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MEMBERS OF THE
BOX CULVERT ASSOCIATION
MILTON PRECAST
Milton Regis, Sittingbourne
Kent, ME10 2QF
Tel: 01795 425191 Fax: 01795 420360
Email: sales@miltonprecast.com
Web: www.miltonprecast.com
E-mail: boxca@britishprecast.org
Web: www.boxculvert.org.uk.
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Precast concrete box culverts The Box Culvert Association produces precast concrete culverts do not require
applications
CULVERTING
provide the ideal solution to a a standard specification which covers additional treatments to prolong service
WATERCOURSES wide range of civil engineering materials, manufacture, tolerances, external life or improve performance. They do
and construction applications. loading, design and detailing standards. not rust and the smooth internal finish
The specification also provides a check list of the concrete ensures optimum flow
ATTENUATION TANKS The traditional use is for diverting of information required from the specifier of water.
watercourses, but the versatility of these and provides for the issue of a compliance
structures sees them increasingly used for certificate. ∑ Precast culverts meet the current
ROAD CROSSINGS attenuation tanks, pedestrian subways, design-life requirements for buried
access shafts, service tunnels, sea outfalls, Box culverts which are to carry highway or structures. This ability to provide
road crossings and a variety of other railway loading are designed to current prolonged service life with minimum
MULTI-CELL applications where strength, durability and standards and specification as stipulated by maintenance makes box culverts the
economy are of paramount importance. the client. most economic means of diverting
CONSTRUCTI ON
watercourses and providing
Members of the Box Culvert Association – BENEFITS underground access and service shafts.
PIPE REPLACEMENT comprising all the leading manufacturers of Proven strength and performance
box culverts in the UK - offer the capability Speed of construction and accuracy
characteristics means long service life. of profile.
to design and manufacture structures to
PEDESTRIAN AND meet specific application requirements and Unlike structures manufactured from
loading conditions. alternative materials, such as steel,
VEHICLE SUBWAYS
SEA OUTFALLS
SHAFTS
PUMPING STATIONS
CHANNELS
PORTALS
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SEA OUTFALLS
ATTENUATION TANKS
CULVERTING OF Specially designed box culverts with SERVICE TUNNELS
WATERCOURSES Single or multiple runs of box culverts increased cover to reinforcement and
provide the most economic in-line or effective crack control provide the Box culverts provide an ideal solution for
This is a tried and tested method offline storage of storm water. In this durability to resist the most extreme accommodating and maintaining
of enabling development of land instance culverts can be supplied conditions and are, therefore, ideal for underground services.
which is crossed by watercourses. complete with end walls, access and pipe this type of application.
It offers economy combined with entry openings and are designed to carry
the best flow capacity, even when the loadings from highways, car parks or
the gradient is low and headroom PUMPING STATIONS
any other surcharge determined by the
and/or width is restricted. Lengths in ESCAPE TUNNELS
location. Used vertically box culverts can provide
excess of 1000 metres have been
culverted and where necessary Ideal solution for rapid and safe an easily constructed solution for the
splayed units can allow for changes underground escape from industrial and housing and servicing of ancillary valves
in direction. Openings for access and ROAD CROSSINGS commercial premises, car parks, shopping and pipework.
pipe entry can be incorporated centres and sports arenas.
Box culverts offer a cost effective
during manufacture.
solution and a rapid means of
CHANNELS
construction thus minimising closure
SHAFTS
periods and disruption. Provided with or without removable lids
Vertical access shafts can be constructed enabling a wide range of applications
using box culvert sections to provide from open water course diversion, to
MULTI-CELL access to deep utilities. service ducts for pipes and cables.
CONST RUCT ION
Rectangular box sections laid side by side, PORTALS
with a nominal gap to allow for relative
settlement, provide the largest flow A further variation of the box culvert for
capacity in the minimum space. uses including carrying existing water
courses and pipes etc in hard or rocky
ground.
PIPE REPLACEMENTS
Box culverts can be designed for as little
as 200mm cover and, where necessary,
for no side pressure relief from the
ground. As such they are a perfect
replacement for standard pipes
maximising the available flow area.
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BOX CULVERTS
technical
overview
CORNER SPLAYS TRENCH
PREPARATION
STANDARD All sections incorporate internal
- FLAT INVERT chamfered corners. To determine flow
Trenches are excavated along the
areas and discharge rates, enquiries
specified line and gradient of the box
should be made to individual
culvert + 300mm each side for most
manufacturers.
conditions. The formation should be
carefully trimmed to the required
J O INT ING depth and gradient, making allowance
for the thickness of the bedding.
SHAPED INVERT
Box culvert joints are rebated and in The shape and width of the
some instances may be left open. excavation should always comply with
However, a preformed strip the appropriate Health and Safety
compressed within the joint is usually requirements and clients specification.
used. (See separate guide to site
practice and associated CD-Rom for
further details of jointing and B EDDING
materials used).
Full load bearing capacity of an
installed box culvert is achieved with
MULTI CELL
FLO W CA PA CIT Y uniform support at the base.
The bedding layer - either a well
The flow capacity of a box culvert is compacted selected granular material
determined by a number of different or a concrete blinding layer – ensures
factors including gradient, roughness uniform support. Special measures for
coefficient and the geometry of inlet the box culvert will be required in
and outlet. The tailwater level can also poor ground conditions .
MAMMAL LEDGE affect the mode of flow and may
- SOLID prevent the box culvert from running
full or under uniform flow conditions LAYING THE CULVERTS
and, as a result, the flow capacity will
Box culverts are usually laid from the
be lower than the full discharge rate.
downstream end with sockets facing
upstream to receive the next culvert
CH O ICE O F S ECT IO N in line. Where preformed jointing
strips are used, the joints are closed
CANTILEVER SLAB Selection is based on finding the flow by pulling against the box culverts
capacity that meets the design rate of previously laid. Where box culverts
flow or a required storage volume. are of sufficient size for access, a
Varying proportions of width to caulking groove can be provided for
height are available to meet the installation of a secondary sealant
restrictions on width, depth or if required.
headroom.
Full installation advice is
MAN-HOLE
contained in the Box Culvert
Association’s Guide to Site Practice.
MEMBERS OF THE
BOX CULVERT ASSOCIATION
MILTON PRECAST
Milton Regis, Sittingbourne
Kent, ME10 2QF
Tel: 01795 425191 Fax: 01795 420360
Email: sales@miltonprecast.com
Web: www.miltonprecast.com
E-mail: boxca@britishprecast.org
Web: www.boxculvert.org.uk.
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