U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
GA-ENG-313B Sheet 1 of 1 March 2005
LITTER DRY STACK STRUCTURE DESIGN WORKSHEET (THREE WALLS – ONE END OPEN)
Watkinsville Oconee River Conservation District: ____________________ Field Office: ____________________________
John Doe Oconee County Cooperator: ___________________________ Location: ______________________________
VL Wb hm hw hs he Ax Lm Li LT FBe
= = = = = = = = = = =
9,000 Volume of litter stored (Form GA-ENG-313A, Item “Operation Storage Requirement.”): ________ ft3
40 Width of building (dimension from inside of post to inside of post): _________ ft.
7 Max height of pile (Max. 7 ft.): _____________ ft.
Height of wall (Max for wooden wall = 5 ft):
5
ft.
5 Height of pile at side walls (Normally equal to the wall height): _____________ ft.
14 Height to gable end closure wall (12 or 14 ft depending on design chosen): __________ ft.
Cross sectional area of pile (calculate below) Length of litter pile (calculate below) Length of building (initial calculation) including freeboard (FBe). Total length; Li rounded to accommodate post spacing Horizontal freeboard between toe of pile and open end of building. Recommend 30 degrees from the vertical on all exposed sides to prevent windblown rainfall from impacting on the containment area.
Push Wall
Open End he
1.5
Wall hw hs
1 1.5
Wall
hw hs hm
Ax
hm
1 1.5
hw
1
30o 60
o
hs
Lm
Li
FBe
Wb
END VIEW
40 7 7 5 274 Ax = hm Wb- 1.5(hm-hs)2 = ______ x ______ - [ 1.5 x (_____-_____)2] = _________ ft2 8 FBe = 7 ft for 12 ft high support posts OR 8 ft for 14 ft high support posts = __________ ft
7 9,000 38.1 274 Lm = VL / Ax + (0.75 x hm) = (________ / _______) + ( 0.75 x _____ ) = ________ft.
46.1 8 38.1 Li = Lm + FBe = _________ + _______ = _________ft.
5 Post Spacing: ________ ft. c-c
45 LT = __________ ft. (Round Li to accommodate post spacing. Round to closest even spacing.) 1,800 40 45 Floor area = LT x Wb = _______ x ________ = __________ ft2
Designed by: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Checked by: _______________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Approved by: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________