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A report on and an evaluation of a full-scale load test performed on a Con/Span culvert are presented in this paper. Because of its intended use, it was important that this three-sided box-arch shape's field performance be evaluated extensively, in addition to rigorous theoretical analysis. A load test procedure was devised to evaluate the structural integrity of this unit and to examine to what extent its field performance compared with its predicted behavior. The finite element program CANDE was used for the detailed analysis of the structure. CANDE is a program especially written for the evaluation of soil-structure interaction conditions, and is ideally suited to evaluate the effect of the conditions that exist in field testing. The evaluation revealed a good correlation between the performance of the culvert and the finite element analysis used. Perhaps more impressive was the culvert's capacity to sustain an extreme overload.

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Concrete arch culverts; Finite element method; Load tests; Oversize loads; Performance; Precast concrete; Soil structure interaction; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Theory

Field performance; Overloads; Structural behavior

Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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• ALLOWABLE FILL HEIGHTS FOR CORRUGATED POLYETHYLENE PIPE
• AN ANALYSIS OF VISUAL FIELD INSPECTION DATA OF 900 PIPE-ARCH STRUCTURES
• ANALYSIS OF TIEBACK SLOPES AND WALLS USING STABL5 AND PCSTABL5
• CULVERT DURABILITY RATING SYSTEMS
• CURRENT PRACTICE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BOX CULVERT DESIGN
• DESIGN OF THIN WALL REINFORCED CONCRETE SEMICIRCULAR ARCH USING DIMENSION RATIO
• ELASTIC BUCKLING STRENGTH OF BURIED FLEXIBLE CULVERTS
• FAILURE OF FLEXIBLE LONG-SPAN CULVERTS UNDER EXCEPTIONAL LIVE LOADS
• FIELD PERFORMANCE OF CORRUGATED METAL BOX CULVERTS
• INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY OF C 850 BOX CULVERTS
• LATERALLY LOADED CAST-IN-DRILLED-HOLE PILES
• LEAST COST (LIFE CYCLE) ANALYSIS MICROCOMPUTER PROGRAM (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS: KEY ASSUMPTIONS AND SENSITIVITY OF RESULTS
• LIFE-CYCLE COST FOR DESIGN OF ARMY DRAINAGE STRUCTURES (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• OPTIMUM GEOMETRIC SHAPES OF PRECAST CONCRETE ARCH STRUCTURES OF 24-, 30-, AND 40-FT SPANS (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• PIPECAR AND BOXCAR MICROCOMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR THE DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE AND BOX SECTIONS
• SEISMIC RESPONSE OF TIEBACK WALLS: A PILOT STUDY
• SERVICE LIFE MODEL VERIFICATION FOR CONCRETE PIPE CULVERTS IN OHIO (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
• SOME OBSERVATIONS ON FLEXIBLE PIPE RESPONSE TO LOAD