CULVERT INLET FAILURES - A CASE HISTORY

BENT-UP ENDS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED ON THREE LARGE STRUCTURAL PLATE CULVERTS INSTALLED WITH THE UPSTREAM ENDS SQUARE AND PROJECTING TO THE FILL TOE. INSTALLATIONS AND FAILURES ARE DESCRIBED AND ONE EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE IS PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/286/286-002.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 286, pp 13-21, 7 FIG, 1 TAB 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
• Authors:
  • Edgerton, Roy C
• Discussers:
  • Rowe, R Robinson
  • LeMehaute, B
  • Fulton, J F
• Conference:
  • 39th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 1960-1-11 to 1960-1-15
• Publication Date: 1960

Media Info

• Monograph Title: Drainage structures: design and performance, 1960
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 286
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Culvert inlets; Culverts; Failure; Installation; Structural plates
• Uncontrolled Terms: Inlets; Plates
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204163
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 4 1994 12:00AM