Box Culvert Installation

This section is designed to explain how to install box culvert. While there are too many to mention, the information below is more than adequate to help you understand the process. Also refer to ASTM C 1675.

Bedding preparation

To ensure a successful installation of a precast box culvert project, the site must first be prepared. Precast concrete box culverts…

Conventional lay direction

How is box culvert normally installed? Starting downstream working your way up stream with the bell end toward the up stream…

Sealing the joint

To properly understand the best method of sealing the joint of a precast concrete product, some of the myths and misconceptions…

Backfill methods

Backfilling should start as soon as possible after the box culverts have been laid. The trench should be filled to the level of the top…