load test vs per-cent compaction is plotted on Fig. 8.
The results indicate that the molecuttingshave a much higher modulus than the gravelly sand when both materials are compacted to the same percent compaction.
In fact, the modulus of the molecuttings compacted to 93% compac-tion is approximately equivalent to the modulus of the gravelly sand placed at 97% compaction.
Plate Load Test No. 5 (PLT-5) was performed 13 days after and about 4 ft away from Plate Load Test No.2 (PLT-2).
The soil modulus for PLT-5 was about two times the modulus for PLT-2.
The increase in modulus may have been caused by densification of the molecuttings as a result of drainage over the 13 day period between the performance of the two tests.
Assuming that the molecuttings were saturated after PLT-2 and the water content reduced by 1% during a period of 13 days, the in-place dry density would have increased by 2 to 3 pcf or about a 1 to 2%
increase in the percent compaction.
The modulus for PLT-5, as a result of the densification, nearly plots on the line from PLT-2 to PLT-4.
Test PLT-3 was performed on the stratified molecuttings and gravelly sand test fill.
The average percent compaction of the molecuttings and gravelly sand was 92.5 and 96.1%, respectively., Plate load tests, PLT-2 and PLT-1, were performed on separate test fills of molecuttings and gravelly sands compacted to about the same percent compaction and the moduli were 7,300 psi and 10,100 psi, respectively.
The moduli determined for the stratified test fill, however, was 17,000 psi.
Based on the results of PLT-1 and PLT-2 the anticipated modulus determined by FLT-3 was between 8 and 10,000 psi.
The high modulus measured by PLT-3 may have been caused by one or more of the following factors:
1.Distribution of the load may have been more rapid for the layered fill than in a homogeneous fill, and 2.Drainage of the molecuttings and related increases in dry density and modulus may have accelerated faster in the stratified test fill than in the homogeneous mole-cuttings (No Special Controls) test fill due to drainage through the gravelly sand layers.
-lO-5.PLACEMENT AND FIELD CONTROL OF MOLECUTTINGS The purpose of this section is to present recommendations for the placement and field control of molecuttings based on field and laboratory data obtained during construction of the test fills.
Review of the data obtained provided the information neces-sary to make recommendations on the limits for grain size, lift thickness, determination of in-place density and percent compac-tion, and control of water contents of the molecuttings.
A discussion of each of the items is presented below.
5.1 Grain-Size Limits Grain-size analyses were performed on thre'e samples of the molecuttings used for the test fills.
The grain-size curves are presented on Fig. 7.
The molecuttings were generally widely graded with uniformity coefficients of 45 to 100.
The maximum particle size was generally less than 3-in.-diameter and the percent by weight passing the No. 200 sieve was from 5 to 7%.
Based on these and other grain-size analyses recommendations for gradation requirements were developed and are presented in Appendix A.
5.2 Lift Thickness The molecuttings were placed in 8-in.-thick loose lifts during construction of the test fills.
Observations made during placement of the molecuttings indicated that the ability to achieve a specific percent compaction was mostly affected by the water content of the material rather than the thickness of the lift.When the molecuttings were placed at water contents above optimum, a specific degree of compaction generally was not achieved until the water content was reduced to'or below the optimum water content as a result of drainage.
The time required for drainage is a function of the lift thickness and, therefore, where 95% and 93% compaction is required, lift thicknesses of 8-in.and 12-in.are recommended.
The 12-in.-thick loose lift in areas where 93% compaction is required was recommended based on the fact that the average percent compaction of 93.0% was achieved for the molecuttings (No Special Controls) test fill without the benefit of extensive compactive efforts. 5.3 Determination of In-Place Dry Density The nuclear density meter (NDM) provides a much faster determination of the field in-place dry density and water con-tent than the sand cone (SC).
The accuracy of the NDM tests performed in the gravelly sand and molecuttings was verified by comparing the results of adjacent NDM and SC tests.
5.3.1 Gravelly
Sand Generally, two SC tests were performed adjacent to two NDM tests on each lift of the test fill to com-pare the in-place dry density and water content measured by each method..
The in-place water con-tent determined by the sand cone versus nuclear den-sity meter is plotted on Fig. 9.
The data indicate that both methods measure essentially the same water content at values less than 8% and, as the water con-tent increases, the NDM measures a lower value than the SC.As a result, a correction was applied to the water content measured by the NDM to compute the in-place dry density... A plot of sand cone versus nuclear density meter determined in-place dry density is shown on Fig. 10.
The correlation of the densi-ties determined by each method was considered to be poor.The correlation may have been improved if more frequent moisture checks had been performed dur-ing construction of the test fill.
5.3.2 Molecuttings
Twelve-inch-diameter sand cone tests were performed in the molecuttings to reduce the effects that the maximum particle size and percentage of material larger than the 1+-in.sieve would have on in-place dry density determination.
The in-place dry density and water content determined by the SC test was compared to the results from adjacent 8-in--deep NDM tests.
Comparison of the results indicated the water content determined by the NDM averaged 1.7% higher than that determined by the sand cone.
The 1.7%difference in water contents was confirmed by performing water con-tent checks at random NDM test locations.
A 1.7% bias correction was applied to the water contents determined by the NDM.
A plot of sand cone determined water con-tent versus nuclear density meter water content (with a 1.7% bias correction) is presented on Fig. 11. The plot shows there is a good correlation between the sand cone and nuclear density meter (after bias correction) water content determinations.
A second water content check was made on molecuttings.after the test fill was completed which indicated that the bias had increased to 2.5%.
Because the water content bias changed significantly within a period of two weeks periodic checks of the bias are recommended.
The in-place dry density determined by the sand cone test and the 8-in.
NDM test after correction for the water content bias is plotted on Fig. 12.
The solid dots and dashed circles represent in-place dry den-sity measurements at water contents less than 5% and greater than 5%, respectively.
The data indicate that there is good correlation of dry densities deter-mined by both methods at water contents less than 5%
and that the SC measured higher dry densities than the NDM at water contents above 5%.
For this test fill the SC tests performed in molecuttings compacted at water contents above 5% are not considered valid for the reasons presented in the following discussion.
When the molecuttings were placed at water contents above about 5%, the compacted surface would exhibit a spongy behavior when one walked across the surface.
The degree of sponginess increased as the moisture increased above the optimum water content.
The sponginess is believed to be caused by water and air pore pressures.
The net effect was that as the sand cone hole was excavated the pore pressures at the walls of the hole were relieved by the walls moving laterally into the hole until an equilibrium of the pore pressure at the walls of the hole was reached.
Thus, by the time the volume of the hole was measured a significant decrease in the volume of the hole had occurred but the quantity of soil excavated was from the original volume.
The result was that the dry soil excavated was divided by a reduced.volume which re-sulted in an inaccurately high computed dry density.
The SC and NDM test results indicate that the NDM can be used to determine the in-place dry density and water content of molecuttings.
The water content bias should be checked periodically to account for changes that occur in the molecuttings.
Details of a recommended placement procedure arepresented in Appendix A. 5.4 Determination of Percent Compaction The field and laboratory data indicated the nuclear density meter could be used to determine the in-place dry density after the appropriate water content bias had been determined for the molecuttings being tested.
The preferred field procedure for determing the percent com-paction of compacted soil is as follows:
1.Gbtain a one-point sample of the soil before compaction.
2.Perform the' one-point compaction test in the lab and determine the maximum dry density from a family of curves.3.Perform the in-place dry density of the compacted lift using the nuclear density meter at or near the location of where the one-point sample was taken.
This procedure can be used for the molecuttings if at least three nuclear density meter determinations of the in-place dry density are made.
The average of the three tests should be used to represent the in-place density for computation of the percent compaction.
The above procedure will reduce the effect that minor variations in the character of the molecuttings will have on the in-place dry density determination.
The use of a standard laboratory compaction test or one which was slightly modified was considered the best method of deter-mining the maximum dry density of the molecuttings.
The Modified AASHG Compaction Test, ASTM D1557, permits the use of minus 3/4-in.material to be compacted in 6-in. molds.
Grain-size analyses performed on molecuttings indicate that nearly 50% of the sample is retained on the 3/4-in. sieve, and, as a result, the material passing the 3/4-in.sieve would behave much differently than the total sample during compaction.
A sample of the molecuttings that would represent the compaction behavior of the material was con-sidered possible if the amount of coarse material removed was limited to about 20% by weight of the total sample.
This could generally be achieved by removing material retained on the l%-in.sieve.For the test fill the laboratory compaction used was ASTM D1557, Method C, except the plus Isi-in. material was removed.
Because this compaction test, as modified above, was used for the test fill and gave reasonable results its use is recommended for performing laboratory compaction tests on the molecuttings. 5.5 Water Content Control The laboratory compaction curves for compaction tests per-formed on samples of molecuttings show a sharp peak in dry density at the optimum water content, Fig. 6.
The dry density drops as the water increases or decreases from the optimum value.
The laboratory data show that small variations in water content sig-nificantly affect the degree of compaction that can be achieved in the molecuttings.
This behavior was also observed during placement and compaction of the molecuttings in the test fills.
In the test fill where placement of the molecuttings was con-trolled, the required percent compaction generally could only be achieved by controlling the water content, by either wetting or drying, of the molecuttings.
The most efficient compaction of the molecuttings was when the water content was from about 4 to 6%.
Therefore, the water content of the molecuttings should not differ from optimum by more than +
I%, for most efficient conpac--tion.
TABLES Lift Sample No.No.2 3 4 8.5 4.9 117.8 8.5 4.9 117.8 5.0 7.4 119.1 5.0.7.4 119.1 ND-5 5.8 I 7.0 121.5 NOTES: (1) One-point compaction sample performed by Pittsburgh Testing Labs.
(2) One one-point compaction sample obtained for sand cone and nuclear density test performed adjacent to each other.
(3) Percent compaction computed using maximum dry density determined by Pittsburgh Testing Lab.
125.5 125.5 124.0 124.0 126.0 119.1 120.5 124.1 118.8 119.0 94.9 96.0 100.0 95.8 94.4 ND-1 ND-2 ND-3 SC-1 SC-1 ND-2 SC-3 ND-1 SC-2 ND-3 TABLE 1 - SU;UIARY OF FIELD DENSITY TESTS
.GRAVELLY SAND TEST FILL QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEABROOK STATION Page 1 of 2 One-point samples not obtained 11.1 9.7 4.8 10.0 9.4 9.0 8.1 9.2 N.A.13.0 One-point samples not obtained 120.9 123.0 116.8 120.5 120.1 123.0 117.9 122.0 122.3 122.3 N.A.I 5.2 I 115.5 122.1(l)122.1 120.9 123.7 121.1 118.1 115.0 117.1 120.3 119.5 119.2 123.0 126.0 121.4 122.5 121.5 This column does not ap-ply for compac-tion test per-formed using ASTM D1557, Method D Percent Coml)action 93.5 97.2 97.8 Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Project 76301 July 12, 1979 TABLE l-SW'wmY OF FIELD DENSITY TESTS GRAVELLY SAND TEST FILL Lift NO.QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEABROOK STATION Page 2 of 2 Sample One-Point Comoaction No.Percent+3/4-in.Material P, 4.8 4.8 ND-l One-point SC-2 samples not ND-3 obtained SC-4 ND-5(l)I 5.8 13.0 13.0 3.9 10.0 122.3 123.2 117.8 95.6 13.2 8.4 126.0 127.0 118.7 93.5 13.2 8.4 126.0 127.0 125.7 99.0 9.1 7.6 123.3 126.5 : 123.0 97.2 9.1 7.6 123.3 126.5 126.6 99.7 5.9 6.8 120.5 126.5 122.5 96.8 5.9 6-8 120.5 126.5 123.8 97.9 10.7 7.8 121.0 124.8 121.6 97.4 10.7 7.8 121.0 124.8 123.2 98.7 11.3 7.6 121.5 125.8 121.9 96.9 N.A.13.8 117.9 120.9 L Water Content%9.7 9.7 10.3 9.3 9.3 Dq Density Yd' pcf 124.5 124.5 123.1 126.4 126.4 l--I Laboratory Maximum Dry Density Yd' Pcf-r 125.0 125.5 100.4 125.0 123.8 99.0 124.0 120.9 97.5 127.0 124.9 98.0 127.0 121.3 95.5 In-Place Dr Density, pcf Corrected i For +3/4-in.Material 119.6 118.9 120.2 118.8 116.2 Percent Compaction (3)g8-g(3)g8*3(3, qg.4(3);;+3).NOTES: (1) One-point compaction sample performed by Fittsburgh Testing Lab.
