DURABILITY OF DRAINAGE STRUCTURES

The study evaluated various culvert materials and/or coatings for durability. The emphasis of the evaluation was directed primarily toward corrosion for the metal pipes and loss of aggregates in reinforced concrete pipes. The design of culvert installations in Maine are primarily on relatively flat grades, thus erosion and/or abrasion are generally not a problem. Culverts installed by Construction and Maintenance were asbestos bonded bituminous coated corrugated metal pipes, asbestos cement pipes, clad aluminum-alloy culvert pipes, aluminum-alloy structural plate pipes, bituminous coated with paved invert corrugated metal pipes and corrugated metal pipe (steel) and reinforced concrete pipes. Those culverts installed expeprimentally were aluminum coated corrugated metal pipes, aluminum-zinc coated corrugated metal pipe, polymeric-coated corrugated metal pipes and post epoxy coated corrugated metal pipes. Estimated service life was determined for corrugated metal pipe (steel), bituminous coated with paved invert corrugated metal pipe (steel), reinforced concrete pipe and aluminum alloy corrugated metal pipe. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  Maine Department of Transportation

  Materials and Research Division, Box 1208, Hogan Road
  Bangor, ME  United States  04402

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Jacobs, JHG
• Publication Date: 1982-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 78 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Aluminum; Aluminum alloys; Aluminum culverts; Building materials; Cement; Coatings; Corrosion; Corrugated pipe; Drainage structures; Durability; Evaluation; Metal pipe; Pipe culverts; Polymers; Reinforced concrete pipe; Service life; Zinc
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Materials; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00388848
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: BP-82(547) Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: BP-82(547)
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM