Modelling of plastic culvert and road embankment interaction in 3D
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 427-434 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Procedia Engineering |
| Volume | 143 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
A series of 3D Finite Element simulations was performed to investigate the effect of different factors influencing the distortions undergone by a plastic culvert tube while subject to external loading from a heavy truck. The applied simulation model was verified by full-scale loading tests carried out on a number of actual culvert installation sites. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that both installation depth and quality of the material surrounding the culvert have a dominant effect on culvert distortions while the effects of material quality above the culvert and the type of tyre configuration transmitting the wheel load are much less pronounced.
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