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Culvert Maintenance Issues
Culvert Maintenance Issues
2. Invert Paving
Metal culverts galvanized or coated with asphalt or any other type of protective
coating are found unsuitable under high abrasive conditions, and
Culvert pipe inverts are paved with asphalt cement, asphalt concrete, cement mortar,
or concrete.
When effluent has a pH of 5 or less, protective measures are generally required.
A paving thickness of 75 to 150 mm is recommended, based on the abrasiveness of
the site.
Paving limits typically varying from 90 to 120 for the internal angle.
3. Slip Lining
This method involves sliding a new culvert inside an existing distressed culvert and is an
alternative to total replacement. It is much faster than is the remove and replace option,
and it often yields a signicant extension of service life at a lower cost and disruption
compared with complete replacement (18). Acceptance of the slip-lining process by the
industry as a solution to problems associated with corrosion of pipelines has led to an
increasing demand for nonstructural lining techniques (1). A wide range of choices is
available for culvert slip lining. The sections can be handled easily compared with longer
CSCP sections, and they can be connected inside the culvert. The following is a list of
slip-lining options (1, 18):
Plastic pipes,
Corrugated metal pipes,
Fiberglass-reinforced cement, and
Fiberglass-reinforced plastic.