CULVERT DESIGN IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

CURRENT CULVERT DESIGN PRACTICES IN SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE DISCUSSED. THESE PRACTICES INCLUDE THE HYDRAULIC AND STRUCTURAL ASPECTS AS WELL AS MATERIALS USED, INSTALLATION PROCEDURES, AND DURABILITY CONSIDERATIONS. THE MAJORITY OF THE CULVERTS IN EUROPE ARE CONSTRUCTED OF PREFABRICATED UNREINFORCED AND REINFORCED CONCRETE SECTIONS. THE DESIGN DISCHARGE IS DETERMINED LARGELY BY EMPIRICAL METHODS, AND THE CULVERT DIMENSIONS ARE OFTEN OBTAINED FROM CHARTS SUPPLIED BY MANUFACTURERS. EXCEPT IN THE SOVIET UNION, STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF CULVERTS IS BASED PRIMARILY ON THE MARSTON-SPANGLER THEORY. HOWEVER, EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IS UNDER WAY IN AN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A MORE RATIONAL BASIS FOR STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS. CONCRETE BEDDING FOR CULVERTS IS GENERALLY PREFERRED AND FREQUENTLY USED. PROVIDED THAT THE NECESSARY PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE TAKEN, THE DURABILITY OF CONCRETE CULVERTS IS NOT OF GREAT CONCERN IN EUROPE. PROPERLY APPLIED BITUMINOUS COATINGS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING CORROSION OF STEEL CULVERTS. THE DURABILITY OF A STEEL CULVERT HAS BEEN OBSERVED TO BE INFLUENCED BY THE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF APPLIED DYNAMIC LOADS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1969/262/262-003.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Culverts and Culvert Pipe and presented at the 48th 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
• Authors:
  • Karadi, Gabor M
  • Krizek, Raymond J
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 29-43
• Monograph Title: Pipes and culverts
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 262
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bedding; Bitumen; Coatings; Construction; Corrosion protection; Culverts; Design; Durability; Dynamic loads; Foreign; Installation; Steel; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204223
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 4 1994 12:00AM