Seventeenth Statewide Conference on Local Bridges

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Culvert Design & Rating

In Accordance with AASHTO LRFD Specifications

Training Session: Culvert Design, Analysis - talk 4 Presented by: Peter Eriksson, P.E. Eriksson Technologies, Inc
17th Statewide Conference on Local Bridges Preconference Training October 25, 2011 Syracuse, NY

Culvert Design & Rating

In Accordance with AASHTO LRFD Specifications

Presentation Agenda
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. LRFD Culvert Design Process ETCulvert Overview Design Example Live Demo Questions

17th Statewide Conference on Local Bridges Preconference Training October 25, 2011 Syracuse, NY
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1. LRFD CULVERT DESIGN

Loads
Permanent Loads

- Dead Loads: DC, DW - Earth Loads: EH, EV, ES Transient Loads - Live Load: HL93, permit, etc. - Water Load

Limit States
Strength

Structural Modeling

- Shear, flexure Service - Cracking - Deflections - Stresses Fatigue Extreme Event

4-Sided (Box)

3-Sided

Analysis
Permanent Loads Transient Loads

Flexural Strength
Must satisfy: Mr = Mn Mu

Fill Depth Skew Effects Surcharge Dynamic Load Allowance

Minimum steel

Shear Strength
Must satisfy:

Computing Vc
Box Culverts

- Vr = Vn Vu - Vn = Vc + Vn

- Fills 2

- Fills < 2

Use 5.14.5.2 for slabs Use 5.8.3 for walls - Thickness 16, 5.8.3.4.2 - Thickness < 16, 5.8.3.4.1 Use 5.8.3 for all members

3-Sided Structures

- For all fill depths:

Use 5.8.3 for all members

LRFD 5.14.5.3

LRFD 5.8.3
5.8.3.4.1: Simplified Method

LRFD 5.8.3
5.8.3.4.2: General Method

Crack Control
LRFD 5.7.3.4

Fatigue
LRFD 5.5.3

Distribution Reinforcement
LRFD 9.7.3.2

Shrinkage & Temperature

4-Sided (Boxes)

Load Rating
Manual for Bridge Evaluation (MBE)

- LRFD 5.10.8 3-Sided - LRFD 12.14.5.8

2. ETCULVERT OVERVIEW

ETCulvert Overview
Environment & Language Program Scope User Interface Modeling Loads & Load Cases Analysis & Design Detailing Output & Reporting

Environment & Language

Language

Program Scope
Culvert Types

- C# using MS Visual Studio Environment - Windows - .NET Platform - Stand-Alone Application - ParaBridge

- Precast or CIP - 3-Sided or 4-Sided (box) Cells: 1 to 4 Spec Support - AASHTO Standard: 17th ed. (2002) - AASHTO LRFD: 5th ed. (2010) - NYDOT provisions Analysis, Design & Rating

Modeling
Physical:

Loads & Load Cases

Load types:

- Up to 4 cells - Vertical walls - Haunches at wall/slab interface Structural: - 3D space frame engine - Structural model as per current practice - Flexible enhancements for future

- All AASHTO loads - User-defined loads - Live load library Load Combinations - Per AASHTO - User override

Analysis & Design

Full Structural Analysis Element Design:

Detailing
Provide Bar Sizes and Cutoffs Scaled Sketches Bar Tables 3D Interference Checking Export to CAD

- Top Slab - Walls - Bottom Slab Load Rating - LFD - LRFR

User Interface
Interface similar to existing library:

Output & Reporting

Graphical Output

- PSBeam - ET Pier - ParaBridge Three types of views: - Main view - Graphical view - Detailed text reports

- Concise, well-formatted output - Shop drawing-like output - Graphs of:

Analysis results Main design results

Text Reports

- Detailed report - Summary report

3. DESIGN EXAMPLE

New Project

Main View

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Job Information

Project Settings

Properties Physical Dims

Properties Materials

Loads

Loads

Loads

Load & Resistance Factors

Analysis Options

Flexural Steel

Shear Steel

Results - Graphical

3D Rendering Solid View

3D Rendering Wireframe

Results Text Report

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4. DEMO

Questions