DESIGN FEATURES OF AN 18.5-FOOT DIAMETER CULVERT INSTALLATION IN MONTANA AND DATA ON SUBSEQUENT FAILURE
A PROFILE REQUIRING A 100-FT HIGH FILL DICTATED THE SELECTION OF AN ENCLOSED PIPE CONDUIT TO CONVEY A CANYON STREAM ACROSS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 115 IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. AN 18.5-FT DIAMETER STRUCTURAL PLATE CIRCULAR PIPE DESIGNED BY THE RING COMPRESSION THEORY WAS INSTALLED FOR 2.3 MILES. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE EMBANKMENT OVER THE PIPE, MAJOR RUPTURES IN THE PIPE REQUIRED REMOVAL AND RECONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE PORTION. DATA IS PRESENTED COVERING PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT SITE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE SELECTION OF A PIPE, BASIC DESIGN DATA AND FEATURES OF THE FAILED PIPE. A PAPER BY ARMCO STEEL CORPORATION DEALS WITH THE EXAMINATION OF FAILED BOLTS TAKEN FROM THE CULVERT AND SPECIAL TESTS OF THE TYPE OF HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS USED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper sponsored by Committee on Culverts and Culvert Pipe and presented at the 45th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Kraft, Albert N
- Eagle, Harold L
- Publication Date: 1966
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 14-23
- Monograph Title: Pipe culverts
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 144
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Compression; Conduits; Design; Engine operation; Failure; Location; Physical condition; Pipe; Pipe culverts; Streams; Structural analysis; Structural materials; Structural plates; Theory
- Uncontrolled Terms: Building sites; Design features; Plates; Selecting
- Old TRIS Terms: Design data; Failure condition; Ring compression
- Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00204069
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 2 1994 12:00AM