(2) One one-point compaction sample obtained for sand cone and nuclear density test performed adjacent to each other.
(3) Percent compaction computed using maximum dry density determined by Pittsburgh Testing Lab.
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_MOLECUTTINGS (CONTROLLED P L AC E M E N T) TEST FIL L QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEABROOK STATION Page 1 of 2 Lift Sample One-Point Compaction Laboratory In-Place Dry Density, pcf Percent No.No.Percent Water Dry Maximum Total Corrected Compactior
+l'l-in.Material Content Density Dry Density SCWplC For +l$-in.Material%%Yd' PCf Y dr Pcf%1 ND-12 One-point N.A.145.5 N.A.N.A.ND-13 samples not N.A.144.0 N.A.N.A.ND-14 obtained N.A.142.6 N.A.N.A.ND-15 N.A.146.9 144.5 N.A.2 ND-8 10.8 5.1 145.4 151.0 150.0 146.9 97.3 ND-g ,","r:;0, (1)24.9 5.1 146.0 151.5 149.5 140.9 93.0 7.7 (2)3.7 g:(2)153.012) 153.0 161.5 152.4 150.5 158.4 98.4 (3)3 ND-10 11.4: 4.6 145.9 152.0 143.1 139.0 91.4;$Z ND-11 10.1 ;;p 4.1 4.4 144.2 ;4444*; (2)152.0 152.0t2) 152.5 151.8 145.5 152.4
.150.7 142.8 149.8 98.2 93.9 99.2 4 ND-l 7.3 5.0 151.2 154.0 149.4 147.4 95.7 8.2 4.6 148.3 154.0 148.3 145.9 94.7 6.8 4.3 144.9 142.7 92.6.(2)149.'7 149.7 97.2 NOTES: (1) One one-point compaction sample obtained for sand cone and nuclear density test performed adjacent to each other.
(2) Laboratory one-point compaction test results and interpolated maximum dry density are from adjacent nuclear density meter one-point compaction samples and test results.
(3) In-place dry density measured is in error for reasons discussed in the text.
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Lift No.Laboratorv 1 In-Place iky Density, pc f T Percent Compaction 5 6 Sample One-Poir Compact j n No.Percer.t Water Dry Maximum Corrected+l+in. Material Content Density)ry Density For +l+in, Yd' Pcf Pcf Material%%ya'"p ND-8 5.6 4.9 148.7 155.0 150.6 149.1 96.2;~;O(l)7.7 4.1 146.5 155.0 148.0 145.7 94.0 14.5 4.7 146.0 g-;(2)149.4 145.0 94.8 SC-11(l)(2)146.012).162.3 160.6 (3)ND-4 16.9 4.0 146.0 155.0 152.6 146.0 95.5 ND-5$1; I:1 7.8 4.5 147.9 153.0 150.2 148.1 96.8 7.5 4.2 148.3 154.0 152.3 150.4 97.7 (2)148.3 154.0 ND-4 12.5 4.9 145.2 151.0 147.1 143.1 94.8 ND-5 12.2 5.0 147.5 152.0 149.5 145.9 96.0 ND-6 10.4 4.6 146.3 152.0 147.6 144.4 95.0 ND-l One-point 146.0 N.A.N.A.ND-2 samples not 146.5 N.A.N.A.ND-3 obtained 146.1 N.A.N.A.NOTES: (1) One one-point compaction sample obtained for sand cone and nuclear density test performed adjacent to each other.
(2) Laboratory one-point compaction test results and interpolated maximum dry density are from adjacent nuclear density meter one-point compaction samples and test results.
(3) In-place dry density measured is in error for reasons discussed in the text.
7 8 TABLE 2-SU:>lARY OF FIELD DENSITY TESTS MOLECUTTINGS (CONTROLLED PLACEMENT) TEST FILL QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEABROOK STATION Page 2 of 2 T-Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
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_MOLECUTTINGS (NO SPECIAL CONTROLS) TEST FILL QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEABROOK STATION Page 1 0f 2 Lift Sample One-Point Compaction Laboratory In-Place Dry Density, ocf Percent No.No.Percent Water Dry Maximum Tbtal Corrected Compaction
+1'2-in.Material Content Density Dry Density Sample For + l$-in.Material%%Yd' Pcf Yd' PCf"a 1 ND-4 One-point 146.3 N.A.ND-5 samples not 142.4 N.A.ND-6 obtained 145.5 N.A.ND-7 149.1 149.1 N.A.2 ND-4 12.3 4.6 147.7 155.0 149.4 145.7 94.0 ND-5 10.6 5.8 149.0 152.0 145.8 144.5 95.1 ND-6 14.5 5.5 149.6 152.0 145.8 142.3 93.6 SC-7 12.3 4.6 147.7 155.0 157.8 154.5 91.0 3 ND-5 6.0 6.7 147.0 151.0 143.7 141.7 93.8 ND-6 9.2 6.2 147.8 151.0 141.9.138.5 91.7 4 ND-l 10.6 6.5 148.8 151.1 144.7 141.1 93.3 ND-2 15.5 6.6 146.0 151.0 143.0 137.1 90.8 5 ND-l 12.3 4.9 148.9 153.0 150.9 147.5 96.4 ND-2 12.3 5.0 148.1 152.0 152.2 149.0 98.0.ND-3 24.8 4.7 147.7 153.0 140.5 129.0 84.3 6 ND-5 23.5 4.3 153.3 156.0 154.2 147.7 94.7 ND-6 8.5 3.6 145.1 153.0 145.1 142.3 93.0 ND-7 9.4 5.6 153.6 155.0 143.3 140.0 90.3 Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
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.MOLECUTTINGS (NO SP ECI AL CONTROLS) TE S T FIL L QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEABROOK STATION 7 ND-7 5.1 ND-8 4.0 ND-9 7.5 8 ND-1 One-point ND-2 samples not ND-3 obtained Geotcchnical Engineers Inc.
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%Yd' Pcf Yd' Pcf 3.1 141.2 149.0 3.4 140.1 148.0 3.9 143.6 151.0 r Page 2 of 2 I In-Place Dry Density, pcf Percent Total I Corrected Compaction Sample For +l$-in.Material%140.0 138.1 92.7 139.2 137.7 93.0 148.8 146.6 97.1 144.4 N.A.N.A.125.0 N.A.N.A.144.3 N.A.N.A.Project 76301 July 12, 1979 Lift Sample No.No.One-Pair Percent+ l+in.Material%15.0 12.2 Compacti Water Content n Laboratory Dry Maximum Density Dry Density Yd' pcf Yd' Pcf 149.3 153.0 148.8 152.0 T In-!;lacc TOY-11 Saz.::le:y Density, pcf Corrected For +l+-in.Material Percent Com~~actior-3 ND-7 ND-8%5.7 6.0 148.8 144.1 145.9 141.8%94.2 93.3 4(1)NE-3 ND-4 ND-5 ND-6 ll.3(2)1:: $i 7.4t2j 5.6 118.3 125.0 114.3 N.A.91.4 2.7 122.2 124.0 108.1 N.A.87.2 3.0 115.1 123.0 108.2 N.A.88.0 4.9 116.9 124.5 116.6 N.A.88.8 5 ND-4 ND-5;;I; I;;ND-3 ND-4 10.4 4.3 145.7 151.0 151.3 148.5 16.3 3.8 144.8 153.0 138.1 130.8 6(1)N.A.l;:;i:1 12.4(2)N.A.123.3 1.27.5 123.8 N.A.97.1 7.2 123.3 127.5 121.1 N.A.95.0 6.8 118.8 124.5 119.3 N.A.95.8 8.3 120.3 124.0 119.6 N.A.96.5 7 ND-10 4.8 2.7 137.5 148.0 140.2 138.4 93.5 8 ND-4 ND-5 One point samples not obtained 147.3 N.A.N.A.140.8 N.A.N.A.f ThBLE 4- SWDlARY OF FIELD DENSITY TESTS
.STRATIFIED MOLECUTTINGS AND GRAVELLY SAND TEST FILL QLJARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEARROOK STATION Page 1 of 1 Lift.NOTES : (1) Gravelly sand used for tne construction or (2) Values represent percent i-3/4-in. material.
(3) Nuclear density probe may have penetrated gravelly sand layer below.
(4) One one-point compaction sample obtained for SC-1 and ND-2.
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OF PLATE LOAD TESTS RESULTS QUARTZITE MOLECUTTINGS STUDY SEABROOK STATION 1 Plate Load Soil At Soil Modulus, psi Average Remarks Test No.Test Location Virgin Reload Percent Compaction 1 2 Gravelly Sand lO,lOO-10,500 20,000-29,700 97.1 Mole Cuttings 7,300-7,700 25,200-40,300 92.6 (No Special Control)3 Stratified 17,000-26,100 41,200-45,300 M.C..=92.5 Ave. Percent Mole Cuttings G.S.=96.1 Compaction and Gravelly 93.7 Sand 4 Mole CUttingS 28,300-35,900 54,300-66,600 95.3 (Controlled Placement) 5 Mole Cuttings 13,200-21,200 43,100-49,200 Performed 13 (No Special days after Control)PLT-2 Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Project 76301 July 11, 1979 F FIGURES Stratified Mole-cuttings and Gravelly Sand PLT-3 H----e Mole-Gravelly cuttings Sand I (Controlled Placement)
.--mm LT-5 PLT-4 PLT-1 a l 0 l PLT-2 Elole-cuttings (No Special Not To Scale t'\ltjl. ic Service Comi.)any of Nvw ilamr)::hi rc: Quartzite Molecuttings PLAN VIEW 0F Study TEST FILLS GEOTECI~NICXL ENCINELXW INC.WINCtILSlI il. k,lA~~P,CtI!J~.1 TIT Project 76301 J11ly 11, 19?'!l'ia. 1 PROFILE OF GRAVELLY SAND TEST FILL 18-in.-dia.
Steel Plate (PLT-1)(1)Lift 7 Ave.% Comp.= 97.5 Lift 6 Ave. 9, Comp. =97.0 Lift 5 Ave. %Comp. =98.1 Lift 4 Ave. ", Camp. =96.2 Lift 3 Ave. % Comp. = 100.6 (1). Lift 2 Ave.% Comp. = 97.4 Lift 1 Ave.
% Corns. = 99.0 (1)Scale: 1"= 2.5'1.One-point compaction samples not obtained.
Average percent compaction is based on maximum dry density provided by PTL.
PROFILE OF MOLECUTTINGS (CONTROLLED PLACEMENT) TEST FILL 18-in.-dia.
Steel Plate (PLT-4)Ave. % Comp. = 95.3 Lift 6 Ave. %
ComD. = 96.7 Lift 5 Ave. "P Comp. = 95.0 Lift 4 Ave. % Comp. = 95.1 Lift 3 Ave.
% Camp. = 95.7 Lift 2 Ave.
D Camp. = 96.2 Lift 1 Ave. % Comp. = N.A.
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PROFILE OF MOLECUTTINGS (NO SPECIAL CONTROLS) TEST FILL 18-in.-dia.
Steel Plate (PLT-2 and 5)Lift 8 Ave.
9; Camp. = N.A.t Lift 7 Ave.
0 Camp. = 94.3 Lift 6 Ave.
% Comp. = 92.7 Lift 5 Ave.
% Comp. = 92.9 Lift 4 Ave.
% Comp. = 92.1 Lift 3 Ave. % Comp. = 92.8
.Lift 2 Ave.% Comp. = 94.7 Lift 1 Ave.
9, Comp. = N.A.
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Steel Plate (PLT-3)
Lift 8 Ave.% Comp.= N.A.Lift 1 Ave.
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130 128 126 124 II8 II6/Llrt NO. 6 I\!/'Lift No. 2
>4 6 8 IO 12 I4 I6 Water Content (Before Compaction),%
NOTE: Compaction test performed in accordance with ASTM D1557, Method D, by Pittsburgh Testing Labs.
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- w U.S. STANDARD SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES U.S. STANDARD SIEVE NUMBERS HYDRCMETER 6 4 3 2 I'/, I 3 4 6 8 IO 14 I6 20 30 40 50 7(llllI I I IIIiII i i i GRAIN SIZE MILLIMETERS I COBBLES GRAVEL I SAND COARSE I FINE 1 COARSE 1 MEDIUM I FINE I SILT OR CLAY I Grain-size analyses per
,-... ..- .'formed my .rlttsDurgh l'estlng Labs.Pu'trlic Ser\ricc I-.C~mpzriy of GIV'\IIJ SIZE CV::;ew il,3rr.;:chirc Quartzite Molecuttings GRAVELLY SAND
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--r 154 152 148 Molecuttings (No Special Controls)l4(I38 0 2 4 6 8 -IO I2 14 Water Content, %Molecuttings-VW--(Controlled Placement)
Lift 4 1 Controlled Placement)-IIn I I I s = 100%--G ave= 2.83 (De NOTE: 1.Compaction test performed in accordsncc with ASTM.Dl557, iflethod C, except the plus l$-in.material.
was discarded and no limitation placed on the percent retained on the l'>-in. sieve.Public Service Company of New Ilamps hire Quartzite Molecuttings Study P~~1'(~1'1~:~'lI.~IC'h1.
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-. -. COMPACTION CURVES Molccuttings July 12, 1979 Fig. 6 U.S. STANDARD SIEVE OPENING IN INCHES U.S. STANDARD SIEVE NUMBERS HYDROMETER 6 4 3 2 15, I 3/,%%3 4 6 8 IO 14 16 20 30 40 50 70 100 140 200 1r111II .I I; 70-e MOLECDTTINGS MOLECUTTINGS 0 (No Special Controls iii (Controlled Placement) 3 LIFT 2 LIFT 4 , I 60-Hill I I 1 MOLECUTTINGS (Controlled Placement) v.-60 I-500 100 50 IO 5 I 0.5 6.1 O.bl 0.605 I I--0.05 0.001 GRAIN SIZE MILLIMETERS I COBBLES GRAVEL I SAND I FINE 1 1 I SILT OR CLAY.COARSE COARSE MEDIUM FINE 1 Grail)-size analyses performed using successive elutriation.
1 GRAIN SIZE CURm Quartzite Molecuttings SAMPLES OF study MOLECUTTINGS GEOTECkf~ICAL ENCIKEEIW IN<'WINCHESTER. MASSACHUSETTS 30 25 20 15 10 5 0.itratified M O Gravelly Sand 90 92 34 96 98 100 Percent of ydmax of Modified AASHO, %NOTES: 1.Modulus of elasticity computed using theory of elasticity for semi-infinite, isotropic soil.
.2.Modulus of elasticity value plotted is minimum value from virgin loading curve.
3.Percent compaction is the average percent compaction of the first three layers of soil under the plate.
4.Percent compaction the average percent compaction of two layers of molecuttings and one layer of gravelly sand.
5.Range in percent compaction is estimated.
See discussion in text.
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2.In-place dry density based on 8-in. deep nuclear test.
Densities have been corrected for water content bias according to plot of"W" sarld versus"W" nuclear for gravelly sand:
cone device 3.Slnd Cone and Nuclear Density Meter determinations were performed a.ljacent to each other (about 6-12 in. apart).
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6.0 Molecuttings
l l l *//l 0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 Nuclear Density Meter Determined In-Piace Water Content, %(after bias was corrected)
NOTES: 1.In-place water content is based on &in. deep nuclear test.
h rh-Molecuttings (1,(3,:I, (3)*/.W4)/a l (4)0 W4)///l 135 14c 145 150 155 160 Nuclear Density Meter Determined In-Place Dry Density, pcfc2)NOTES: 1.In-place dry density is uncorrected for the plus l+-in. mater 2.In-place dry density is based on the 8-in. deep nuclear test, except where noted.
.3.Water content of Sand Cone was greater than 5.0%.
4.In-place density is based on 4-in. deep nuclear test.
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APPENDIX A APPENDIX A SAFETY-RELATED STRUCTURAL FILL A.MATERIAL 1.Gradation for molecuttings should meet the following criteria: 3 in.100 l+ in.100-70 3/4 in.100-35 3/8 in.100-17 No. 4 75-10 No. 20 32-O No. 40 22-o No.200 10-O 2.The uniformity coefficient, DSo/Dlo, should be not less than 5.
B.PLACEMENT 1.Molecuttings should be placed in 8-in.-thick loose lifts and compacted to 95% of maximum dry density as determined by ASTM D1557 with exceptions for testing noted in Section C.2.
2.The water content of the molecuttings should be at optimum + 1%during placement.
The water content during piacement of quartzite molecuttings should be stockpiled or otherwise treated to reduce the water content to less than 6%.
If the water content is less than 4%, the addition of water during com-paction will be necessary if satisfactory compaction is to be achieved.
3.Molecuttings should not be placed in direct contact with pipes, culverts, or other structures sensitive to abrasion and/or high point loads.
4.The pore fluid of the molecuttings is brackish and, as a result, the resistivity of the muck is likely to be below the minimum limit of 10,000 ohms-cm3.United Engineers is to develop recommendations for placement of the molecuttings in areas when high resistivity of backfill material is required. C.TESTING AND FIELD CONTROL 1.2.3.4.5.Due to anticipated variations in rock type the mole-cuttings should be monitored daily by determining the grain-size distribution, water content, and rock type for at least one typical sample.
The grain-size analysis should be performed by using a wet sieving technique and every tenth test should be performed by using the elutriation method, without pre-drying of the sample.
The frequency of testing may be re-duced in time after those testing become familiar with the material and thus capable of judging when the material is or is not acceptable.
a.If the percent passing the
- 200 sieve material is greater than lo%, the material should not be used.b.If the water content is greater than 1% above optimum, the molecuttings should be stockpiled or treated to reduce the water content to optimum.
A family of at least three compaction curves should bc developed using ASTM D1557, Method C, except that the minus l$-inch material shall be used.
Each compaction curve should be accompanied by a grain-size analysis.
Additional compaction curves should be performed once every 7,500 yards or earlier if visual changes in the molecuttings grain size is observed.
A bag sample of the molecuttings should be obtained after the loose lift has been placed and before com-
paction begins.
The sample should be large enough to perform a laboratory one-point compaction test and to measure the percent material retained on the l&inch sieve.Separate the plus l+-in.material and calculate its percentage by weight of the entire sample.
A one-point compacti,on test should be'performed on the bag sample of molecuttings in accordance with ASTM D1557, Method C, except that the minus l$-in. sieve material shall be used.
The maximum dry density for this sample, yd , is determined by plotting the one-point dry denslfy on the family of curves and inter-polating the maximum dry density for the minus l+-in.material.6.The in-place dry density should be determined by per-forming at least three nuclear density meter tests.
The average dry density should be used to compute the percent compaction.
This method should reduce the effects of sharp variations in the molecuttings on the in-place dry density determinations.
a.The water content bias for the nuclear density meter should be corrected for use in molecuttings.
The water content bias should be checked weekly.
7.The percent compaction is determined by dividing the corrected in-place dry density by the laboratory maxi-mum dry density as determined in 6. above.
A formula to compute the corrected in-place dry density, to correct for the quantity of plus l$-in. material, is presented below.
'ND- RGyw'dc = 1-R where ydc= corrected in-place dry density for the Y minus Isi-in.sieve material ND= average in-place dry density determined by using nuclear density meter Yw= unit weight of water G= specific gravity of molecuttings R = percent, by weight of the total sample retained on the l$-in. sieve The percent compaction is computed as follows:
Percent Compaction P(%) =
'dc- x 100'dx .'dx= Maximum dry density of minus l$-in. material determined in Step 5. from the family of curves and the one-point compaction. NONSAFETY-RELATED STRUCTURAL FILL A.MATERIAL 1.Gradation for molecuttings should meet the following criteria: 3 in.100 1% in.100-70 3/4 in.100-35 3/8 in.100-17 No. 4 75-10 No. 20*32-O No. 40 22-o No. 200 10-O 2.The uniformity coefficient (DC0/Dlo)should not be less than 5.B.PLACEMENT 1.Molecuttings should be placed in 12-in.-thick loose lifts and compacted to 93
% of maximum dry density as determined by ASTM D1557 with exceptions noted in Section C.2 for Safety-Related Structural Fill.
2.Molecuttings can be sandwiched between presently ac-cepted gravelly sand structural fill.
When mole-cuttings and gravelly sand are alternated in the back-fill, the following limits are recommended.
a.Molecuttings should be placed in 8-in.-thick loose lifts and compacted to 93
%.of maximum dry density as determined by ASTM Dl557.b.Gravelly sand should be placed in accordance with the present specification for structural fill (i.e., 8-in.loose lifts compacted to 95% of ASTM D1557).3.The water content of the molecuttings-should be .at optimum + 1%during placement if no gravelly sand layers are present.
When the molecuttings and gravelly sand are placed in alternating layers, the water content of the molecuttings may be permitted to be as high as 2%
above optimum.
If the water content of the molecuttings exceeds the suggested limits of water content, the mole-cuttings should be stockpiled or otherwise treated to alter the water content.
If the water content is low, say 2 to 4%, the addition of water during compaction may be necessary to achieve satisfactory compaction. 4.5.Molecuttings should not be placed in direct contact with pipes, culverts, or other structures sensitive to abrasion and high point loads.The pore fluid of the molecuttings is brackish and, as a result, the resistivity is likely to be below the minimum limit of 10,000 ohms-cm3.United Engi-neers is to develop recommendations for placement of the molecuttings in areas when high resistivity of backfill material is required.C.TESTING AND FIELD CONTROL Testing and field control for use of molecuttings in non-safety-related areas is the same as for safety-re,lated areas except for Section C.l.b, which should read as follows: b.When the water content of the molecuttings is outside of the range of optimum + l%, the material should be stockpiled or treated to-reduce the water content to within the suggested limit before placement. RANDOM FILL A.MATERIAL The molecuttings to be used as Randon Fill should comply with the present specification as described in Specification No.
9763-8-4, Section 3.2.2 dated September 27, 1974.
B.PLACEMENT 1.Molecuttings should be placed in 12-in.-thick loose lifts and compacted to 90 8 of maximum dry density as determined by ASTM Dl557 with exceptions noted in Section C.2 for Safety-Related Structural Fill.
2.Although limits on the water content of the mole-cuttings are not necessary, the most efficient com-paction will occur at optimum water content
+ 1%.-C.TESTING AND FIELD CONTROL Testing and field control for use of molecuttings as Ran-dom Fill should be the same as outlined for Safety-Related areas with the following exceptions:
C.1.a The gradation of the molecuttings should comply with present specifications for Random Fill.
C.1.b No limit on the water content of the molecuttings is recommended.
The maximum permissible water content in the field will be dictated by the ability to achieve the required percent compaction.
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX B PLATE LOAD TEST B-l Purpose The plate load tests were performed to determine the de-formation characteristics of gravelly sand and molecuttings.
The results of the plate load tests provided the basis for comparison of the two materials and to determine the effect that percent compaction has on their deformation characteristics.. B-2 Procedure For each test a 24-in.-diameter hole was excavated to a depth of 12 in., except for test PLT-3 which was 6 in. deep.
An 18-in.-diameter, l-in.-thick steel plate was placed on a thin layer of liquid hydrous stone which was placed directly on the bottom surface of the test hole.
Additional l-in--thick steel plates 14-in. and lo-in.in diameter were placed in a pyramid arrangement on top of the 18-in. plate.After the hydrous stone and plates were in place, the plate was loaded by a hydraulic jack reacting against the under-side of a loaded, flat-bed trailer, as illustrated in Fig. B-l.
The loads were measured using a calibrate pressure gage.
Deformations of the plate were measured using three dial indicators attached to a reference beam as illustrated in Fig.
B-l.The dial indicators were graduated to .OOl mm.The ref-erence beam supports were separated from the center o.f the plate by about 72 in., which was a sufficient distance for deflections under the supports to be negligible during loading of the plate.
The loading sequence for each test was as follows:
1.Applied load to develop contact stress of 4 tons per square foot (tsf) in four equal increments.
2.Unload to zero load in two equal increments.
3.Repeat load-unload cycle to 4 tsf.
4.Load to develop contact stress of 12 tsf in six equal increments. 5.Unload to zero load in three equal increments.
6.Repeat load-unload cycle to 12 tsf two more times.
Each loading or unloading increment was held constant until the rate of deformation of the plate was less than
.001 mm/min.The air temperature when the plate load tests were per-formed was about 80° F.B-3 Results The load versus displacement curves for the five plate load
' tests are illustrated in Figs. B-2 through B-6.
The slope of the virgin load curve was generally straight except for test PLT-2 and PLT-3 where slight curvature was observed.
The slope of the reload curves were much flatter than the virgin curve and the slopes of the repeated reload-unload cycles were parallel
as would be expected.
Values of Young's Modulus, E, were calculated from the re-sults of the plate load tests using elastic theory.
The solution for the settlement of a loaded, rigid circular plate on an elastic half space is as follows:
s = qD(l-v2)I E (From Poulos and Davis, p. 166)where s = settlement q = average stress on the plate
P = load on the plate D = diameter of the plate v = Poisson's ratio I = influence factor
T/4 E = Young's Modulus Assuming a value v
= 0.3 and rearranging to compute E, yields:
E = 0.91P DS The modulus calculated is the average modulus within the zone of significant stress which for an 18-in.plate would extend between 18 to 36 inches beneath the plate.
The moduli calculated using this method are presented in Table Bl.For each test tangent moduli were calculated using the straight segments of the load and reload curves.
Reaction Structure (Loaded Flat-bed Trailer)
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NOTE: 1.Depth for PLT-3 was about 6-in.
Schematic Illustration of Plate Load Test Equipment
-.----I___---(Not To Scale)Dial #1 Dial #1%in.Steel Bearing Plate"Ear" Welded To Bearing Plate Dial indicators
- l, #2, and 83 monitored displacement of "ears" attached to circumference of bearing plate.
Plan Showing Locations of Dial Indicators
--- -.-_-._-__---___-~(Not To Scale)Public S(:rvicc Coml'any of PLATE BcARINc, New Hampshire Quartzitc blolccuttiriys TEST EQUIPMENT Study GEOTECI4NlCAL ENGISEERS INC WINCHESTER l blASSACtif,SETTS Project 76301 Julv 12, 1979 Fig-B1 h-6.0 7.0 8.0 0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0. 10.0 12.0 Vertical Stress. tsf Date Performed:
June 7, 1979 By: W. Fisher/R. Gardner Plate Diameter:
18-in.I I.-Quartzite Molecuttil~gs Study---..I VERTICAL STRESS VS DEFORMATION PLATE LOAD TEST
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June 14, 1979 By: W. Fisher/R. Gardner Plate Diameter:
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June 15, 1979 By: W. Fisher/R. Gardner Plate Diameter:
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Juiy IL, j37:: Vig. B4 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.c 0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.c Vertical Stress, tsf Date Performed:
June 18, 1979 By: w.Fisher/R. Gardner Plate Diameter:
18-in.Quartzite Molecuttings DEFORMATION Study PLATE LOAD TEST
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June 27, 1979 By: W. Fisher Plate Diameter:
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SUMMARY
OF FIELD DENSITY TESTS r')Page Lift Sample One-Point Compaction Laboratory In-Place Dry Density, pcf Percent No.No.Percent Water Dry Maximum Total Corrected Compaction
+3/4-in.Material Content Density Dry Density Sample For +3/4-in.Yd' pcf Yd' Pcf Material%%%
SEABROOK UPDATED FSAR APPENDIX 20 GEOTECHNICAL REPORT
-DISCUSSION OF DERIVATION OF COEFFICIENTS OF SUBGRADE REACTION The information contained in this appendix was not revised, but has been extracted from the original FSAR and is provided for historical information.
1017 MAIN STREET. WINCHESTER. MASSACHUSETTS 01690 (617) 729-1625 March 22, 1978 Project 77386 File No. 2.0 Mr. John Herrin Public Service Co. of New Hampshire 1000 Elm Street
- 11th Floor
.Manchester, NH 03105
Subject:
Discussion of Derivation of Coefficients of Subgrade Reaction
Dear Mr. Herrin:
-In the following we describe some techniques that we have developed to convert the moduli obtained from triaxial tests to moduli of subgrade reaction for various loading conditions. We present this information to complement various telephone con-versations with D. Pate1 of UE&C.t Computation of Coefficients of Subgrade Reaction The coefficient of subgrade reaction, ks, represents soil deformation, due to pressure acting along a boundary surface, as if the soil were composed of independent springs, each repre-senting a unit of area with a spring constant k,.The spring constant is defined as a pressure divided by a displacement.
Such a representation is convenient for analytical purposes but neglects the influence of adjacent loaded surface areas on the displacement of any given point on the boundary surface.
Thus, the coefficient of subgrade reaction is not a unique number for an elastic material but is a function of the size of the loaded area, the pressure distribution, and the geometry of the material.
For a soil, the modulus of subgrade reaction is also dependent on the method or sequence of loading, i.e., the stress path.
On the basis of the theory of elasticity, we have computed coefficients of subgrade reaction for the structural backfill and the sand cement for three geometries of loading using the modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio data obtained in the triaxial test results.
The geometries of loading studied are illustrated in Figs. 1 through 9 and are as follows:
Mr. John Herrin-2-March 22, 1970 1.Circular or square footing subjected to vertical load.
h 2.Pressure inside a cylindrical cavity in the soil mass assuming a plane strain condition.
This is representa-.
tive, for example, for the loading produced by thermal expansion of the cross section of a buried pipe.
3.Pressure inside a cylindrical cavity with simultaneous application of a vertical surcharge, p, and a horizon-tal pressure, kop.This loading is an approximate re-presentation of the placement of fill over a buried pipe, which deforms to produce an increased lateral stress around the pipe.
A plane strain condition was assumed..The modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio used in the compu-tations are strain dependent and were selected for the average strain in the region of the soil mass that contributes most to the displace-ments, namely, within a distance of one diameter from the pipe and one footing width below the footing base.
These strains were correlated with the displacements which, in turn, were expressed in terms of footing settlement divided by footing.width, 6/B, or in terms of the diameter strain of the pipe, Ed.In Figs.1 through 9, the values of the coefficient of subgrade reaction are plotted as a function of (T/B or Ed and confining pressure.
Confining pressure is to be taken as the effective overburden pressure computed at the elevations shown in the figures.
An exception to the above procedure is that for the sur-charge type loading, a constant Poisson's ratio of 0.3 was used.
The elastic modulus E and Poisson's ratio v used as a basis for the coefficient of subgrade reaction computations were obtained from triaxial compression tests in which the minor principal stresses were kept constant and the major principal stress was increased monotoni-cally until the specimen failed.
Such a stress path would be sufficient to determine E and v for an elastic material.
However, soil is not elastic and E and v are dependent on the stress path or stress history.
In particular, higher values of E would be obtained for repeated or cyclic loading.
For the static load conditions, we feel that the values of subgrade reaction presented are reasonable estimates for the in-situ loading conditions.
As shown in the next section, the values compare well with values given in published literature.
We recommend, however, that when these values are used, sensitivity analyses should be made to assure that the designs are safe for a range 25% above and below the given values.
Comparison With Published Coefficients of Subgrade Reaction The coefficients of subgrade reaction obtained from the GE1 tests were compared with data presented by K.
Terzaghi in the paper entitled A
Mr. John Herrin-3-March 22, 1978"Evaluation of Coefficients of Subgrade Reaction ," Geotechnique, vol. 5, 1955, pp. 297-326.
For shallow footings the vertical coefficient of subgrade re-action for a one square foot plate, ksl, is estimated by Terzaghi to range between 300 and 1,000 ton/cu ft for dense sands, i.e., a range for k,l x B of 4,000 to 14,000 psi.
These values are intended for shallow footings, e.g., a typical depth of embedment, D of 4 ft, and for a width, B, of one foot.
Thus, they are represi;tative of confining pressures equivalent to a depth of 4.5 ft or about 4 psi.
The coefficient of horizontal subgrade reaction is given by Terzaghi for a 1 sq ft vertical area at a given depth, and it is assumed to be proportional to the effective stress at that depth.
For example, for dense sands at a confining pressure of 10 psi, a range of k,D of 7,000 to 14,000 psi is indicated.
.The GE1 data for structural backfill, for strains of about l%, Figs.1, 2, 4 and 5, agree with Terzaghi's data.
No specific infor-mation on strain level is given by Terzaghi for his data, but he indicates that the data are applicable to a factor of safety against bearing capacity failure that is larger than two.
It is also implicit that the factor of safety would not be much more than 2.
Perhaps it lies in the range of 2 to 4.
For such factors of safety, the results of plate load tests on sands (1 sq ft plate) would indicate typical settlements of 0.1 in. to 0.3 in., which would be equivalent to a vertical strain on the order of 1% in the soil adjacent to the plate.
Thus, the data for the structural backfill obtained from the triaxial tests correspond to coefficients of subgrade reaction within the range given by Terzaghi.
Sincerely yours, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS INC.
Principal Steve J. Poulos Principal GC/SJP:ms Encl.cc w/encl.: R. Pizzuti, YAEC D. Rhoads, lJE&C A. Desai, UE&C D. Patel, UE&C FIGURES 4 5 6 70 IO 2 3 4 5 6 7 6900 6 = SETTLEMENT k=-1 6&=,$ = EFFECTIVE VERTICAL STRESS AT DEPTH (Of t B/Z)Public Service Company of New Hampshire Geotechnical Engineers Inc.
Winchester, Massachusetts Subgrade Reaction F0'3TI:;G PRESSURE ON Sand and Sand-Cement STKUCTURAL BACKFILL Backfill 90% COMPACTION Project 77386 March 13, 3.978 Fig. 1 I I
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SEABROOK UPDATED FSAR APPENDIX 2P SEABROOK STATION CONTAINMENT AIRCRAFT IMPACT ANALYSIS The information contained in this appendix was not revised, but has been extracted from the original FSAR and is provided for historical information.
SB162 FSAR APPENDIX 2P SEABROOK STATION CONTAINMENT AIRCRAFT IMPACT ANALYSIS Prepared by UNITED ENGINEERS
& CONSTRUCTORS INC.
OCTOBER 1975
. ..PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SEABROOK, NEWHAMPSHIRE SB1&2 FSAR CONTENTS CONTENTS_-_----_--------------------------------------
ABSTRACT------_---_-_------_--------------------------
ii 1.0 Structural Analysis of Seabrook Station Containment for Aircraft Impact-----------__----------------------
l-l 1.1 Introduction
1.2 Forcing
Function for Impacting Aircraft---------
1.3 Flexural
Behavior of Containment----------------
1.4 Response
of the Enclosure Building--------------
1.5 Shear
Capability of the Containment-------------
1.6 Requirements
to Prevent Perforation-------------
1.7 Conclusions
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1.8 References
for Section l.O----------------------
l-l l-l 1-4 l-12 l-14 l-15 l-16 l-18 2.0 Fire Hazard Analysis of Seabrook Station-------------- 2-l
2.1 Combustible
Vapor Production--------------------
2-2 2.2 Fire Analysis -----------------------------------
2-2 2.3 Evaluation of Various Safety Related Areas------ 2-4
2.4 Hazards
from Smaller Aircraft---------i---------
2-6 2.5 Conclusion
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2-7 2.6 References for Section 2.0----------------------
2-7-i-SB 162 FSAR ABSTRACT Results are presented which verify the adequacy of the Seabrook containment to resist the impact of an FB-111 type aircraft.
Included is a description of the dynamic forcing function, the elastic-dynamic analysis, the elastic-plastic analysis, an estimate of reinforcement and liner strain and a verification of the punching shear capability of the containment.
It is shown that there exists no.credible mechanism by which spilled fuel from the impacting aircraft can access the annulus. The ensuing fire is, therefore, postulated to start in the imdiate vicinity external to the enclosure and it is demonstrated that these external fires do not, in any way, inhibit or handicap the safe shutdown cap-ability of the plant following the postulated crash.
It is concluded, that under the aircraft impact, the containment structure is able to withstand postulated impact and that the consequences of the aforementioned fire hazard is mitigated by the inherent design features of Seabrook Station.ii SB1&2 FSAR 1.0 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SEABROOK STATION CONTAINMFNT FOR AIRCRAFT IMPACT
1.1 Introduction
The Seabrook Station containment has been analyzed for the effects of a-postulated impact by an FB-111 type aircraft with a speed at impact of 200 mph.
Based on the analyses performed;-the adeouacy of the containment to withstand the postulated impact is verified.
The Seabrook Station containment and enclosure building is described in Section 3.8.1 of the Seabrook PSAR. The FB-111 aircraft, the missile in the postulated impact,is 73.5 feet long, has a wingspan (snread oosition) of 70.0 feet and weighs 81.800 Dounds (See Reference 1).
'In order to perform the analyses, a force-time relationship is developed from the mechanical properties of the impacting aircraft.
An elastic dynamic analysis indicates that an elastic-plastic dynamic analysis is required to predict the flexural response of the structure.
From this analysis of the structure, an.estimate is made of the strains experienced by the reinforcing bars and liner.
Subsequently, an analysis is performed to verify the adequacy of the containment against punching shear and penetration.
1.2 FORCING
FUNCTION FOR IMPACTING AIRCRAFT The time variation of the load on a rigid surface due to an impacting aircraft may be developed using the momentum principle.
The governing equations which are used to determine the time variation of the force experienced by the target are (Reference 2):
85 T L Ld(x,t) dx R(t)d'j;l 2= Pc(S,(t)) + \dt) (J((4n;t)l-l SB1&2 FSAR where R(t) is the force acting on the target (positive for compression), f,(t)is the extent of crushing at any time t as measured from the leading edge of nose of the missile, PC(%) is the load required to crush the cross section of the missile at any distance f n from the nose, (positive for compression) u)(?n) is the mass density per unit length of the missile as a function of the distance from the nose.
These equations are used to determine the two unknowns, the crushing length, $(t), and the reaction, R(t), as functions of time.
The information required to determine these variables consists of the initial impact velocity, weight or mass distribution and crushing load distribution of the aircraft.
The first equation is integrated numerically to obtain the velocity time history.The reaction force is then determined from the second equation.Figure I shows three views of the FB-111 aircraft. Figure 2a ahom the one dimensional idealized model of the same aircraft.
Figure 2b describes the weight distribution for an FB-111 with a total weight of 81,800 pounds.
The sketch and the weight distribution are obtained from Reference 1.
The particular configuration used is essentially the same as that summarized on P. 1.3.3 of Reference 1 with the wing stores and wing useful load removed.
This configuration is consistent with the. nopal OyqRtfOp (on? of the time) of the FB-111 at Pease AFB.
The value of 81,800 pounds is the l-2 SB1&2 FSAR weight before the airplane has warmed up and taken off.
Innormal flights the aircraft would fly a mission and return to Pease AFB with approximately 10,000 pounds of fuel.
On this basis, the landing weight would be approximately 59,000 pounds.
For those missions when the aircraft is flown with wing tanks the maximum take-off weight is 100,OOd pounds.The FB-lllis not allowed to land with fuel in these wing tanks; therefore in all cases the maximum landing weight is 81,800 pounds.
Thus, the 81,800 lbs weight of the FB-111 used in the impact analysis was the fully loaded FB-111 without wing tanks.
This weight is conservatively large for any configuration of the aircraft flying out of Pease AFB, but it was used because it represented a maximum upper bound on the weight of the FB-111 in the landing pattern.
,'The exact crushing load distribution for an PB-111 is not available.
The crushing load distribution shown on Figure2c is arrived at by scaling the known values for a Boeing-72O(Ref.2).It is demonstrated in this report that the peak value of the reaction is relatively insensitive to reasonable variations of the crushing load.
Figure 3 shows the reaction-time relationship for the FB-111 striking a rigid wall at an impact velocity of 200 mph. The peak value of the reaction is 8.2 x lo6 pounds.This peak value occurs when the wing structure is in the process of collapsing.
This peak reflects the l-3 SB1&2 FSAR 1.3 CorCentratfOr flf mass in the wing structure ar.d the fuel that 1p stored fn the fuselage in the vicinity of: the wing location.It js noted that the cross-sectional area over which the peak orCUrS wjll be considerably larger than the area of fuselage Cr()ss-section*
The secondary peak of 4.2 x 10 6 pounds (at 0.21 sec.) @cc.urs brhen the airplane is orushing,in the vicinity of the engines.
The determination of the sensitivity of the rcacticn to the magnitude of the crushing load is investigated by determinir,g the reaction for values of one-fifth and five times this crushing load.
These results are shown in Figure 4.
From Figure 4, l-he peak values of the reactions are:
PC/5 PC 5%8.5 x lo6 pounr:!: 8.2 x 106 pounds L 7.1 x IO6 pounds The peak value of the reaction is relativelv insensitive to variations in' the magnitude of the crushing load, and the scaled value of P C is judged to give accurate results.
Flexural Behavior of Containment
1.3.1 Elastic
Dynamic Analysis For the elastic dynamic analysis, the finite element method was chosen as the analytical method, and a computer program for axisymmetric structures subjected to arbitrary static and dynamic loads was used.(See Reference 3 for the basis of the mechanics of the program.)
Damping was not considered.
Thus, the predicted structural response is slightly larger than that which does occur.
l-4 SB1&2 FSAR To accomplish the analysis, several assumptions were made.
They are as follows:
i) The contairment is fixed at the base of the cylinder.
ii) Impact loads are uniformly distributed over the loading zones.iii) In the axisymmetric analysis (impact at apex of dome), the loading zone is a circle with a radius of 52.77 inches and an area of 8748.3 square inches.
iv) In the asymmetric analysis (impact at springline), the loading zone is a square, 93.53 inches on a side and 8748.3 square inches in area.
v) The stiffness of the reinforcing steel is neglected; only the gross concrete volume is considered.
The modulus of elasticity was taken as 3.0 x lo6 lbs/sq. in., Poisson's ratio was taken as 0.15, and the weight density was taken as 150 pcf.
vi) The effect of the enclosure building is neglected. It can be shown that the enclosure absorbs approximately 4%
of the energy of the impacting aircraft.
The containment structure is modeled with axisymmetric conical shell elements, a plot of this model is shown in Figure 5.
Two impact positions, the apex of the dome and the springline, are considered.
The impact at the dome is uniformly distributed over the first seven (7) elements, and the impact at the springline is uniformly distributed over the six (6) elements nearest to the springline.
By means of a half-range cosine series, the load at the springline is confined to a l-5 SB162 FSAR 6.18' arc.
Thirty (30) terms were used to represent this Fourier series which is shown, normalized to 1.0, in Figure 6.
Experience with loadings similar to the loadings here, has demonstrated that twenty (20) terms of the series were found to be too few and ninety (90) terms were found to
!Tield results very close to those generated by thirty
!ZC) terms.Selected maximum results for the axisymmetric and asymmetric analyses are given in Tables 1-l and l-2, respectively. These moments will cause cracking of the concrete and yielding of the rebar. Therefore, an elastic-plastic dynamic analysis is required.1.3.2' Elastic-Plastic Dynamic Analysis The procedure followed for the elastic-plastic analysis of the response of the containment under aircraft impact follows that of Biggs (Reference 4).
In this procedure, knowing the load-time relationship, the first natural frequency of that part of the structure participating in the energy absorption, and the allowable ductility ratio (defined as the ratio of the maximum deflection to the deflection at yield), the ratio iF/Rm)of the maximum value of the load-time relationship to the maximum value of the resistance function can be determined.
This 1-6 SB l&2 FSAR can then be compared with the actual estimated maximum values of the load-time relationship and resistance function.
The force-time relationship, given in Figure 3 is approximated by a triangular load-time curve with the same total impulse
and peak force.
This ideal and the actual force-time relation-ships are compared in Figure 7 .
It is assumed that a circular region of radius"a" will participate in the energy absorption.
The natural frequency, associated with this participating region, is estimated on the basis of the first natural frequency of a flat circular plate of radius "a" clamped at the edges.
The assumption of clamped edges, in that it gives a smaller period for the first natural frequency than in the actual case, is a conservative simplification. This follows because, in general the value of the maximum allowable forcing function decreases as the first natural period decreases (Ref. 4, p. 78, Figure 2.26).
Conversely, ignoring the curvature is non-conservative in that it gives an estimate'of the period which is larger than the actual case.
For small values of the radius "a", the curvature effect is minimal.
All calculations are based upon the 3'-6" dome section configuration.
The first natural frequency of a flat circular plate, clamped at the edge is:
c-P =I; f X.17 where TI is the flexural rigidity and M is the mass density per unit surface area (See, for example, Ref. 5).
l-7 For 3x the SB1&2 FSAR the 3'-6" thick concrete plate with a Young's modulus of lo6 psi and a unit weight of 150 pounds per cubic foot, period is:
untracked section cracked section T=a2"a" in feet T 3 a2 15.94 x 105 12.86 x 103 Using Fig, 2.26 of Reference 4 (p. 78), the ratio F/Rm, as a function of the radius of the participating material of the containment, can be determined for various values of ductility ratio.
For the purpose of this investigation, two (2) ductility ratios, 3 and 10 are used. For plates and shells, the lower value is conservative, the larger value reasonable. The results of the calculations are shown in Table l-3 and Figure 8.Although the range of Fig. 2.26 of Reference 4 is limited to a td/T of 20, it can be observed that for a ductility ratio greater than two and td/T of 20, F/Rm is greater than unity. Therefore, the allowable peak force, F, can be larger than the maximum value of the resistance, Rm.
1.3.3 Resistance
Function In the vicinity of the impact region, the response of the structure is assumed to have the characteristics shown in Figure 9a.For values of the force less than Rm, the displacements are limited in magnitude even though the response may be inelastic.
As the load reaches the value Rm, the deformations are able l-8 SB1&2 FSAR to become arbitrarily large, i.e., the collapse load has been reached.The collapse load for a concentrated load on a curved shell is not readily accessible.
As a conservative estimate, the collapse load for a flat plate with reinforcement the same as the dome is used to estimate the collapse load for the shell..
Expecting the yield line formation shown in Figure 9b observation suggests that the clamped boundary condition case should be used.The value of the collapse load, Rm, is then (Reference 6)%I= 2 77(Mu+ + Mu-)where MU is the ultimate moment capacity and the notation + and
-refers to the outside and inside reinforcement respectively.
The ultimate moment capacities and collapse loads of the containment are:
dome M+= 643 k-ft./ft.
M-= 651 k-ft./ft.
Rm= 8,131k springline M+= 1,235 k-ft./ft M- =643 k-ft./ft Rxn= 11,800k At the dome, the collapse load and peak load are approximately equal.However, from Figure 8 , the dynamic effect allows the structure to withstand loads in excess of the capacity.
From Figure 8 the allowable load is 10% larger than the resistance or collapse load.
Therefore, the apex will not l-9 SB1&2 FSAR collapse.Since the maximum load, 8,200kis less than the capacity of the dome in the springline, 11,80Ok, collapse will not occur at the springline.
The dome will not collapse, under the applied load.
1.3.4 Estimation
of Rebar and Liner Strains While plastic analysis techniques are useful for finding collapse loads, they cannot be directly used to find the strains and displacements corresponding to collapse loads.
However, a procedure making use of the ductility ratio can be used to approximate the maximum strains in the structure subject to dynamic loading when nonlinear material behavior is encountered.
This procedure is described below.
A typical load-displacement curve for reinforced concrete section is shown in Figure 10.
This curve is linear up to the load causing cracking (PC,) after which a straight line of somewhat flatter slope is obtained until the load (Py> is reached which causes yielding of the steel.
Any increase in load beyond (Py) causes the displacement to increase disproportionately.
Further increase in load causes extensive displacements to occur, resulting in eventual collapse.
This actual behavior of the structure was idealized as shown in Figure 9a, and was used for the elastic-plastic dynamic analysis previously discussed.
This fdealized curve represents the resistance function of the structure.
l-10 SB162 FSAR The ductility ratj.0, u, referred to in the elastic-plastic dynamic analysis represents the ratio of the maximum displacement of the structure to the deflection established as yield (Ye11 for the structure.
While it is recognized that the ductility ratio is not an exact measure of the maximum strain at a particular point of the structure, it can be used as an approximation because the strain at yield in the actual structure is very nearly the strain corresponding to yield for the idealized structure.
The procedure used herein is based on the peak of the actual forcing function resulting from the-aircraft impact, the duration of loading, the ideali.zed resistance function for the structure and the first natural period of the responding part of the structure.
By using the above known quantities, the corresponding ductility ratio for the structure may be determined.
For a peak in the forcing function of 8,200k and a maximum.force in the resistance function of 8,130 k, the maximum ductility ratio for all ratios of td/T is approximately1.5(See Fig. 2-26, Ref. 2).
Thus, regardless of the natural period of the responding part of the structure, the largest displacement that will occur under the aircraft impact loading is the same as that correspcnding to yield for the idealized structure.
