INNOVATED REPAIR OF A LARGE FAILING STRUCTURAL STEEL PLATE PIPE ARCH CULVERT

A value-engineering team studied alternatives to replacing a failing structural steel plate pipe arch culvert 14 ft x 9 ft 8 in. x 260 ft long. Their proposal consisted of rolling a slightly smaller asbestos-bonded asphaltcoated pipe through the existing culvert and grouting between them. The cost was $169,957, which represented a savings of $92,000, or 54 percent of the cost to replace the culvert. The contractor's procedures, the problems encountered, and recommendations for future projects of this kind are discussed herein.

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• Authors:
  • Duncan, Charles R
• Conference:
  • Symposium on Durability of Culverts and Storm Drains, 1984, Washington, Dc, USA
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 98-101
• Monograph Title: Symposium on durability of culverts and storm drains
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1001
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arches; Asbestos; Bitumen; Bonding; Coatings; Costs; Culverts; Repairing; Savings; Steel pipe; Steel plates; Value engineering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450741
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309038103
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 28 1986 12:00AM