Circular concrete pipes can be replaced with precast concrete box culverts. Box culverts drain large amounts of water and have a higher flow rate than pipes. Box culverts are stronger and easier to install than other materials.
Box culverts, which are commonly used for drainage, can also be used as tunnels, storage, or material handling. Some culverts also serve as bridges, accommodating both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Other culverts are small, and Arto Precast can make culverts in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Box culverts, which are commonly used for drainage, can also be used as tunnels, storage, or material handling. Some culverts also serve as bridges, accommodating both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Other culverts are small, and Arto Precast can make culverts in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Designs for Precast Box Culverts
Precast box culverts come in a variety of sizes. Standard box sizes range from three feet wide and two feet tall to twelve feet by twelve feet. Precast box culverts are typically sold in six and eight-foot lengths. We also make custom sizes to fit specific project requirements.
Other characteristics include:
- Joints: Tongue and groove points on precast box sections allow for mastic joint compound packing. Preformed mastic or butyl gaskets, or even mortar, can be used to help seal the joints.
- Linings and Coatings: A wide range of linings and coatings are available to extend the lifespan of your project.
- Three-sided bridge: units provide structural integrity while allowing for a natural stream bed. These bridges are environmentally friendly and have no impact on the waterway or ecosystem.
- Headwalls: Headwalls are used at the inlet and outlet of a pipe system and are primarily intended for use with box culverts. They are also known as wing walls and can be used at stormwater system outlets.
- Precast footings: These footings can be stored until needed and then simply dropped into place.
Codes will also have an impact on precast box culvert designs. Precast box culvert designs used for bridges in Karnataka must meet standard specifications. This includes the strength and reinforcement of the concrete. Precast reinforced concrete box culverts are also used in more complex designs like stream crossings and highway underpasses.
Precast Box Culverts Have What Advantages?
Some culverts are built on-site by pouring concrete, but precast concrete products have several advantages. Here are a few advantages of precast box culverts:
- Culverts are designed to meet or exceed the required load capacity. Precast concrete can be used to support pedestrians, livestock, automobiles, and rail transportation, among other things.
- Precast concrete made in a controlled environment allows for strict control during casting. Weather variations, which are common in India and South Asia, can degrade the quality of poured concrete.
- There are fewer delays because precast concrete culverts are manufactured ahead of time. When it comes to installation, culverts necessitate the use of a crane and a small work crew. Other construction can begin once the structure has been placed, backfilled, and put into service. This ease of installation reduces costly delays.
- Allow it to rain: Rain, temperature, and site conditions are not factors in the manufacture of precast products. Precast concrete is installed in both wet and cold weather conditions.
- Budget and environmental friendliness: Precast box culverts require fewer workers and hours to install, which saves money. When possible, we use recycled materials and water. We strive to improve our methods in order to have the least possible impact on the environment.
Box Culverts Have a Wide Range of Applications
Some culverts are built on-site by pouring concrete, but precast concrete products have several advantages. Here are a few advantages of precast box culverts:
- Making waterway passages - A precast box culvert can remove obstructions beneath the water, restoring habitat for fish and other aquatic species.
- Creating urban trails - A multi-cell design can provide pedestrians and cyclists with safe passage beneath highways and greenways.
- Underground access - In urban areas, law enforcement agencies have used precast box culverts to create underground paths from station to jail. Box culverts also allow materials to be moved beneath a street rather than over it.
- Rainwater runoff management - Multi-cell precast box culvert storage areas collect and hold rainwater runoff overload. This enables local water treatment facilities to manage the excess and reintroduce it into the system.
- Rainwater runoff management - Multi-cell precast box culvert storage areas collect and hold rainwater runoff overload. This enables local water treatment facilities to manage the excess and reintroduce it into the system.
- Simulating military environments - For military training exercises, precast box culverts were used to replicate Afghanistan's cave environment.
- Constructing industrial passages - Because of their exceptional strength, precast box culverts can be used as ducts for electrical cables, hot water, oil, steam, or air.
Are you prepared to use high-quality precast concrete box culverts on your next construction project? Do you have any questions about other applications for box culverts?
Contact Arto Precast today and find out what we can do for you!
Contact Arto Precast today and find out what we can do for you!