The yield strain for the reinforcing steel is E=60 Y 305 = 0.002 in/in I-11 SB l&2 FSAR If it is assumed that the strain corresponding to yield (Ye11 for the idealized structure is 50% larger than this (actually js much less than this),, then an upper bound for the strain in the reinforcing steel will be:~-1.5 x 1.5 x 0.002 in/in =
0.0@5 in/in Since the liner and the tension reinforcing steel are only several inches apart in a 42" thick containment dome, they will be strained to nearly the same values.
Hence, there will be no possibility of impairing the leak tight integrity of the liner.
1.4 Response
of the Enclosure Building During the early stages of the impact process, the enclosure building will deform until it comes into contact with the containment.
The enclosure building must deflect five feet in order to come into contact with the containment dome.
Such a deformation will involve an inelastic response.
This inelastic response will involve both flexure and shear.
The 15" thick enclosure building is reinforced with
- 10's @ 12", both ways and both faces.
The collapse load is 635k.
The allowable shear load will depend upon the shear area over which the transverse shear stress acts.
This shear area is determined by multiplying the average shear periphery by the effective depth of the shell.
The average shear periphery is determined by a contour which is at a distance of one-half the effective depth away from the contour of the contact area (Figure 11). Figures 12 to 21 show the impact area and shear periphery associated with various locations 1-12 SB1&2 FSAR along the aircraft and for the effective depths of the enclosure building (9") and containment (37").
The reaction as a function of the cross section being crushed is determined from the reaction-time and crushing distance relationship and is shown in Figure 22.
From this information, it is possible to examine the effect of the aircraft impact on the enclosure building as a function of the distance being crushed.
Figure 23 shows the average shear stress on the enclosure as a function of distance being crushed.
For example, using a shear strength of 4.25
<, the enclosure building will fail by shear when the aircraft is crushing at 7.25 feet.
Also shown on Figure 23 is the reaction as a function of the distance being crushed.For a collapse load of 635k, the enclosure building will collapse when the aircraft is crushing at 9.75 feet.
It would appear that, using 4.25q as a shear strength,the enclosure tuildinp would fail by shear before collapse, however, the two events would occur at a time difference of 0.0086 sec.
Any increase in actual shear strength above 4.255 would increase the possibility of punch,through and collapse happening simultaneously.
As vi11 be domonstrated in Section 1.5, the actual shear strength can vary considerably above a value of 4.25q.No clear conclusion can be drawn as to whether punch through or collapse occurs first. Based on the above discussion, the failure of the enclosure building will involve both extensive shear and flexure damage and it will deform until it comes into contact with the containment.
1-13 SB1&2 FSAR 1.5 Shear Capability of the Containment The enclosure building will deform until it comes into contact with the containment dome.
The dome will then resist the impact force and experience transverse shear stress in the vicinity of the impact area.The maximum average shear stress is determined by defining a shear perimeter and thickness over which the impact force is acting.
Figure 24 describes the procedure by which the shear perimeter for the maximum average shear stress acting on the containment dome is determined.
The shear perimeter for the containment is at a distance (effective depth of enclosure)
+(effective depth of containment 2 1 away from the perjmeter of the impact area.
The values of the shear perimeter for various cross sections of the aircraft are given in Table l-4.
Also shown are the shear area, impact force and average shear stress for the containment building.
The values of average shear stress as a function of the cross section being crushed is shown in Figure 25.
The shear stress is given in terms of psi and Jf'c.The maximum value of the average shear stress occurs when the aircraft is crushing at a distance of 35 feet from the nose.The value of this maximum average shear stress is 229 psi or 4.18T.Various shear strengths have been proposed.
A tabulation of these shear strengths, for parameters similar to the aircraft and structure under discussion is shown in Table l-5.
It is seen that the maximum nominal shear stress of 4.18c is less than all the other proposed values except the conservative value of 4dK as proposed by the 1-14 SB1&2 FSAR XI-Committee 326.
Hence, it is concluded the the containment will not fail by punch through.
1.6 Requirements
to Prevent Perforation The velocity of the engines as they impact on the enclosure building and containment is 250 fps.
The FB-111 has two Pratt
& Whitney JTFlOA-270 (Military designation TF30-P-7) jet turbo fan engines with an outside diameter of 50.22 inches.Each engine has a dry weight of 4,121 pounds (Ref. 1).
The thickness of the dome required for no performation was determined using procedures reported in Reference 7.
The pertinent nomenclature is
- X e dli V W K f'C penetration thickness for infinitely thick slab (inches) perforation thickness for reinforced concrete (inches) diameter of missile (inches) velocity of impact (feet per second) weight of missile 180 Jf'c ultimate compression strength of concrete (psi)
G = K(.72)(.50) w.8 dm3 2 = 24, G < 1.0 , e- = 2.57 (g) - 0.454 (kf2 dm: o$y 1-15 SB1&2 FSAR Since a jet engine is not completely solid (thin shells for torque transmission, blades for fan, compressor and turbine, burner cans for combustion) the engine was assumed to behave similarly to a hollow pipe missile.
For a fan-jet, the outside diameter is slightly larger than the gas generator.
Two values of dm (the diameter of the gas generator) were used, SO.23 inches and 40 inches. The results are:
dm (inches) e(inches)50.22 21.8 40.00 22.8 These values can be compared with the dome thickness of 42 inches.
From these calculations, it can be concluded that there will be no perforation.
1.7 Conclusions
From the above results of the analysis of the Seabrook Station Containment, the following conclusions can be made:
1.2.The enclosure building will fail and will come into contact with the containment building.
The mode of failure will not be by shear or flexure alone, but will involve both types of damage.The containment building will not fail.
The flexural strength will prevent collapse.
The shear strength will prevent.punch thiough.There will be permanent damage to the structure, but the extent of this damage will not be sufficient to cause loss of the integrity of the building.
l-16 SBI 62 FSAR 3.The liner strains,although inelastic, will be sufficiently small so that tearing of the liner will not occur.
4.The engines will not perforate the containment.
These conclusions can be made even though the above analysis was performed with considerable conservatisms.
The conservative aspects of the analysis are:
1.The reaction-time relationship was determined for impact on a rigid target.A realistic, flexible target would reduce the peak value of the reaction.
2.Normal impact was assumed.
Any impact angle other than 90' reduces the impact force and increase the area over which the impact force acts.
3.The arcing effect of the doubly-curved dome was ignored. Arching increases the collapse and punching load capacities.
4.The shear stresses can be computed more accurately using the effective force occuring during the time necessary for the structure to respond rather than the peak instantaneous force.
The peak instantaneous force will give larger shear stresses than the effective force.
5.The actual concrete compression strength will be larger than the specified strength of 3,000 psi.
This would result in a larger value for the shear strength.
6.A conservative estimate of the shear periphery used to calculate shear areas and shear strengths was (Lhosen.The 1-17 SB162 FSAR failure cone was assumed to be through the containment only and not through the combined thicknesses of the containment and enclosure building, The latter would be more accurate.
The integrity of the containment building wi,l not be impaired in the occurrence of the postulated aircraft impact.
1.8 REFERENCES
FOR SECTION 1.0 1.2.3.4.5.6.7."FB-111 Unit Inertia Data, "General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division, Report FZS-12-6010, Revision "A", January, 1968.
Riera, J.O.,"On the Stress Analysis of Structures Subjected to Aircraft Impact Forces" Nuclear Engineering and Design, North Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, Holland, 8 (1968), p. 415-426.
Ghosh, S., and Wilson, E.,"Dynamic Stress Analysis of Axisymmetric Structures Under Arbitrary Loading", University of California, Berkeley, CA., Revised Sept., 1975.
Biggs, J. M., Introduction to Structural Dynamics, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1964, pps. 69-84.
Meiorovitch, Analytical Methods in Vibrations, The Macmillan Company, 1967, p. 183.
Save and Massonnet, Plastic Analysis and Design of Plates, Shells and Disks, North Holland, 1972, p. 245.
Kennedy, Effects of an Aircraft Crash Into a Concrete Reactor Containment Building.Holmes 6 Narver, Inc., July, 1966.
1-18 SB1&2 FSAR TABLE l-l MAXIMUM RESPONSE AXISYMMETRIC ANALYSIS (IMPACT AT DOME)
WI J Meridional
-478 K/Ft k Circumferential
-478 F/Ft F SB1&2 FSAR TABLE 1-2 MAXIMLJM RESPONSE ASYMMETRIC ANALYSIS (IMPACT AT SPRINGLINE) s&.Meridional
-1139 Ft-K/Ft 8 EC Circumferential
-1309 Ft-K/Ft c *i%Meridional 383 K/Ft Circumferential 442 K/Ft u" Meridional
-1148. Ft-K/Ft c E '2 5: g Circumferential 1350 Ft-K/Ft Meridional*
378 K/Ft Circumferential 431 K/Ft* Element 36 is element irmnediately above springline.
Element 37 is element immediately below springline.
A*LLLL 4 a 12 16 20 24 28 32 SB162 FSAR TABLE l-3 ALLOWABLE MAXIMU?! FORCE, MAXIM?? RESISTANCE RATIO FOR VARIOUS DUCTILITY RATIOS AND PARTICIPATING TARGET MATERIAL RADII T ( set)1.00 x 10-3 4.01 x 10-3 9.03 x 1o-3 1.61 x 10-2 2.51 x 1o-2 3.61 x 10-2 4.92 x 10-2 6.42 x 10-2 td/T Untracked Section 170.0 42.4 18.8 10.6 6.8 3 1.12 10 1.23 4.8 3 1.15 10 1.12 3.5 3 1.20 10 1.33 2.6 3 1.25 10 1.47 F/M i**1 Cracked Section 4 1.24 x 1O-3 137.1 a 4.92-3 x 10 34.2 1 12 1.12-2 x 10 15.2 16 1.99-2 x 10 a.5 3 1.10 10 1.20 20 3.11 10-2 x 5.4 3 1.10 24 4.48 10-2 10 1.30 x 3.8 3 1.17 10 1.36 28 6.09 x 1O-2 2.8 3 1.23-2 10 1.47 32 7.96 x 10 2.1 3 1.25 10 1.70* Participating Radius; since this is not well defined, a range of values is included.** By observation, Pigure 2.26,"Introduction to Structural DynaIraiCS" Riggs Location Shear Perimeter ft.ft.15 19 27 35 41 50 58 65 I TABLE 1-4 AVERAGE SHEAR STRESS
- CO~AINMENT Shear Area 32.6 14,474 37.0 16,428 41.8 18,559 50.2 22,288 99.8 44,311 45.5 20,202 49.2 21,844 49.2 21,844 686,000 32 Reaction pounds 1,284,OOO 1,625,OOO 3,298,OOO 5,105,000 8,200,OOO 2,765,OOO 4,200,OOO Average Shear Stress psi 89 99 178 229*If the wings were assumed to have sheared-off at the time that the aircraft were crushing at this location the shear perimeter and reaction would-be reduced to 64.6 ft. and 6,070k respectively. The average shear stress then becomes 198 psi.
k*If the horizontal and vertical stabilizers were assumed to have sheared-off at the time that the aircraft were crushing at this location the shear perimeter and reaction would be reduced to 42.1 ft. and 3,900k respectively.
The average shear stress then becomes 209 psi.
+-The average shear stress for the case were the crushing strength is reduced by 5 is 245 psi.
SB l&2 FSAR TABLE l-5 COMPARISON OF ULTIMATE SHEAR STRENGTH CAPACITY*
Ultimate Shear Strength psi 717 655 607 527 525 523 445 391 383 363 351 292 219 Ultimate Shear Strength fi 13.1 11.9 11.08 9.62 9.58 9.55 g.1 7.14 6.99 6.62 6.41 5.33 4.00 Coxnent equation 5-2, 06 = .5 equation 5-1, so = .5 equation S-10, go = .5 equation 5-5, 0, = .5 equation 5-2, 0, = 1 equation 5-3, 0, = .5 equation 5-1, 0, = 1 equation S-10, 0, = 1 equation 5-5, 0, = 1 equation S-12**equation 5-4a equation 5-6 equation 5-9, Corrmittee 326 shear stress at distance d/2 from periphery 0 =1*"The Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Member-Slabs", Joint ASCE-AC1 Task Committee 426, Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, Aug., 1974.
c = 93"&= 3,000 psi p = 0.0099 d= 37" f Y= 60,000 psi
- Adjusted for circular region, evaluated at d/2 away from periphery.
h-7OFT. OIN..+I I w STA 270.50 STA GROUND LINE 562.97 SB 1 & 2 FSAR A 73.5'Y-----.-,--73.13'23 Figure 2A JJ8 I I I - CONFIGURATIOLI I: I 70 CO 50 40 30 20 73.13 DISTA~JCE (FEET)Figure 2B W EIGHT DISTRIBUTION 60 50 40 30 20-DISTANCE (FEETI 700 600 Figure 2~ qcRusHING STRENGTH D lSTRt&IJTiON SBl& 2 FSAR-8 6 2.05.lO.15.20.25.30 TIME SECONDS FIGURE 3 REACTION-TIME RELATIONSHIP 10 8 6 SBl C2 FSAR PC/5 - - - -5P c-'-'-'-'-
P denotes the scale crushing load used in the calculation.
~'15 and P x 5 denotes that one-fifth and five time the crushing load w&e used,'respectively.
TIME SECONDS FIGURE 4 Reaction-Time Relationship for FB-111 with impact velocities of 200 mph.
-.SB 1&2 FSAR FIGURE 5.FINITE ELEMENT HODEL SB162 FSAR f'SNH SEfiB!tOili(.
STATION CONTfi:NtWT t!ISStLE itPACt 6.19~1 DECSEE nlPULSE NO. CF CCEFFS. 3C.tt~ixmun 3 .a339 nrnrtwn -0.1382 90 DESREES.f\\\\\\\ \--.I/I/'/2 FIGURE.6 FOURIER SERIES REPRESENTATION OF SPRINGLINE LOADING SB1&2 FSAR-0 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 FIGURE 7 ACTUAL AND IDEAL REACTION TIME RELATIONSHIP SB1&2 FSAR i/.75/, 00 f 8 l-2 4 to 29 A?@ 3r QADIUS~ OF. PARTlClPATlhEi MATERIAL, FT.FIGURE 8 ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM FORCE, MAXIMUM RESISTANCE RATIO FOR VARIOUS DUCTILITY RATIOS AND PARTICIPATION TARGET MATERIAL RADII SB l&2 FSAR.h FIGURE 9 UMD, DISPLACKMRNT BEHAVIOR AND FOSTUIATRD YEILD LINE CONFIGURATION SB162 FSAR PAA PY Per ,-ACTUAL---FIGURE 10.
LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE SB 1 &2 FSAR.I..,'
SB162 FSAR-.Shear Perimeter
\I%-,,> Enclosure
- llft.I \\I '*Containment
- 24.8 ft./Figure 12 Impact Areaand Shear Perimeter at 5 Feet From Nose SB 162 FSAR Shear Perimeter
\\IJ: I/+Containment
--///1 t '/'---- 15.2 ft.
30.2 ft.Figure 13, Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 8.5 Feet From Nose
--4.\\ .t//--Shear Perimeter 8 Enclosure
- 17.8 ft.Containment
- 31.8 ft.SB 1 & 2 PSAR-Figure 14, Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 9.9 feet From Nose
-
SB l&2 F'SAR-t Shear Perimeter
---\\20 ft.Containment 32.6 ft.---J///---c ,'Figure 15 Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 15 Feet From Nose SB1&2 FSAR L----\\\\\\\\y I-Shear Perimeter Containment
- 37.0 ft.I I 1////Figure 16, Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 19.0 Feet From Nose ST5162 FSAR-Shear Perimeter Containment
- 37 ft.Figure 17, Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 27 Feet From Nose
'Containment 50.2 Ft.Figure 14 Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 35 Feet from Nose
/-- - ----------------/-7 Containment
- 99.8 ft.I Shear Perimeter
!/Figure 19, Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 41.0 Feet From Nose SB 1& 2 FSAR-I'\\'1\Shear Perimeter
\\t Containment I I////43.2 ft.Figure 20, Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 50.0 Feet From Nose SB1&2 FSAR Shear Perimeter Containment 49.2 ft.
Figure 21 Impact Area and Shear Perimeter at 58.0 Feet From Nose h
SBl& 2 FSAR-10 -6, 4-2-I 10 20 30 40 50 60 JO DISTANCE CRUSIIED FEET FIGURE 22, REACTION-CRUSHING LOCATION RELATIONSHIP 100 f c'=3,000 PSI I/7-C 6.00 5.00/+I ,'I I 1 I I I L 12 3 4 5 6 7 DISTANCE CRUSHED-FT.
f/-1.O i 1 750-635 500 b b4 a"3 u 0 250 ,J Figure 23 Average Shear Stress-Distance Crushed and Reaction Distance Crushed Relationship for the Enclosure Building.
i Effective Shear Area 3f"2 c -9"FIGURE 24 SCHEMATIC FOR EFFECTIVE SHEAR AREA - CONTAIXMENT 229 PSI DISTANCE CRUSHED (FiET)Figure 25 AVERAGE SHEAR STRESS-DISTANCE CRUSHED RELATIONSHIP FOR CONTAINMENT SB1&2 FSAR 2.0 FIRE HAZARD ANALYSIS OF SEABROOK STATION CONTAINMENT FOR AIRCRAFT IMPACT A highly unlikely chain of adverse events is postulated in the following manner:
An FB-111 with a weight of 81,800 lbs and initial speed of 200 mph impacts on one of the two double containment complexes of the Sea-brook plant.
The enclosure building deforms locally under the initial impact,and the local deformation continues with little to no perforation until the enclosure building comes into contact with the containment building.This fact, plus the fact that if any penetration should occur it would be only the nose of the aircraft, will preclude the spilling of significant amounts of fuel into the annulus space.The annulus space contains no equipment,and all penetrations both mechanical and electrical are isolated from missiles and fuel by reinforced concrete slabs, The enclosure building acts as a barrier and directs the spilled fuel to the exterior area near the enclosure building.
The following effects were then studied:
(1)Possible production of combustible vapor, its prompt ignition and the ensuing pressure pulse, and the possibility that the combustible vapor may be sucked
into the plant areas and be cause for delayed ignition or toxic atmosphere in habitability systems.
(2)The fuel spilled and its transport to various areas of the plant.
An ignition is then postulated, and the effect of the ensuing fire studied in order to evaluate 2-l SB1&2 FSAR the safe shutdown capability of the plant.
(3)The effect of smoke and/or toxic gases as may be generated by the fire, with particular reference to control room habitability.
(4)The effects as detailed in (1) and (3) for all smaller air-craft.2.1 COMBUSTIBLE VAPOR PRODUCTION The FB-111 carries approximately 32,000 lbs of type JP-4 fuel. As indicated in Reference 1, the process of combustible vapor production is as follows:
the crashing aircraft drags along the ground in a relatively slow deceleration (0.4 g) which lasts for a 'long' time (20 sets), and the fuel issuing from the wing after some postulated leakage mechanism is atomized to mist by the air as a result of its velocity relative to air.
For the direct impact considered here,the decelerations are very high (peak value of 29 g) and of very 'short' duration (0.3 sec.).
The atom-izing process under these conditions is not significant.
It is, there-fore, concluded that the combustible vapor production and the associated hazards can be considered to be mitigated.
2.2 FIRE ANALYSIS Various spill mechanisms are postulated either on the roofs or on the ground adjacent to the containment structure: (a)The various roof areas adjacent to the containment enclosure with their elevation approximate areas, etc., are detailed in Table 2-1.
As stated in PSAR Section 2.4, most of these roofs have parapets, and the roof drainage systems are designed to drain at least 3 inches per hour rain. It is 2-2 SB1&2 FSAR (b)noted further that 1 inch of fuel takes 10 minutes to burnC2)Using the minimum area in Table 2-1, and a catastrophic instantaneous mode of fuel release, the maximum expected duration of the fire is 17.9 minutes.
For ground areas adjacent to the containment, there is approximately 1.5 acres of land, the total drainage of which is approximately 6 cfs.
The spreading of the fuel over this area and the adequate drainage would result in a film fire with width comparable to the roughness of the pavement, e.g., l/16 inch.The resulting fire would last only for 1 minute at the most.
cc>The mechanism of fire propagation was examined. No flamm-able material is normally expected to be present next to the containment which can serve as the propagator of the fire.The range of the fire has very conservatively estimated to be 200 ft. from its point of origin.
Cd)Smoke is postulated to be traveling from this centre fire location carried by the wind.
Its effect on the habitability systems was then studied.(e)The possible hazard of fuel getting into the PAB Building through the vent stack is considered remote due to the follow-ing reasons:
a)The mechanism is improbable.
b)The entering fuel will be drained off at the base of the vertical stack, just as rainwater would be.
(0 The possible hazard of fuel getting into the main steam line tunnels through the side vent openings is considered not probable since the vent openings are above grade.
2-3 SB162 FSAR 2.3 EVALUATION OF VARIOUS SAFETY RELATED AREAS The various intake points to the safety related areas and their description8 are detailed in Table 2-2, including the missile shields when applicable, under the accident conditions detailed in Subsection 2.3.All buildings other than the control room and the PAB residual heat removal area are either not needed for safe shutdown or are redun-dant.However, the conservative analysis below includes the reaction of these areas to the postulated fire.(a) Control Room There is no mechanism for the fire to endanger the habitability of the control room, since the split intake vents are at a distance of at least 300 ft. from the containment; therefore, it is beyond the reach of the direct fire. However, in the remote event that the fire finds its way into the intake structure, the temperature and smoke sensors will sense it aud the intake opening will be closed. Under these conditions, the other intake will be used for ventilating the control rooms.
@I Primary Auxiliary Building (PAB)
The air intake is located on the east wall of the primary auxiliary building at an elevation of 56'-0".The area in front of the intake has the containment enclosure roof elevation of 53'-0" and the east wall of the PAB faces the containment and the fuel storage building.
There may be a amall fire lasting 12.5 minutes at most on the roof of the containment enclosure area, a part of which may be injected into the PAR air intake, as its height is 3 ft. above the 2-4 SB1&2 FSAR roof of containment enclosure area.
The inside of the PAB has roll-type filters after the intake and heating coil panels after the filter.
Therefore, the flame and the hot gases would have to penetrate the filter and the coils before reaching the fans.
As indicated in Subsection 2.2, the roof surface of the containment enclosure area will be finished smooth and with proper drainage to drain off the spilled fuel quickly.
Smoke and heat sensors will be located at the air inlet so that on a signal from them the operator can stop the fans.
cc>Diesel Generator Building The diesel generator building intakes are on opposite sides of the building and are located at least 180 ft. from the containment structures.
It is considered improbable that the spilled fuel will find its way underneath one of these intakes.Furthermore, the intakes are 28.5' above grade level, and it is unlikely that the fire will rise to that height.In addition, one of the intakes is shielded by the diesel generator building and it is thus not considered credible that the fire could reach that intake.
Although it may be postulated that the hot gas from the point may cause momentary oxygen starvation of generator, the shielded intake will ensure the other diesel generator and of one train.
Cd)Service Water Building direct intake one diesel integrity of The intake for the service water building is approximately 280 ft. from the containment'and should be out of reach of the postulated fire.
Furthermore, the air intake is located 2-5 SB1&2 FSAR in the east wall of the building.
Consequently, the building serves as a shield for the spilled fuel flow.
Additionally, there is a missile shield in front of the structure, which should inhibit any possible fuel flow and subsequent fire.
The fire effects are, therefore, considered minimal.
However, a minute amount of hot gas may enter the facility, but since the pumps are located at the west end of the building, it will not critically threaten their operation due to rise of temperature.(e)Vent Stack The vent stack is not a safety related item and, as in-dicated in Subsection 2.2, it does not furnish a significant pathway for the fuel to get into the primary auxiliary build-ing.This mechanism of fire propagation is, therefore, con-sidered incredible.(f)Cable Spreading, Battery Room, Switch Gear Room and Cable Tunnel The air intake for cable spreading, battery room, switch gear room and cable tunnel areas is through the mechanical equip-ment room of the diesel generator building, and the various safety aspects discussed for the diesel generator room hold for this case.
2.4 HAZARDS
FROM SMALLER AIRCRAFT The smaller plane crashes were examined for the various areas, as detailed in Subsections 2.2 and 2.3.
The fuel in general may be JP-1, kerosene and JP-4.
Since the fuel carrying capacity for all these planes is smaller than that of FB-111, and their burning temperatures are of the same order of magnitude, it was concluded that the effect would be enveloped by those in the case of FB-111.
2-6 SB1&2 FSAR
2.5 CONCLUSION
S In view of the results in Subsections 2.2 and 2.3, it was con-cluded that the hazard to Seabrook Station from direct fire after the postulated crash of an FB-111 or smaller aircrafts on the containment represents only very minimal potential hazard to the plant.
