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Culvert Design and Load Distribution Guide

A culvert allows water to flow under a road or railroad from one side to the other. Culverts are typically embedded in soil and can be made of pipe, reinforced concrete, or other materials. This document provides an example of designing a reinforced concrete slab culvert, including preliminary dimensions, dead load calculations, and bending moment calculations.

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Culvert Design and Load Distribution Guide

A culvert allows water to flow under a road or railroad from one side to the other. Culverts are typically embedded in soil and can be made of pipe, reinforced concrete, or other materials. This document provides an example of designing a reinforced concrete slab culvert, including preliminary dimensions, dead load calculations, and bending moment calculations.

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A culvert is a structure that allows water
to flow under a road,
railroad, trail, or similar obstruction from
one side to the other side.
Typically embedded so as to be
surrounded by soil, a culvert may be
made from a pipe, reinforced concrete or
other material.
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Example of R.C. Slab culvert Design

Given data
Width of bridge: 12m
No footpath provided
M25
Fe415
Clear span =5m
Height of vent =3.0m
Wearing course thickness =56mm asphalt concret
Design of deck slab
(i)Preliminary dimensions:
(ii)Slab thickness assumed 550mm
(iii)Using 20mm dia bar & clear cover 50 mm
Dead loads
Weight  per m^2 of Slab = thickness x density of concrete
= 0.550 x 25
=13.75 KN

Wearing course per m^2 of slab =2.0 KN/m^2


Total dead load = 15.75 KN/M^2

Bending moment due to dead load


=57.40875 KNm
Bending moment due to
IRC Class AA wheeled vehicle

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