Penstock
discharge
7l
cumecs
(2,500
cusecs)
rvhen
reservoir
level
is
at El.
513.59
m
(1,6g5
ft) MSf.
In
the
9ody
of
the
dam,
concrete
surrounding
the
penstocks
is
subjected
to the
following
stresses
:
(i)
Vertical
and
horizontal
normal
stresses
due
to
dead
load,
hydrostatic
pressure
and
earthquake
acceleration
on
the
dam
;
and
the
hydr.odyna-
mic
effect
of
water
on
it
;
(fi)
Horizontal
normal
stresses
acting
on
vertical
traverse
qlanes due
to
grouting
pressure
and
beam
action
of
horizontal
elemEnis
;
(ttt)
Stresses
due
to
temperature
differential
;
and
(lu)
Stressei
due
to
internal pressures
and water
hammer
in
penstocks.
In
the
case
of
penstock
No. 10
in
the
elbow
portion
reinforcement
has
been
provided
for
fufl
internal pres-
sure
and
anchorage
for
ihe centrifugal
force.
Contac
t and
Consolidation
Grout
ing
After
the in_stall,ution.,
of
penstock
liner
and
setting
of
concrete
around
it,
the
cbntact
between
the
liner
and
the
concrete
has
been grouted
"oo
teitea
bt
hammering
the
inside
of
the line-r.
Th;
p.iti""
which
glve
hollow
sound
wer.e.
regrouted
und.,
"
pr.rr,rr.
of
2812
gisq
cm
(40
p.s.i.).
For
the
penstockr.q
Io
10, grouting
pressure
up
to
5273
e/sq
cm
(75
p.s.i.)
had
b&n
prt".itt.o
-*itt
the
use
of
special
spiders.
In
the
dam
portion,2S.4
mm
(l
in.) grout
inlets
ygle
provided.
all
along
the
length
of
thelenstock
at
1^,.521Tm
(5
fr)
centres,
both
6t
top arid
bottom.
similarly,
to
erable
contact
grouting
ue'twein
*n.r.t,
lini_ne.
and
rock
for
the
tunnEl
porti6ns,
foui
:-S.
r
mm
(1.5.
in,)_
d_iameter
glour
inreti
were
provided
at
each
section,
1524
mp^(5
f!)
apart
ail
alon!
the-l;tth
o]
the
-penstock.
After
the iompretion
Jr
tti
$duting,
steel
plug-s
were
screwed
ano
werded
to
tf,i
grour
Iftl
u19
ground
flush
with
the
liner.
fit
voids
between
the liner
and
the
concrete
detected
by knock-
!1g
wittr
a hammer,
have
been
grouted
afte;'tapping
25.4
mm
(l
in.)
diameter
holes
ii
the linei,
-
Rock
around
the
tunners
for
penstock
Nos.
2
to
5
'
grouting
through
4.57
m
ngs
having
four
such
holes
%l'
:J?,
"li?F,.ll;,"li"
fil
cover
over
them
was
ress
""a?ilru*.]flt"fo"i&.,?ioln'
Expansion
Couplings
Due
to
the left power
plant
being
founded
partly
on
claystone
and
paitty
on
sandstonE.
two
eipansion
couplings
with
a
suspended
piece
of
pensto.k
hun.
been_
provided
to
allbw
not
onry
for
ixpansion
but
also
for
a
-considerable
amount
oi
settlemeni
of the
power
plant
structure.
Penstocks
from
Nos.
l
to
5
have
been
provided
with
two
3.96
m
(13
ft)
diameter
dresser
tybe
expansion
couplings
3.96
m (t3
ft)
apart
before
ttreii
connections
with
scroll
cases
and
aiter
the reducer piecei.
The
downstream
expansion
couplings
are l.iZ
m
(26
ft)
upstream
from
the
centre
line-
of
the units.
'
This
arrangement
can
take
upto 76.2
mm (3
in.)
of
horizontal
and
vertical
differential
movement
and
a
corresponding
rotational
movement
of l"-6'
at
each
end
^of
thE
.3.96
m
(13
ft)
long
piece
of
the
penstock
suspended
between
the
two
coupiings.
.
Single
4.27
m
(14
fr) diameter
expansion
couplings
luy.
been
provided
in
penstock
Nbs.
6 ro 10,
jfit
before.the
penstocks
enter
the
right bank
power
plint,
in which
case
no
differential
settlemenf
is
a'ntici-
pated.
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