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Rock_Chute.xls <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />Rock Chute Design Calculations <br />(Version WI -July -2010, Based on Design of Rock Chutes by Robinson, Rice, Kadavy, ASAE, 1998) <br />Project: Canyon Dolomite - Old Quarry County: Fremont County, CO <br />Designer: John Jankousky Checked by: <br />Date: 5/28/2015 Date: <br />V. Calculate the rock chute parameters W/o a factor of safety applied) <br />High Flow <br />%= <br />1.14 cros/m <br />D50 (mm) = 347.31 - (13.67 in.) <br />n = <br />0.056 <br />Z1 = <br />0.96 ft. <br />A,= <br />7.6 ft2 <br />Velocity = <br />13.00 fps <br />Zmean = <br />0.77 ft. <br />F1 = <br />2.61 <br />Lrock apron = <br />17.09 ft. <br />Low Flow <br />Area Calculations <br />Length (- Rock CL <br />q1= <br />0.40 <br />cros/m (Equivalent unit discharge) <br />Dso = <br />198.28 mm <br />(Median angular rock size) <br />n = <br />0.052 <br />X2 = 6.00 <br />(Manning's roughness coefficient) <br />z1 = <br />0.48 <br />ft. <br />(Normal depth in the chute) <br />A, = <br />3.4 <br />ft2 <br />(Area associated with normal depth) <br />Velocity = <br />8.79 <br />fps <br />(Velocity in chute slope) <br />Zmean = <br />0.42 <br />ft <br />(Mean depth) <br />F1 = <br />2.38 <br />(Froude number) <br />VI. Calculate the height of hydraulic iump height (coniugate depth) <br />(Length of rock outlet apron = 15*D50) <br />High Flow Low Flow <br />Z2 = 2.63 ft. Z2 = 1.29 ft. (Hydraulic jump height) <br />Qhigh = 98.7 cfs Qhigh = 29.6 cfs (Capacity in channel) <br />A2 = 29.7 ft2 A2 = 11.0 ft2 (Flow area in channel) <br />VII. Calculate the energy lost through the iump (absorbed by the rock) <br />High Flow <br />E, = 3.58 ft. <br />E2 = 2.81 ft. <br />RE = 21.72 <br />Calculate Quantities for Rock Chute <br />Rock Riprap Volume -- <br />Area Calculations <br />Length (- Rock CL <br />h = 2.63 <br />Inlet= 16.82 <br />x1 = 6.71 <br />Outlet = 21.47 <br />L = 5.88 <br />Slope = 288.62 <br />As = 17.64 <br />2.5:1 Lip = 2.38 <br />X2 = 6.00 <br />Total = 329.29 ft. <br />Ab = 40.25 <br />Rock Volume <br />Ab+2*AS = 75.53 ft2 <br />921.21 yds <br />--Geotextile Quantity <br />Width Length 91) Bot Rock <br />2*Slope = 25.18 Total = 329.27 ft. <br />Bottom = 7.42 Geotextile Area <br />Total = 32.59 1192.47 yd2 <br />Low Flow <br />E1 = 1.68 ft. (Total energy before the jump) <br />E2 = 1.40 ft. (Total energy after the jump) <br />RE = 16.92 % (Relative loss of energy) <br />Area Calculations <br />h = 5.63 <br />X, = 0.00 <br />L = 12.59 <br />As = 0.00 <br />X2 = 0.00 <br />Ab = 0.00 <br />Ab+2*A$ = 0.00 ft2 <br />Bedding Thickness <br />t,, t2 = 0.00 in. <br />Length t9b Bed CL <br />Total = 329.27 ft. <br />Bedding Volume <br />0.00 yd3 <br />Nobe: 1) The radius is not considered when calculating <br />quantities of riprap, bedding, or geotextile. <br />2) The geotextile quantity does not include over - <br />overlapping (18 -in. min.) or anchoring material <br />(18 -in. min. along sides, 24 -in. min. on ends). <br />