Behavior of Rigid and Flexible Culvert Pipes Under Deep Fill.

摘要

The primary objective of the research reported here was to determine the response and behavior of both a flexible,corrugated steel culvert and a rigid,reinforced concrete culvert subjected to loads imposed by unusually deep fill. Since current design practices of such culverts are,to a large extent,empirical and based on previous field experience, a better understanding of the behavior of such culverts and their corresponding stresses and deformations under load will significantly aid in improving design procedures and,correspondingly,result in reduced construction costs.