Optimization of the structural performance of buried reinforced concrete pipelines in cohesionless soils

O Alshboul, G Almasabha, A Shehadeh… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pipelines are widely used to transport water, wastewater, and energy products. However,
the recently published American Society of Civil Engineers report revealed that the USA …

Restoration of the bearing capacity of damaged transport constructions made of corrugated metal structures

V Kovalchuk, M Sysyn, Y Hnativ… - The Baltic journal of …, 2021 - journals.rtu.lv
The paper deals with damages of transport constructions made of corrugated metal
structures in the body of a railway track or a road during their operation. A constructive …

Structural performance of buried reinforced concrete pipelines under deep embankment soil

G Almasabha, A Shehadeh, O Alshboul… - Construction …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Buried pipelines under various soil embankment heights are cost-effective
alternatives to transporting liquid products. This paper aims to assist pipeline architects and …

Effect of live loads on top slab of cast-in-place reinforced concrete box culverts

A Peiris, A Cole, E Russell, C Hutchinson, I Harik - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete box culverts (RCBCs) designed according to old codes, using lighter
truck weights (eg, H15), may require posting when rated for current design and permit …

Experimental study and numerical simulation on failure process of reinforced concrete box culvert

Y Gong, Y Ma, G Tan, H Bi, Y Pang… - Advances in Civil …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Culvert is an important part of roads whose healthy operation is related to the efficiency and
safety of road transportation. Therefore, it is very important to evaluate the safety of culvert …

Numerical modeling of soil and surface foundation pressure effects on buried box culvert behavior

O Abuhajar, H El Naggar, T Newson - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Box culverts can be subjected to considerable induced earth pressure from overlaying
structures and foundations. Therefore, the effect of surface foundations on soil pressures …

Improved load rating of reinforced-concrete box culverts using depth-calibrated live-load attenuation

TA Wood, WD Lawson, JG Surles… - Journal of Bridge …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
This paper describes depth-calibrated live-load attenuation for the load rating of reinforced-
concrete box culverts using production-simplified models. In-plane depth calibration is …

Structural behavior of concrete box culverts under deep burial

A Shatnawi, G Almasabha… - Journal of Pipeline …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Culverts have been used to transmit surface drainage under roadways in place of typical
short-span bridges because they provide an economical construction system. In this paper …

The impact of geofoam on the bending moment characteristics of reinforced concrete box culverts for road under bridge (RUB) design

S Philip, R Rakendu, R Lal - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) box culverts for Road under Bridge design (RUB) have been
widely used in the construction of railways. RUB box culverts are typically exposed to dead …

Behaviour of intermediate stiffness culverts with recycled concrete aggregate backfill

AH Sohrabpour, M Long - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Intermediate stiffness culverts behave in a manner between that of rigid structures, where
the structural stiffness dominates, and flexible culverts where the soil properties are most …