What's a Box Culvert?

What's a Box Culvert?

A culvert is a structure that channels water past an obstacle or to channel a subterranean Waterway. Typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe, reinforced concrete or other material.

What is box culvert?

A Box Culvert is a П-shaped reinforced concrete structure used in civil engineering works, including; drainage and road works. Box culverts are most commonly used as an alternative to drainage pipes where design constraints limit the amount of cover available, but are also used in the construction of of a range of ...

Where are box culverts used?

Box culverts are available in square or rectangular units and can be used as single or multi-unit runs, giving excellent mechanical and hydraulic performance and are suitable for a variety of applications such as Highways, Storm and Foul Sewers, Sea Outfalls, Tunnels and Subways, Underpasses, Stream Crossings, Vertical ...

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