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<br /> Shane Range of Sizes Common Uses <br /> 8 Culverts, subdrams. sewers, service <br />Round 6 in,-16 tt tunnels. etc. All plates same radius. <br /> For medium and high fills (or trenches}. <br /> 8 Culverts, sewers, service tunnels, re- <br />Vertically, 4-11 tt covery tunnels. Plates of varying <br />elongated nominal: before radii; shop fabrication. For appearance <br />(ellipse) elongating and where backfill compactlon is only <br />5% is common moderate. <br /> >R!se Span x Rise Where headroom is limited. Has <br /> 18in.xlIin. <br />Pipe-arch 10 hydraulic advantages at low flows. <br /> j 20 tt 7 in.l Corner plate radius. 18 inches or 31 <br /> -Span,..- 13tt1in, inches for structur'1l plate. <br /> /' " Rte Span 1 Rise <br /> 5ft8in.x <br />Underpass. 5 tt 9 in, For pedestrians, livestock or vehicles <br /> I to (structural plate), <br /> j 10 tt 4 in, x <br /> -Span-l 17 tt 9 in, <br /> ( \' Span x Rise <br />Arch R~se 6ttxltt9"IO, For low clearance large waterway open- <br />to ing,andaesthetics(structuralplate). <br /> !--Span---i 15 tt x 11 tt 6 in, <br />Horizootal g Span Culverts, grade separations, storm <br />Ellipse 10-40 tt sewers, tunnels. <br />Pear D Span Grade separations. culverts, storm <br />15-30 tt sewers, tunnels. <br />High Profile -[span) Span Culverts, grade separations. storm <br />Arch 20-45 tt sewers, tunnels. Ammo ammunition mag- <br />azines. earth covered storage. <br />low Profile -(span) Span low-Wide waterway enclosures, culverts, <br />Arch 20-50 ft storm sewers. <br />Box Culverts 9 Span low-wide waterway enclosures, culverts, <br />10-11 ft storm sewers. <br /> Soecials Various For lining old structures or other <br /> special purposes. Special fabrication. <br /> <br />*fof IqUlllru CII( delflnce, the l'1Und saape is len.rally more ICOflOffltcallnd simpler to ISsemlIII. <br /> <br />Source: Handbook of Steel Drainage and Highway Construction Products <br />American Iron and Steel Institute <br /> <br />Exhibit 11. Standard corrugated steel culvert shapes. <br /> <br />20 <br />