Investigation of a Large Culvert Reconstruction Failure
The I88 culvert crossing of Carrs Creek in Sidney, NY collapsed during the record setting Mid- Atlantic States Flood of June 2006. Rapid construction with geofoam as lightweight fill enabled partial reopening of I88 by Labor Day 2006. Shortly after the reopening of the roadway rapid settlements developed. The geofoam fill was removed and I88 was again re-built using lightweight aggregates. An investigation of the rapid construction failure was completed in 2009. This report re-examines the re-construction failure and the results of the subsequent investigation. Alternative causes for the failure are identified based on previous observations, laboratory tests and computer simulations. Suggestions for improving rapid construction practice with geofoam are provided.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AFF70 Culverts and Hydraulic Structures.
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Authors:
- Negussey, Dawit
- Singh, Stephen
- Liu, Chen
- Andrews, Luke
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
- Date: 2015
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Photos; References;
- Pagination: 16p
- Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Culverts; Failure analysis; Fills; Flood damage; Lightweight aggregates; Polystyrene; Reconstruction; Settlement (Structures); Soil structure interaction
- Geographic Terms: Delaware County (New York)
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw; I42: Soil Mechanics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01551045
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 15-6082
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jan 27 2015 11:21AM