DISCUSSION AND APPLICATION OF CANDE COMPUTER PROGRAM TO DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE CULVERTS

The purpose of this paper is to introduce CANDE, a new computer program for the structural design and analysis of pipe culverts, including not only reinforced concrete, but also corrugated steel, corrugated aluminum, and plastic pipe. CANDE operates either in a design or an analysis mode and offers a choice of three solution levels ranging from an elasticity solution to a general finite-element solution. The solution level concept allows the design engineer to choose a degree of rigor and cost commensurate with a particular project. Analytical modeling features include: incremental construction, nonlinear behavior of both soil and pipe, and nonlinear contact interfaces.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • A symposium presented at the 79th Annual Meetring of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Chicago, Illinois, 27 June-2 July, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

  100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700
  West Conshohocken, PA  United States  19428-2957
• Authors:
  • Katona, M G
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 17-40
• Serial:
  • ASTM Special Technical Publications
  • Issue Number: 630
  • Publisher: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Computer programs; Corrugated pipe; Costs; Elasticity (Mechanics); Finite element method; Interfaces; Metal pipe; Pipe culverts; Plastics; Reinforced concrete culverts; Soil structure interaction; Steel; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164866
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM