Structural design and cost estimation of the proposed anaerobic digester in the upcoming coral waste-to-energy facility of Sure Inc.

Date

6-2016

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Jedidiah Joel C. Aguirre

Restrictions

Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.

Abstract

Coral Waste-To-Energy Facility (CWTEF) is a proposed 2.4 Megawatt (MW) waste-to-energy (WTE) facility which will utilize the manure from Coral Farms to produce biogas. THe facility is currently on undergoing planning stage and was expected to start construction within the first quarter of 2016 however due to constraints, the project was postponed. The proposed anaerobic digester of the farm is an above ground tank. It consists of two concentric concrete cylinder with diameters of 40 m and 25 m and heights of 9 m and 10 m respectively. The tank was designed as per provisions of Portland Cement Association (PCA) "Circular Concrete Tanks Without Prestressing" and "Process Industry Practices" for the foundation. The structural design was checked using SAP2000 and was found to be adequate. The total estimated cost using the structural design is Php 29, 930, 929.03 greater than the budget allotted for the digester tank thus alternate designs are recommended. The spreadsheet program created for the computation in the design and cost estimation of the digester can be used to assess alternative reinforced concrete cylinder tank after the approval of the resident engineer at SURE Inc.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993 2016 E63 /R49

Document Type

Thesis

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