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Structural Benefits of Concrete Paving of Deteriorated Metal Culvert Inverts

Fekrat, Abdul Qaium
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9919-1585
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1541975540368335

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Civil Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
Inverts of many corrugated metal culverts in North America eventually deteriorate due to a combination of abrasive soil particles transported by the flow and exposure to moist (low resistivity) soils. In some areas, drainage water is acidic which exasperates the degradation process further. A traditional and economic method for sustaining lifespan of such deteriorated culverts has been to pave the invert using concrete reinforced with wire mesh (as specified by ODOT CMS 611.11). Structural benefits of this practice were examined in this dissertation by conducting field live load tests and three-dimensional computer simulations. Responses of in-service steel culverts to applied static axle loads were studied and compared among the intact state, the severely deteriorated state, and the rehabilitated state. It was confirmed that invert paving can restore the structural integrity of deteriorated metal culverts back to their intact status. Additionally, ultimate load bearing capacity of corrugated steel pipes was examined by performing a series of extreme load tests. It was observed that excessive reinforcement, more than that specified by ODOT CMS 611.11, is needed to restore metal culverts under extreme load applications. Finally, a closed form solution was presented to aid in the design of the invert pavement for deteriorated metal culverts.
Teruhisa Masada, Dr. (Advisor)
275 p.
Civil Engineering
Corrugated Metal Pipe; Finite Elements; Field Live Load Test

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  • Fekrat, A. Q. (2018). Structural Benefits of Concrete Paving of Deteriorated Metal Culvert Inverts [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1541975540368335

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fekrat, Abdul Qaium. Structural Benefits of Concrete Paving of Deteriorated Metal Culvert Inverts. 2018. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1541975540368335.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fekrat, Abdul Qaium. "Structural Benefits of Concrete Paving of Deteriorated Metal Culvert Inverts." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1541975540368335

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