ASTM B864/B864M-00(2007)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Corrugated Aluminum Box Culverts
Standard Specification for Corrugated Aluminum Box Culverts
ABSTRACT
This specification covers the requirements for material, geometric, and wall section properties of aluminum box culverts manufactured from corrugated plate or sheet with attached rib stiffeners, for field assembly. Suitable fasteners and optional materials such as aluminum invert plates and headwalls are also described here. Material applications include surface water gravity flow drainage conduits like culverts and storm drains, small bridge, and grade separation structure conduits like pedestrian or vehicular underpasses, and utility tunnels. This specification does not cover the requirements for foundations, backfill, the relationship between earth cover or live loads and strength requirements, or the hydraulic design of these structures. The required plastic moment capacities should be determined for both the crown and haunch segments of the box culverts.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers material, geometric, and wall section properties of aluminum box culverts manufactured from corrugated plate or sheet, with attached rib stiffeners, for field assembly. Appropriate fasteners and optional materials, such as aluminum invert plates and headwalls, are also described. Applications for aluminum box culverts include conduits for gravity flow drainage of surface water, such as culverts and storm drains, as well as for small bridges and grade separation structures such as pedestrian or vehicular underpasses, and utility tunnels.
1.2 This specification does not include requirements for foundations, backfill, or the relationship between earth cover or live loads and strength requirements. These important design considerations are described in the AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges.
1.3 This specification does not include requirements for the hydraulic design of these structures. Hydraulic design, placement of footings or inverts, and end treatments to resist scour are described in FHWA HDS No. 5.
1.4 lists nominal dimensions of box culvert sizes commonly available. Also listed are cross-sectional area and hydraulic design parameters for these sizes.
1.5 lists manufacturer's suggested design properties for the rib stiffener types, spacing classes, and material thicknesses described in this specification.
1.6 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
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Designation: B 864/B 864M – 00 (Reapproved 2007)
Standard Specification for
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Corrugated Aluminum Box Culverts
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 864/B 864M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers material, geometric, and wall 2.1 ASTM Standards:
section properties of aluminum box culverts manufactured A 36/A 36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel
from corrugated plate or sheet, with attached rib stiffeners, for A 123/A 123M Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galva-
field assembly. Appropriate fasteners and optional materials, nized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products
such as aluminum invert plates and headwalls, are also A 153/A 153M Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on
described. Applications for aluminum box culverts include Iron and Steel Hardware
conduits for gravity flow drainage of surface water, such as A 307 Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 60
culverts and storm drains, as well as for small bridges and 000 PSI Tensile Strength
grade separation structures such as pedestrian or vehicular A 563 Specification for Carbons and Alloy Steel Nuts
underpasses, and utility tunnels. A 563M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts
1.2 This specification does not include requirements for [Metric]
foundations,backfill,ortherelationshipbetweenearthcoveror B 221/B 221M Specification forAluminum andAluminum-
live loads and strength requirements. These important design Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Shapes and Tubes.
considerations are described in the AASHTO Standard Speci- B 746/B 746M Specification for Corrugated Aluminum Al-
fications for Highway Bridges. loy Structural Plate for Field-Bolted Pipe, Pipe-Arches,
1.3 This specification does not include requirements for the and Arches
hydraulic design of these structures. Hydraulic design, place- B 790/B 790M Practice for Structural Design of Corrugated
ment of footings or inverts, and end treatments to resist scour Aluminum Pipe, Pipe-Arches, and Arches for Culverts,
are described in FHWA HDS No. 5. Storm Sewers, and Other Buried Conduits
1.4 Appendix X1 lists nominal dimensions of box culvert 2.2 AASHTO Standard:
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sizes commonly available. Also listed are cross-sectional area Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges
and hydraulic design parameters for these sizes. 2.3 FHWA Standard:
1.5 Appendix X2 lists manufacturer’s suggested design HDS No. 5, Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts, Report
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properties for the rib stiffener types, spacing classes, and No. FHWA-IP-85-15
material thicknesses described in this specification.
3. Terminology
1.6 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each 3.1.1 box culvert—a generally rectangular conduit having a
cross section symmetric about a vertical axis, with a long
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the radius crown segment, short radius haunch segments, and
straight side segments, with rib stiffeners (see Fig. 1).
two systems may result in nonconformance with the specifi-
cation. 3.1.2 crown—the long radius top arc segment of a box
culvert cross section (see Fig. 1).
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light Available from American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Metals and Alloys and is under the direct responsibility of B07.08 on Aluminum Officials (AASHTO), 444 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite 249, Washington, DC 20001,
Culvert. http://www.transportation.org.
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Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally Available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port
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FIG. 1 Box Culvert Geometry
3.1.3 haunch—the short radius segments at the upper cor- 4.2.4 Class C Spacing, consisting of
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