DESIGN CALCULATIONS OF BOX CULVERT

1.1 DESIGN DATA

GENERAL INFORMATION
This design is for the following Structure

Type Existing Chainage (CA) Design Chainage (CA) Proposed Chainage (P&P)

Box Culvert 357+388 357+388 357+388

RCC Box Box Culvert

Wearing Coat/Pavement = 0.420m PQC+DLC

Earth Cushion 0.000 m

0.350 m
Typical Haunch of
0.150 x 0.150 1.50 m
0.300 m 0.300 m 1.865 m

3.00 m

0.000 m 0.000 m

0.380 m

1.65 1.65

3.300 m

Base pressure = 7.6 t/m2 < 10.0 t/m2 Hence, OK

1.2 DIMENSION DETAILS

No of cells = 1 No.s
Skew Angle = 0 deg.
Effective Span C/C = 1x 3.300 m
Effective Span C/C (Skew) = 1x 3.300 m
Clear Span = 1x 3.00 m
Clear Span (Skew) = 1x 3.00 m
Clear Height (Max) = 1.500 m
Width of Box = 14.00 m
Width of Box (Skew) = 14.00 m
Wearing coat thickness (Overlaying taken into consideration) = 0.420 m PQC
Max Ht of fill (except W.C / P.C.C / pavement layers) over the top slab = 0.000 m
Min Ht of fill (except W.C / P.C.C / pavement layers) over the top slab = 0.000 m
Thickness of Top slab = 0.350 m
Thickness of Bottom slab = 0.380 m
Thickness of External Vertical Wall square = 0.300
Thickness of External Vertical Wall skew = 0.300 m
Size of Haunch = 0.150 m
x 0.150 m
Width of Parapet Wall/ Crash Barrier = 0.500 m
Width of Safety kerb = 0.00 m
Distance of edge of parapet wall/Crash Barrier from edge of box = 0.50 m
Height of surcharge = 1.20 m
Safe Bearing Capacity of the soil = 10.0 t/m2
Permissible Settlement = 25 mm = 0.025 m

1.3 MATERIAL PROPERTIES

Density of concrete = 25 KN/m3
Density of soil (Dry) = 20 KN/m3
Density of soil (submerged condition) = 10 KN/m3
Density of wearing coat PQC+DLC = 25.0 KN/m3
Angle of internal friction (in degree) = 30 deg
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest = 0.500
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest submerged = 0.500

1.4 DESIGN PARAMETERS

Grade of Concrete = M 35
Grade of Reinforcement = Fe 500
Clear Cover for earth face structural component = 0.075 m
Clear Cover for inside face/ top slab structural component = 0.050 m
Clear Cover for bottom slab = 0.075 m
Exposure Condition = Moderate