The present design of the plant has inherent safety features so that the consequence of this minimal hazard is mitigated.
2.6 REFERENCES
FOR SECTION 2 1.Appraisal of Fire Effects From Aircraft Crash at Zion Power Reactor Facility, I. Irving Pinkel, Consultant, Atomic Energy Commission, July 17, 1972.
2.Flammability Characteristics of Combustible Gases and Vapors, Bulletin 627, U. S. Bureau of Mines, 1965, Michael Zabetakis.
2-7 TABLE 2-l ROOF DESCRIPTIONS BUILDINGS ROOF AREA (SQ. FT.)
CONTAINMENT ENCLOSURE AREA 4,100 EMERGENCY FEED WATER PUMP BLDG.
3,000 FUEL STORAGE BUILDING 9,200 PRIMARY AUXILIARY BUILDING 8,144 PAB Filter Room 2,856 ELEVATION 53' - 0" 47' - 0" 84' - 0" 81' - 0" 108' - 0" REMARKS WITH PARAPET WITH PARAPET
WITH PARAPET WITH PARAPET WITH PARAPET NOTE: GRADE ELEVATION 20'
- 0" TABLE 2-2 VENTILATION SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BUILDING SURROUNDING THE CONTAINMENT SHEET 1 OF
- 2. , BUILDING BUILDING SURFACE FACING THE CONT.
LOCATIONS OF THE INTAKES I TYPE OF REMARKS SURFACE PATHWAY FROM ELEVATION SHIELDING CONT. WALL Diesel Gen.South wall South Wall North Wall 200 ft.240 ft.(thru roof)28.5 ft.Other Bldg.
Ventilation 6 Com-above gr.at 40' dist.
bustion air; not. necessary for safe 28.5 ft.Other Bldg.
shutdown.above grl at 40' dist.PAB East wall East Wall 20 ft.3 ft.above adjacent roof.Shielded by Normal ventilation the Cont.
&air; only RHR F. Stg. Bldg.
pump area safe shutdown related.
North Wall 95 ft.(thru roof)29 ft..2' thick Ventilation air to above gr.cont.safety related pri-missi.le mary component cool, shield.ing water pump area and Boron injection pump area.
Emergency Feedwater Pump Bldg.
South Wall North Wall 30 ft.(thru roof)18 ft.2' thick Ventilation air to above gr.concrete the emergency feed-missile water pump area.
shield TABLE 2-2 (CONT.)
SHEET 1 OF 2 BUILDING BUILDING SURFACE LOCATION OF THE INTAKES TYPE OF REMARKS FACING THE CONT.
SURFACE PATHWAY FROM ELEVATION SHIELDING CONT. WALL Service Water Pump House West Wall East Wall 290 ft.45 ft.2' thick Ventilation air to (thru above cont.the service water roof)gr-missile pump house.
shield.West Wall 180 ft.13.5 ft.above gr.2' thick cont.missile shield.Air intake to the electrical areas.
Control Room 6 Computer Room South 6 Remote East Intake Walls Ports 300 ft.(at least)At gr.level Covered with grating.Ventilation air to the habitable areas of the control and computer room.
S EABROOK S TATION UFSAR A CCIDENT ANALYSIS EAB and LPZ Short Term (Accident) Diffusion Estimates for AST Revision 10 Appendix 2Q Page 2Q-1 APPENDIX 2Q EAB AND LPZ SHORT TERM ACCIDENT DIFFUSION ESTIMATES FOR AST 2Q.1 OBJECTIVE Conservative values of atmospheric diffusion at the site boundary (EAB) and the low population zone (LPZ) were calculated for appropriate time periods using meteorological data collected onsite during the time period 1998 through 2002. 2Q.2 METHODOLOGY The methodology used for this calculation is consistent with Regulatory Guide 1.145 as implemented by the PAVAN computer code (Referen ce 2). Using joint frequency distributions of wind direction and wind speed by atmospheric stability, the PAVAN computer code provides relative air concentration (CHI/Q) values as functions of direction for various time periods at the site boundary and LPZ. Three procedures for cal culation of CHI/Qs are utilized for the site boundary and LPZ; a direction-dependent approac h, a direction-independent approach, and an overall site CHI/Q approach. The CHI/Q calculations are based on the theory that material released to the atmosphere will be normally distributed (Gaussian) about the plume centerline. A straight-line trajectory is assumed between th e point of release and all distances for which CHI/Q values are calculated. The theory and implementing equations employed by the PAVAN computer code are documented in Reference 2. 2Q.3 CALCULATIONS/PAVAN COMPUTER CODE INPUT DATA The boundary distance used in each of the 16 downwind directions from the site was set to 914 m. The LPZ boundary distance was set to 2,011 m.
All of the releases were considered ground leve l releases because the highest possible release elevation is from the plant stack at 185 ft above plant grade. From Section 1.3.2 to Reference 1, a release is only considered a stack release if the release point is at a level higher than two and one-half times the height of adjacent solid struct ures. For the Seabrook plant, the elevation of the top of the containment is 199.25 ft. Therefor e, the highest possible release point is not 2.5 times higher than the adjacent containment buildi ngs, and thus all releases were considered ground level releases. As such, the release height was set equal to 10.0 meters as required by Table 3.1 of Reference 2. The building area used for the building wake term was 2,416 m
- 2.
S EABROOK S TATION UFSAR A CCIDENT ANALYSIS EAB and LPZ Short Term (Accident) Diffusion Estimates for AST Revision 10 Appendix 2Q Page 2Q-2 The tower height at which the wind speeds were measured is 10.05 m above plant grade. The windspeed units are given in miles per hour, th erefore the PAVAN variable UCOR was set equal to 101 to convert the windspeeds to meters per second as described in Table 3.1 of Reference 2. The maximum windspeed in each windspeed category was chosen to match the raw joint frequency distribution data, which conforms to the windspeed bins in Table 1 of Reference 3. 2Q.4 RESULTS PAVAN computer runs for the EAB and LPZ boundary distances were performed using the data discussed previously. Per Section 4 of Reference 1, the maximum CHI/Q for each distance was determined and compared to the 5% overall site value for the boundary under consideration. For dose calculations, the most limiting 2 hour2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> CHI/Qs were combined with the worst 2 hour2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> EAB doses to maximize calculated EAB doses (conservative approach). The maximum EAB and LPZ CHI/Qs that resulted from this comparison are provided in the table below:
Offsite Boundar y /Q Factors for Anal y sis EventsTime Perio d EAB /Q (sec/m 3)LPZ /Q (sec/m 3) 0-2 hours 3.17E-04 1.54E-04 0-8 hours 2.08E-04 8.63E-05 8-24 hours 1.68E-04 6.46E-05 1-4 da y s 1.06E-04 3.45E-05 4-30 da y s 5.51E-05 1.40E-05 2Q.5 REFERENCES
- 1. USNRC Regulatory Guide 1.145, "Atmospheri c Dispersion Models for Potential Accident Consequence Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants," Revision 1, November 1982, (Reissued February 1983 to correct page 1.145-7).
- 2. NUREG/CR-2858, "PAVAN: An Atmospheric Dispersion Program for Evaluating Design Basis Accidental Releases of Radioactive Materials from Nuclear Power Stations," November 1982.
- 3. Safety Guide 23, "Onside Meteorological Programs," February 17, 1972.
S EABROOK S TATION UFSAR A CCIDENT ANALYSIS Control Room Short-Term (Accident) Diffusion Estimates for AST Revision 10 Appendix 2R Page 2R-1 APPENDIX 2R SHORT-TERM (ACCIDENT) DIFFUSION FOR THE CONTROL ROOM 2R.1 OBJECTIVE Conservative values of atmospheric diffusion to the Control Room were calculated for appropriate time periods using meteorological data collected onsite during the time period 1998 through 2002.
2R.2 METHODOLOGY The ARCON96 computer code is used by the USNRC staff to review licensee submittals relating to control room habitability (Reference 1). Therefore, the ARCON96 computer code was used to determine the relative concentrations (CHI/Qs) for the control room air intakes and inleakage locations. The ARCON96 computer code uses hourly meteorological data for estimating dispersion in the vicinity of buildings to calculate relative concentrations at control room air intakes that would be exceeded no more than five percent of the time.
These concentrations are calculated for averaging periods ranging from one hour to 30 days in duration. The theory and implementing equations employed by the ARCON96 computer code are documented in Reference 1. 2R.3 CALCULATIONS/ARCON COMPUTER CODE INPUT DATA Five years of meteorological data (1998-2002) were used for the ARCON96 computer code runs. The percentage of valid data over this time period was 98.8% which exceeds the minimum value of 90% data recovery specified in Reference 2. A number of various release-receptor combinations were considered for the control room CHI/Qs. These different cases were considered to determine the limiting release-receptor combinations for the various events. The case matrix for these combinations is provided in Table 2R-2.
The distance and direction inputs for the ARCON96 runs may be found in Table 2R-1. The distances were converted from feet to meters with a factor of 0.3048 m/ft. The distances in meters were then rounded down to the nearest tenth for conservatism. The elevation difference term was set equal to zero for each case since all elevation points are taken with respect to the same datum.
S EABROOK S TATION UFSAR A CCIDENT ANALYSIS Control Room Short-Term (Accident) Diffusion Estimates for AST Revision 10 Appendix 2R Page 2R-2 The lower and upper measurement heights for the meteorological data were entered as 10.05 m and 60.66 m, respectively, for each case. The mph option was selected for the windspeed units.
A ground level release was chosen for each scen ario since none of the release points are 2.5 times taller than the closest solid structure as called out in Section 3.2.2 of Reference 3 for stack releases. The top of the containment structure is at an elevation of 199.25 ft. The highest release point is from the top of the plant stack at an elevation of 185 ft., which is not 2.5 times higher than the nearby containment structure. The vertical velocity, stack flow, and stack radius terms were all set equal to zero since each case is a gr ound level release. The vent release option was not selected for any of the scenarios.
The actual release height was used in the cases.
No credit was taken for effective release height due to plume rise; therefore, for the releases from the stacks, the release elevations were set equal to the stack top elevation. The release hei ghts were taken as the release elevations less the plant grade elevation of 19 ft.
The only cases in this analysis that take cred it for the building wake effect are the scenarios where the release is from the containment building, the tank farm, or the waste processing building. Some of the other scenarios have buildings between the release and receptor points, but for these cases the building wake was not credited for the sake of conservatism. Not crediting wakes was accomplished by setting the building area term equal to 0.01 m 2 as stated in Table A-2 of Reference 3. The first building area used is a conservatively determined containment cross sectional area. The area is calculated as the sum of the cross sectional areas created by the cylindrical portion of the containm ent structure above the highest nearby roof and the hemispherical area of the dome. The width used is equal to the diameter of the containment structure. The height of the cylindrical portion is taken as the distance between the top of the cylinder portion of the containment structure (re presented by the spring line elevation) and the primary auxiliary building roof elevation. The radius of the hemispherical dome is taken as one half of the calculated diameter. The containment area was determined to be 1,506 m
- 2. The second building area is calculated as the product of the minimum roof height of the waste processing building and tank farm and one half the width of the waste processing building and tank farm. The minimum roof height and one half of the width are used for conservatism. This building area was determined to be 337 m
- 2. All of the default values in the ARCON96 code were unchanged from the code default values with the following exceptions. Table A-2 of Refe rence 3 suggests use of a value of 0.2 for the Surface Roughness Length, and use of a value of 4.3 for the Averaging Sector Width Constant. These two changes were made for each case. The minimum wind speed was left at 0.5 m/s per the guidance instruction in Table A-2 of Reference 3.
S EABROOK S TATION UFSAR A CCIDENT ANALYSIS Control Room Short-Term (Accident) Diffusion Estimates for AST Revision 10 Appendix 2R Page 2R-3 2R.4 RESULTS ARCON96 computer runs for the various release points and control room intake locations were performed using the data discussed previously. Per Reference 3, the 95 th percentile CHI/Q values were determined. The resulting CHI/Qs are listed in Table 2R-2.
2R.5 REFERENCES
- 1. NUREG/CR-6331 PNL-10521, "Atmospheric Rela tive Concentrations in Building Wakes," May 1995, with Errata dated July 1997. 2. Safety Guide 23, "Onside Meteorological Programs," February 17, 1972. 3. USNRC Regulatory Guide 1.194, "Atmospheric Relative Concentrations for Control Room Radiological Habitability Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants," June 2003.