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Mar 30, 2017
Failures of Pipe Culverts from a 1000-Year Rainfall Event in South Carolina
Authors: Sarah L. Gassman, Ph.D., M.ASCE [email protected], Inthuorn Sasanakul, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE [email protected], Charles E. Pierce, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE [email protected], Emad Gheibi, S.M.ASCE [email protected], Ryan Starcher, S.M.ASCE [email protected], William Ovalle, S.M.ASCE [email protected], and Mostaqur Rahman, S.M.ASCE [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Geotechnical Frontiers 2017
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South Carolina recently experienced a 1000-year rainfall event that caused catastrophic flooding and crippled the transportation infrastructure. Initially, almost 400 roadways were closed due to flooding, a majority of which were closed from roadway washouts. Many of these roadway washouts resulted from failure of the pipe culvert soil system beneath the roadway. The culvert infrastructure is critical to not only preventing flooding during normal and extreme conditions but is integral to proper road and highway maintenance. This paper presents the results from a post-flood reconnaissance study aimed to collect perishable data from sites where pipe culverts failed and roadways were washed out. The study included collection of extensive photographic evidence and documentation of descriptive information related to the failure; collection of soil samples; and field and laboratory geotechnical tests.
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Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 300 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: [email protected]
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 300 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 300 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: [email protected]
Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 300 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: [email protected]
Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 300 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: [email protected]
Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 300 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: [email protected]
Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 300 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208. E-mail: [email protected]
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