Geotechnical design for soil pressures and bearing capacity. EN 14844: Specifically for precast concrete box culverts . 2. Design Loads and Actions
The pressure from water flowing inside the culvert, which can counteract external soil pressure. box culvert design calculations eurocode 2021
Concentrated tandem system (TS) and uniformly distributed loads (UDL) representing heavy truck traffic. Load Model 2 (LM2): A single axle load ( characteristic) representing local effects on short spans. Geotechnical design for soil pressures and bearing capacity
The weight of the soil overburden. For deep fills, the "soil-structure interaction" may reduce the effective load. box culvert design calculations eurocode 2021
Design of concrete structures, covering strength and serviceability limits.
Designing a box culvert requires a multi-disciplinary approach using several Eurocode parts: