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Title:

PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS OF A LONG-SPAN CULVERT

Accession Number:

00372239

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309034663

Abstract:

A low-profile-arch long-span corrugated-steel culvert was installed in Pennsylvania as a bridge-replacement structure. The Republic Steel Company maxispan design was used. Instrumentation was installed in the soil and on the structure to monitor performance during construction. Field and laboratory soil property tests were conducted to characterize the soil behavior. Predictions from finite-element computer analyses were compared with the field results. From this and previous research, a number of conclusions were drawn. The choice of soil model had its most significant influence on the culvert deformation and bending-stress predictions. Overburden-dependent and linear-elastic soil models were shown to be unsatisfactory. Effects of construction procedures are difficult to predict accurately. Further study is needed to evaluate the importance of factors such as compaction-induced deformation, soil-culvert interface conditions, culvert wall yielding, and wall buckling. Seam slip rather than bending flexibility is needed to develop positive arching and hence further study is warranted. A particularly important observation was that special features like compaction wings appear to be both unnecessary and undesirable. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Subsurface Soil -Structure Interaction. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01411675

Authors:

McVay, Michael C
Selig, Ernest T

Pagination:

pp 23-29

Publication Date:

1982

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 878
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22

ISBN:

0309034663

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (12) ; References (7)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Field performance

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

May 31 1983 12:00AM

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