Precasted Concrete

Bridge Culvert Removal Project at Pacifica

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:39 +0000

The City of Pacifica intends to eliminate the existing box culvert at the Adobe Bridge and replace it with a free standing bridge. The Project, which is located along the mainstem of San Pedro Creek, will improve access to historic steelhead spawning and rearing habitat; improve conditions for movement by juveniles; and address local flooding [...]

Rocky Creek Low Water Crossing Box Culverts studies

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:38 +0000

Project Summary for Rocky Creek Low Water Crossing using Box Culverts More than a half dozen native fish are found in stream, including the orange belly darter and the Caddo madtom. A threatened mussel that occurs downstream depends on several of the native fish, including darters, to disperse. Several species of turtles and crayfish; Ouachita dusky; [...]

Why use ACI Precast Concrete Box Culvert

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:38 +0000

Why Pre-cast Concrete Box Culverts by American Concrete IndustriesPrecast concrete box culverts are one of the most versatile and cost effective pre-cast concrete products on the market today, meeting and exceeding the needs of a multitude of fast?paced construction projects. Flexibility in design and ease of placement lead to cost savings across the board. The uses [...]

Box Culvert Project Doesn’t Hinder Operations at Busy Ohio Airport

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:37 +0000

Below a taxiway at Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio, a new 192-ft long box culvert strong enough to take the weight of a loaded Boeing 727-200 airplane lies under shallow cover of four feet or less. An important addition to the busy airport’s stormwater drainage system, the specially designed culvert comprises 32 pre-cast concrete box [...]

Advantages from Shaw Pipe’s Precast Box Culvert

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:37 +0000

AdvantagesA precast box culvert will provide: A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT:Fabrication of box culvert units by experienced crews in a controlled environment ensures a high quality product. Units are cast in the plant under comprehensive quality control eliminating the drawbacks imposed by weather and site conditions. ECONOMY:Precast box culverts are cost competitive with cast in place structures. QUICK AND [...]

Shaw Pipe Box Culvert Installation Guide

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:36 +0000

Shaw Pipe Box Culvert Installation GuideInstallation ProcedureA SHAW PIPE representative is available to provide hands on technical assistance during the installation of box culverts upon request. An overview of the straighforward installation procedure for a box culvert project follows: FOUNDATION PREPARATION– The required excavation is carried out and the subgrade is proof rolled. Unsuitable materials below [...]

Precast Box Culvert by Shaw Pipe

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:35 +0000

Precast box culverts are high quality, low maintenance concrete structures that have a large number of applications including storm sewers, service tunnels, or small bridges for stream crossings. A box culvert may be either three or four sided. Three sided culverts allow for brook and stream crossings maintaining the natural streambed. Typically the legs of a [...]

Fish Habitat Improvement in Box Culverts: Management in the Dark?

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:35 +0000

Fish Habitat Improvement in Box Culverts: Management in the Dark? Thomas M. Slawski* and Timothy J. Ehlinger*Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3209 North Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211, USA Abstract The effects of limestone baffles on the hydrological and fish assemblage characteristics of two separate 2.4-m-wide box culverts along the course of a cold headwater trout [...]

Precast Box Culvert by Permatile

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:34 +0000

Product DetailsThe use of precast box culverts has long been recognized as a way to speed up the construction of DOT The use of precast box culverts has long been recognized as a way to speed up the construction of DOT, civil, and commercial projects. Recently, this advantage has been enhanced with the introduction of the [...]

Underpass below a box culvert in Singapore Marina Bay

irwanbee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:33 +0000

Shoring and construction of an underpass below a box culvert in Singapore Marina Bay using the GRUNDORAM pipe pushing technique Scope of workConstruction of an Underpass below a huge box culvert and parallel to a technical tunnel (so called CST for Combine Service Tunnel) Size of the Underpass12 meters wide x 7 meters height x 12 meters [...]