Laboratory Investigation of the Structural Performance of a Corrugated Steel Culvert under Increasing Cover Depth

The performance of large diameter corrugated steel culverts/pipes under varying cover depth up to deep burial has previously not been investigated in a laboratory setting due to limitations associated with the application of overburden pressures. Using the new deep burial simulator at Queen’s University, it is now possible to test flexible pipes up to 3 m in diameter up to a simulated burial depth of approximately 17 m. In this study, a 2-m...