Awwa C562 14 Fabricated Aluminum Slide Gates

Author : Sufian H. Natsheh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Design of Stainless-steel and Aluminum Slide Gates Based on a Combined Analytical and Finite Element Approach written by Sufian H. Natsheh and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slide gates, also known as sluice gates, are commonly used in treatment plants and water channels to control water flow under different conditions (depth, size, supports, etc.). These gates need to resist stresses and deformations caused by water pressure and prevent leakage. The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has prepared standards that guide structural gate designers with certain safety and operational requirements. In particular, AWWA produced C561-14 standard [1] for fabricated stainless-steel slide gates, and C562-14 standard [2] for fabricated aluminum slide gates. These two standards provide minimum requirements for vertical mounted fabricated stainless-steel and aluminum gates that include material, design, manufacturing, testing and inspection, respectively. WACO incorporated is one of the leading manufacturer of fabricated metals, which include marine, environmental and industrial products. Part of their environmental products are slide gates for treatment plants. To increase the accuracy and efficiency of its slide gate design, a detailed structural review for each gate component/part is needed. Hence, analytical and finite element analyses are required.In this study, a programmed tool has been developed inside the "Visual Basic for Application" (VBA) environment to analyze stresses/forces in each of the gate's components and compare them with their strength capacity. The tool's calculations are based on simplified static stress/forces analyses for each structural element of the gate, starting with the gate's plate, to weldment and mounting. The tool is also capable of comparing the factors of safety of each critical section with the corresponding required factors of safety from design guides and manufacturer specifications. Moreover, the tool provides charts for preliminary sizing of gates for application engineers.