Print this page Conduits, Culverts and Pipes
Course Outline
This online course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes. Design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, and internal/external fluid pressures are presented. Life cycle cost and product service life of different materials are also discussed. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.
Learning Objectives
At
the conclusion of this course, the student will:
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Have a better understanding of the product service life of different materials;
- Be familiar with the design procedures for different types of loadings.
Course Content
The
purpose of this course is to provide guidance on the design and construction
of conduits, culverts, and pipes. You will be directed to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' website to study the following document:
Engineering
Manual EM 1110-2-2902: Conduits, Culverts and Pipes (1998 edition, 85 pages,
3.2 MB, PDF)
Please
click on the above underlined hypertext to view, save or print the document
for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This manual presents design
procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad
loadings, surface concentrated
loadings, and internal/external fluid pressures. Life cycle cost and product
service life of different materials are also discussed in this manual.
You may need
to download Acrobat Reader to view and print the document.
Engineering and Design - Conduits, Culverts and Pipes
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Cast-in-Place Conduits for Dams
Chapter 3 - Circular Reinforced Concrete Pipe for Small Dams and Levees
Chapter 4 - Corrugated Metal Pipe for Rural Levees and Culverts
Chapter 5 - Concrete Culverts
Chapter 6 - Plastic Pipe for Other Applications
Chapter 7 - Ductile Iron Pipe and Steel Pipe for Other Applications
Chapter 8 - Pipe Jacking
Appendix A - References
Appendix B - Design Examples
Appendix C - Evaluation and Inspection of Existing Systems
Appendix D - Repair of Existing Systems
Appendix E - Metric Conversion Data Sheet
Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
Additional Technical Resource and Further Readings:
For more information on corrugated steel pipes, please click on the following links: National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
For more information
on concrete pipes, please click on the following links:
American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA).
For more information on plastic pipes, please click on the following links: The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI).
For more information
on ductile iron pipes, please click on the following links:
Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA).
To download the entire Modern Sewer Design Handbook, please click on the following link: Modern Sewer Design (1999 edition, 337 pages, PDF format).
A full paper version of Modern Sewer Design may be ordered by calling 1-800-277-3850 and requesting publication number T-299 ($30 plus shipping and handling).
The Handbook of Steel Drainage and Highway Construction Products may be ordered
by calling 1-800-277-3850 and requesting publication number SG-681 ($28 plus
shipping and handling).
The Canadian version of the Handbook of Steel Drainage and Highway Construction
Products may be ordered from the Corrugated Steel
Pipe Institute (phone: 519-650-8080).
To learn about the structural design of the corrugated steel pipes, please
click on the following link:
Structural Design of CSP (NCSPA).
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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDHonline.org or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered professional engineer. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
