Best practices for assessing culvert health and determining appropriate rehabilitation methods : a research project in support of operational requirements for the South Carolina Department of Transportation : final report.

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• Creators:
  Piratla, Kalyan R. ; Pang, Weichiang ; Jin, He ; Stoner, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  Clemson University. Department of Civil Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  South Carolina. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Materials and Research ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Culverts
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Structural deterioration and defects Culvert inspection
  • culvert rehabilitation
  • culvert deterioration
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SC-17-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  South Carolina;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  South Carolina. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Materials and Research
• Abstract:
  Due to the invisibility of buried culverts from the surface, they often get ignored until a ; problem such as road settlement or flooding arises. Many of the existing culverts in the US ; are in a deteriorated state having reached the end of their useful design life. Consequently, ; there have been several reported cases of culvert failures that caused the collapse of roads ; which pose a significant safety risk to motorists. The overarching goal of this research project ; is to provide technical guidance to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) ; in effectively managing their culvert infrastructure. Four specific objectives identified are: (1) ; develop guidance on the latest culvert inspection techniques for use by SCDOT; (2) develop a ; deterioration model to predict the future condition of culverts; (3) develop a risk‐based ; renewal prioritization model for deteriorating culverts; and (4) develop guidance for selecting ; optimal renewal methods given the culvert material, size, and user preferences. The findings ; of this study provide preliminary guidance for the management of culvert infrastructure by ; maintenance departments at state and district levels. Specifically, the models developed for ; deterioration prediction, risk‐based prioritization, and renewal selection would aid in ; effective short‐term and long‐term planning of culvert infrastructure maintenance.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR 718
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32110/dot_32110_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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