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Culvert Design

A culvert is a hydraulic structure that allows water to flow under a road or railroad from one side to the other. Culverts can be constructed of concrete or other materials and come in various shapes and sizes. The design of a culvert involves considering factors like load cases, live loads, effective width, and codes to ensure the structural elements can withstand bending moments and shear forces.

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Culvert Design

A culvert is a hydraulic structure that allows water to flow under a road or railroad from one side to the other. Culverts can be constructed of concrete or other materials and come in various shapes and sizes. The design of a culvert involves considering factors like load cases, live loads, effective width, and codes to ensure the structural elements can withstand bending moments and shear forces.

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Design criteria &

procedure for
conveyance
structure-
culvert
INTRODUCTION

A hydraulic structure is a structure submerged or partially submerged in any body of water, which
disrupts the natural flow of water. They can be used to divert, disrupt or completely stop the
flow. A hydraulic structure can be built in rivers, a sea, or any body of water where there is a need
for a change in the natural flow of water. Culvert is a hydraulic 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. Culverts can be constructed of a variety of
materials including cast-in-place or precast concrete. Culverts are commonly used both as cross-
drains for ditch relief and to pass water under a road at natural drainage and stream crossings. A
culvert may be a bridge-like structure designed to allow vehicle or pedestrian traffic to cross over
the waterway while allowing adequate passage for the water. Culverts come in many sizes and
shapes including round, elliptical, and box-like constructions. The culvert type and shape
selection are based on a number of factors including requirements for hydraulic performance,
limitation on upstream water surface elevation, and roadway embankment height. The
structural design involves consideration of load cases (box empty, full, surcharge loads etc.) and
factors like live load, effective width, braking force, dispersal of load through fill, impact factor,
co-efficient of earth pressure etc. The structural elements are required to be designed to withstand
maximum bending moment and shear force. Relevant Codes are required to be referred
FUNCTIONS

1. Culvert is used to provide a way as a hydraulic structure to any stream or flow under or
over roads, or railways.

2. Culvert serves as a pathway to traffic when it is constructed under the roads and trails.
CLEAR PICTURES/FIGURES
DESIGN PROCEEDURE (WITH APPROPRIATE CODES AND STANDARDS)
DETAILED CALCULATIONS
RESULTS & DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

1. Researchgate-
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340102718_Design_of_a_Box_Culvert

2. Wikipedia-cukvert- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culvert

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