SYNTHESIS OF FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES OF CULVERTS

The paper considers a broad range of circular pipe materials and stiffnesses. A specific common form of nonhomogeneity -- compacted fill and insitu soil -- has been incorporated as a desirable feature. Charts have been derived from linear finite element analyses exclusively, a decision which permits a large number of parameter studies at low cost. Because the designer uses the resulting charts in incremental form, material nonlinearity may be accounted for in an approximate fashion. Attention is directed primarily to the plan for parameter studies and to the scheme of synthesizing the results of these studies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented and discussed at the 2nd International Conference on Numer Methods in Geomechanics, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Blacksburg, June 1976.
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• Authors:
  • Abel, J F
  • Kay, J N
• Conference:
  • This paper was presented and discussed at the 2nd International Conference on Numer Methods in Geomechanics, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University, Blacksburg, June 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 873-885

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Charts; Costs; Culverts; Design; Finite element method; Mathematical methods; Pipe culverts; Soil mechanics; Soil structure interaction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parameters
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156371
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM