DESIGN OF CIRCULAR SOIL-CULVERT SYSTEMS

IN PREDICTING THE PERFORMANCE OF A SOIL-CONDUIT SYSTEM, SOIL PROPERTIES MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN PROCEDURE. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE RELATION BETWEEN THE CONSTRAINED MODULUS OF ELASTICITY AND THE DRY DENSITY OF A SOIL AND THE SOLUTION FROM THEORY OF ELASTICITY CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP THE DESIRED DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR CIRCULAR FLEXIBLE PIPE. THE DESIGN CHART IS DEVELOPED BY USING THE SOLUTIONS DERIVED FROM THE THEORY OF ELASTICITY AND FROM THE RELATION BETWEEN CONSTRAINED MODULUS OF ELASTICITY AND DRY DENSITY. THE UPPER BOUNDARY OF THE DESIGN CHART WAS APPROXIMATED FROM THE FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ON CORRUGATION PIPE AS REPORTED BY WATKINS AND MOSER. THE RING DEFLECTION OF 5 PERCENT WAS USED AS A LIMITING DEFORMATION OF PIPE. IT IS SHOWN THAT THE ACTUAL EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF WATKINS AND MOSER FALL IN THE RANGE OF VALUES OF A DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETER. TWO EXAMPLES ARE PRESENTED TO ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF THE DESIGN CHART.

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• Authors:
  • Nielson, F Dwayne
  • Statish, Natverial Dalal
• Conference:
  • 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1972-1-17 to 1972-1-21
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 67-76
• Monograph Title: SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION: A SYMPOSIUM
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 413
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conduits; Culverts; Deformation; Design; Dry density; Flexible structures; Modulus of elasticity; Properties of materials; Soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil properties
• Old TRIS Terms: Circular loaded areas; Flexible conduits
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204478
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309020859
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 17 1973 12:00AM