Concrete Pipe and Box Culverts

THIS COMPILATION OF Selected Technical Papers, STP1601, Concrete Pipe and Box Culverts, contains peer-reviewed papers that were presented at a symposium held December 7, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, USA. The symposium was sponsored by ASTM International Committee C13 on Concrete Pipe.

Symposium Chairpersons and STP Editors:
John Meyer
Consultant
Wales, WI, USA

Josh Beakley
American Concrete Pipe Association
Irving, TX, USA

Table of Contents

Overview

Lap Weld Strength of Reinforced Concrete Pipe Cages
George Hand II, David Schnerch, and Kimberly L. Spahn

The History and Application of the Three-Edge Bearing Test for Concrete Pipe
Eric Carleton, Steve Hiner, and John Kurdziel

The Evolution of the Application of Highway Live Loads to Buried Concrete Pipe
Josh Beakley

Research and Concepts Behind the ASTM C1818 Specification for Synthetic Fiber Concrete Pipes
Ashley Wilson, Ali Abolmaali, Yeonho Park, and Emmanuel Attiogbe

History of Reinforced Concrete Low-Head Pressure Pipe Design
Corey L. Haeder

History of the ASTM Specifications for Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Sections
Steven J. DellaRusso and George Wayne Hodge

GFRP Reinforcements in Box Culvert Bridge: A Case Study After Two Decades of Service
Omid Gooranorimi, John Myers, and Antonio Nanni

Structural Design of ASTM C361 Low Head Pressure Pipe Joints
Corey L. Haeder

Evolution of Precast Box Culvert Joint and Sealing
Pardeep Sharma

Calculation Variations Between the Indirect and Direct Design Methods
Shawn R. Coombs and John Kurdziel