Box Sewer Design Calculations Guide
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A simple box culvert needs to be designed taking into account the topography
of the land provided and the following data:
Tributary area of the basin: ( TO ) 3.5 km2
Runoff coefficient ( C ) 0.30
Basin level difference 105 mts.
Length of the basin 1.9 km
Intensity of rainfall ( YO ) 85 mm/h
Roughness coefficient ( n ) 0.013
1.- Calculation of design flow Qd (hydrology)
The Slope (S) must be expressed in m/km
Desnivel m 105 m
S¿ S¿
longitud km 1.9 km
S = 55.26 m/Km
Q = 69.5 * C * I A0.75 * * S0.25
Q = 69.5 * 0.3 * 853.50.75 * *55.260.25
m3
Qd = 12.36
sg
2.- Calculation of hydraulic section
Q=V*A
Q=V*B*L
1
Yes: V R2 /3 = * * S1 /2
n
A
Where: R = Hydraulic radius of the section R=
P
A = Area of the hydraulic section
P = Wet perimeter
1A 2 /3
Qd (m3/sg n P ¿ S
1 /2
)=*(**A
To find the cross section of the culvert, the flow rate is calculated for different
values of slope, height and width of the culvert, it is compared with the
hydrologically calculated flow rate and the most approximate flow rate is
assumed, taking care that the velocity value does not exceed 3 m/s and that
the height is between 50% and 80% of the width in the cross section of the
culvert.
After iterating, the width L = 2.5 m is chosen. and S = 0.21%, then we have:
Height of water sheet B = 0.7 * L
B = 0.7 * 2.5 m.
B = 1.75 m
Hydraulic area A=B*L
A = 1.75 * 2.5 m2
A = 4.375 m2
Wet perimeter P = L + 2*B
P = 2.5 + 2*1.75
P = 6 m.
Hydraulic Radio R=A/P
4.375
R=
6
R = 0.729167
1 4.375 2 /3
Q m3/sg = 0.013 *( 6 ¿ * 0.00211 /2 * 4.375
Q m3/sg = 12.49 > 12.36 OK
3.- Drawer Design.
It is assumed that the Box is 2.5 m side.
To enter the tables of the Public Works Secretariat of the Department of
Antioquia, you basically need the section of the sewer and the height of the
embankment that it will support.
So for 2.5 meters of internal side and a height of the embankment of 2.90
meters on the axis we have:
t = 0.25 m (thickness of walls and upper slab)
t1 = 0.30 (Box bottom plate thickness.)
The lengths of the box are calculated from the axis to the left (L1) and to the
right (L2).
Lane width 5.40 mts
Pending full house 1:1.5
Full height (left) 2.55 mts
Filling height (right) 3.31
L1 = (2.55 * 1.5) + 5.4
L1 = 9.23 mts
L2 = (3.31 * 1.5) + 5.4
L2 = 10.37 mts.
The total length of the Box will be LT = L1 + L2
LT = 9.23 + 10.37
LT = 19.6 mts
4.- Fin design:
According to the topography of the terrain, the direction of the fins is assumed
to be 45°.
The length of the fin depends on the side of the box, for L=2.5m the fin length
F is 2.75m.
The height is taken from the box at the adjacent end and at the tip, it is
assumed to be 2 meters. Which is recommended for sewers up to 3x3
meters.
The thickness of the wall is 0.25 meters. For 2.5 x 2.5 m sewers.
5.- Quantities of Work
Class D concrete (m3)
Fins (3+2)/2 x 2.75 x 0.25 x 4 = 6.88 m3
Curbs 0.20 x 0.25 x 3 x 2 = 0.30 m3
Teeth 0.55 x 0.25 x 6.40 x 2 = 1.76 m3
Sill (6.40+3)/2 x 1.69 x 0.30 x 2 = 4.76 m3
3
Drawer 19.60 x 2.90 = 56.84 m
Heatsinks 6.14 x 1.42 x 0.10 = 17.64 m3
TOTAL = 90.18 m3
Class F concrete (flooring - m3)
Drawer 19.60 x 3.2 x 0.05 = 3.13 m3
Soleras (6.40+3)/2 x 1.69 x 0.05 x 2 = 0.79 m3
TOTAL = 3.92 m3
Reinforcing steel (kg)
Fins 308.60
Curbs 25.44
Teeth 76.80
Sill 310.00
Drawer 2391.20
Heatsinks 122.43
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TOTAL = 3234.40 kg
Excavations (m3)
Soleras and Fins 20.63
Drawer (Topo 3 sections) 181.77
TOTAL = 202.40 m3
