Development of a Load Distribution Program for Design and Load Rating of Buried Culverts and Pipes

The objective of this research is to develop a load distribution program which can compute equivalent loading areas on fill above the buried structures considering the effect of pavements (rigid pavement, flexible pavement, or unpaved road). This program will consider different types, thicknesses, and materials for pavement layers, types and dimensions of culverts and pipes, and loading configurations, positions, and magnitudes. The computed equivalent loading areas can be input into the current American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) design software available to Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) for design and load rating of buried culverts and pipes.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $45680
• Contract Numbers:

  K-TRAN: KU-16-5

  RE-0697-01

  C2077

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754
• Managing Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754
• Project Managers:

  Jones, John

  Culbertson, John

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kansas, Lawrence

  1530 West 15th Street
  Lawrence, KS  United States  66045
• Principal Investigators:

  Han, Jie

  Parsons, Robert

• Start Date: 20160120
• Expected Completion Date: 20180331
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Culverts; Flexible pavements; Load factor; Pavement layers; Pipe culverts; Rigid pavements; Thickness; Underground structures
• Identifier Terms: Kansas Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01593497
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Kansas Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: K-TRAN: KU-16-5, RE-0697-01, C2077
• Files: RiP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 11 2016 5:27PM