REINFORCED-CONCRETE PIPE CULVERTS: DESIGN SUMMARY AND IMPLEMENTATION (DISCUSSION)

Research at Mountainhouse Creek and Cross Canyon on reinforced concrete pipe culverts has confirmed the following: (a) loadings 140V:140H and 140V:42H are acceptable for Method A; (b) there is no effective-density increase after fill completion; (c) Method B (baled straw, polystyrene, or uncompacted material) performed well; (d) fill height versus soil pressure is approximately linear for Method A and nonlinear for Method B; (e) there is good correlation between theoretical (soil pressure) and experimental (strain) moments and excellent correlation of the three instrumentation planes placed 3 ft apart; (f) there is asymmetry of loading and moderate success by using Cambridge meters, which measured normal and shear forces on the culvert periphery; (g) adjusted peripheral pressures based on normal and shear forces did not change essential validity of use of normal forces only; and (h) D-loads based on three-edge bearing tests provide valid allowable design overfills. Implementation of this research and future research considerations are discussed. Projected cost savings are $400,000 annually. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Bacher, Alfred E
  • Banke, Albert N
  • Kirkland, Daniel E
• Conference:
  • 61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 83-92
• Monograph Title: Soil-structure interaction of subsurface conduits
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 878
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing tests; Density; Design; Design load; Earth pressure; Overtopping; Reinforced concrete culverts; Reinforced concrete pipe; Shear stress
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Shear forces
• Old TRIS Terms: Overfills
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372246
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309034663
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM