Date
03 Jun 1988, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Abstract
Compaction of backfill produces soil stresses and earth pressures which are not amenable to analysis by conventional methods. These compaction-induced earth pressures can produce stresses and deformations in flexible buried culvert structures which may significantly affect the stability and performance of these structures. This paper presents the results of a study in which deformations of a long-span flexible metal culvert were measured during carefully monitored backfill operations. These field measurements were then compared with the results of finite element analyses in order to investigate (a) the influence of compaction effects on culvert stresses and deformations, and (b) the ability of recently developed finite element analysis procedures to accurately model these compaction effects. The structure being monitored suffered excessive and unacceptable deformations which were shown to be primarily the result of compaction effects; these were well modelled by the analyses performed.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1988 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Seed, Raymond B. and Ou, Chang-Yu, "Compaction-Induced Distress of a Long-Span Culvert Overpass Structure" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 16.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session6/16
Compaction-Induced Distress of a Long-Span Culvert Overpass Structure
Compaction of backfill produces soil stresses and earth pressures which are not amenable to analysis by conventional methods. These compaction-induced earth pressures can produce stresses and deformations in flexible buried culvert structures which may significantly affect the stability and performance of these structures. This paper presents the results of a study in which deformations of a long-span flexible metal culvert were measured during carefully monitored backfill operations. These field measurements were then compared with the results of finite element analyses in order to investigate (a) the influence of compaction effects on culvert stresses and deformations, and (b) the ability of recently developed finite element analysis procedures to accurately model these compaction effects. The structure being monitored suffered excessive and unacceptable deformations which were shown to be primarily the result of compaction effects; these were well modelled by the analyses performed.
