FLOOD06430

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Conduits, Culverts and Pipes
• Date: 3/3/1969
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Office of the Chief of Engineers
Washington, D.C. 20315

Manual
No. 1110-2-2902

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ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
CONDUITS, CULVERTS AND PIPES

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE _ _ _ _ _ __ _ u _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u __ _ _ u __ u u

APPLICABILITY _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ______ _ _ __ __ __ ______ ____

CONDUIT SHAPES _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ u _

LOADS u __ __ _ u _ __ u __ u _ u u _ __ u u u
a. Groundwater and Surcharge Water _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
b. Water Pressure Inside the Conduit u u _ u _ u _ u _ _ _ u _ ___
c. Distribution of Concentrated Live Loads _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
d. Loading Conditions Due to Backfill _ _ _ _ _ _ __ u _ u _ __ _ _ u u
(1) Condition I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ _ u _ u u __ u _ u u
(2) Condition II . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(3) Condition III _ _ . _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(4) Special Conditions u______________________u

DESIGN u _ _ _ _ u __ u u _ u u _ _ u _ __ __ _ _ _ u _ ____
a. Reinforced Concrete Design Stresses _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(1) Cast-in-Place Conduits __ _ _ u u u u _ _ u u u
(2) Rectangular Box Culverts _ . _ _ _ _ _ __
b. Design Procedure _ _ _ _ . _ .. _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _
(1) General u u u u _ _ _ _ u u u u _ _ _
(2) Reinforcement _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(3) Calculation of Transverse Reinforcements . _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ .
(4) Ultimate Strength Design Method u _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ u _
c. Joints and Collars u _ u u __ u u _ u u u
d. Waterstops _. _ . _ _ __
e. Camber _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CULVERTS ... _ _ _ _ _ __
a. Determination of Required Capacity _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
b. Features Affecting Structure Capacity _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(1) Location _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ u u _ _ u _ u
(2) Grade and Camber. _ _ _ _ _.. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(3) Entrance and Outlet Conditions _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PIPES u _ _ _ _ _ u u _ __ u u __ U _ _ u _ __
a. Application u _ _ _ _ _ __ u _ u u _ __ . _ u __ _ _ u _
b. Types _ u _ u u u _ u _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ u
(1) Vitrified-Clay and Concrete Pipe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(2) Cast Iron and Steel Pipe. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ u _ u _ _
(3) Flexible Metal Pipe u _ u u u __ u u u u _ __
(4) Asbestos-Cement Pipe u _ __ __ _ _ __ __ u _ _ _ _ __ u _ u__

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EM lUO-S-ltOJ

3 Mar 1969

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