STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF SINGLE CELL BOX CULVERT

Based on AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design 2007 SI

Client: GeoData Survey Company  Designed By:  Ali Akbar Shaikhzadeh
Shaikhzadeh
Job a!e"Station: Culvert Structural Design #eri$ied By:

I%&T DATA
CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, f'c 28 MPA

REBAR YIELD STRENGTH, fy 420 MPA

CONCRETE #NIT % EIGHT, γ c 24 kN/cu

SAT#RATED SOIL #NIT %EIGHT, γ 1 !8 kN/cu

HEIGHT O"C#LVERT, H !$00 

% IDTH O" C#LVERT, B 2000 

THICNESS O" SIDE %ALLS,   &$0 

THICNESS O" TOP SLAB,  1 &$0 

THICNESS O" BOTTOM SLAB,  ;1 &$0 

DEPTH O" "ILL, . f  2000 

IMPOSED SERVICE DEAD LOADS,  6 0 P(

 ALLO%ABLE SOIL PRESS#RE,  ( !44 P(

SOIL ANGLE O" "RCITION, φ &0 D)*+

PRE"ERRED REBAR SIE !2 

CONCRETE COVER TO REBAR CENTER -$  Design Summary 

NO+ O" REIN"ORCEMENT LAYERS 2 S.)( S(u1 O'('

MAIN REIN"ORCEMENT SPACING 200  ")3u) S(u1 O'('

TEMPERAT#RE REIN"OR+ SPACING 200  S5 P)11u) S(u1 O'('

LOADS O TH) C&L#)RT

C&L#)RT
" .) 6)15*7 u1)1 ( 7)9)) )7*. f .) cu:) 51 c7156))6+

Top Slab
Vehicular Live Loads (HS 20 AASHTO Truck)
I7cu6) 5:) (61 5f . f   2400 .f  > 2000  LL *onsidered' D)15*7 B(

Mu5) )1)7c) f(c !+20 T(ff5c (:)57* (()  1(7

% 56. f 6515;u)6 (6 <(()  1(7= 22$0 

L)7*. f 6515;u)6 (6 <))76+  1(7= 4$!0  )+,i-' ./eel loads dont o-erla1'
P)11u) 57)715y ( .) 1)c5f5)6 6). f f5 -+!4 P( %.)) L(6 > -2+$ N
L57)( (6 7 .)  1(; -+!4 N/

Dynamic Load Allowance (Imac! "ac!or)

IM > &&<! 9 0+0004! . f =  0@ $+?4 @ "(c f 57c)(157* 5:) (6 6u) 
I7c)(1)6 57)( 5:) (6 ?+08 N/ I(c (76 u5) )1)7c) f(c

#ei$h! o% ear!h %ill 

L57)( )5*. f f5 7 .) 1(; &+00 N/

Imosed dead loads

L57)( 51)6 6)(6 (61 7 .) 1(; 0 N/

Sel%wei$h! 
L57)( 1)f )5*. f .) 1(; 8+4 N/

Side Walls
Soil ressure
k(. > <! 9 157 φ = / <! F 157 φ = 0+&&&
Suc.(*) 7 156) (1 6u)   15 &+0 P(

H)5*. f 1uc.(*) <.' > 1 / γ 1 = 2+0 

L57)( )11u) ( .) ; f .) 156) ( 2!+0 kN/

Sel%wei$h! 
T 156) (1 >   <H 9  ;1 9 1= γ c !&+4 N

Bottom Slab
Sel% wei$h! o% !he whole s!ruc!ure
L57)( 15 )11u) 6u)  1u+ 1)f)5*. $?+$2 kN/ S)) 7) !

Vehicular Live Loads (HS 20 AASHTO Truck)

L57)( 15 )11u) 6u)  5:) (61 ?+08 N/ S)) 7) !

FACTOR)D LOAD DIARA3S

L(6 f(c f 6)(6 (6 !+2$
L(6 f(c f .57( )(. )11u) !+$0
L(6 f(c f 5:) (6 !+-$
44'40
56'00 56'00

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78'8

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"EM !+2$ 92&+80 2&+80 9!+2$ !+&? 9&0+!0 &0+!0 9!+&?
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D515;u57 ?+2 &+8$ 9&+8$ 9?+2 8+8 &+4- 9&+4- 98+8
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D515;u57 4+48 !+-? 9!+-? 94+48 4+8 !+8- 9!+8- 94+8
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D515;u57 2+&! 0+?2 90+?2 92+&! 2+2- 0+?! 90+?! 92+2-
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D515;u57 0+2? 0+!! 90+!! 90+2? 0+2? 0+!! 90+!! 90+2?

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  +   +   +   +   +
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