Brief Description of Structure

The River Ash Culvert is a single 6.4m span simply supported culvert. The inlet of the culvert can be found between A308 London
Road Eastbound Off-slip and A30 Staines Bypass Northbound On-slip; and the outlet can be found on the A308 Staines Bypass
Westbound Off-slip. The exact path of the culvert is unclear; however, it is believed that the culvert runs underneath the Crooked
Billet Roundabout.

The culvert is approximately 265m long in total and has a clear span of 6.4m. The Culvert comprises of 4 distinct sections
constructed at different times adjacent to one another to form the current structure. The sections are as follows:

1. Billet Bridge: Before the construction of the Crooked Billet Roundabout the road crossing of the River Ash was located in
the middle of the current roundabout. The structure consists of a reinforced concrete slab, simply supported on concrete
abutments. The date of construction is unknown.
2. Original Culvert (forming two sections): When the Crooked Billet Roundabout was constructed in 1960, Billet Bridge was
extended both eastwards and westwards by a culvert, which is labelled “Original Culvert” in multiple reports. The deck
consists of precast prestressed inverted T beams with in-situ concrete infill. The deck is simply supported on concrete side
walls. Where changes in direction occur, the deck consists of an insitu reinforced concrete slab. The structure was
constructed in 1960.

3. Culvert Extension: After the construction of Crooked Billet Roundabout, the road layout was changed again and the
culvert was extended further eastwards to its current layout. The structural form of the extension matches that of the
Original Culvert. The date of construction is unknown.

1.1 METHODOLOGY
Based on the objectives and scope of the consultancy services, an appropriate methodology
has been developed in order to address the various requirements of the project. Since the
scope of the services to be provided covers both independent and inter-dependent activities,
it has been proposed to adopt a Task Approach to ensure that the entire scope of services
is completed comprehensively and with reasonable accuracy.
1.1.1 Investigations for Bridges and Structures
1.1.1.1 Inventory and Condition Survey for Bridges and Culverts
Inventory and condition survey of culverts, bridges and other structures shall be done to
ascertain the need for reconstruction / widening and rehabilitation of these structures. The
condition assessment of bridges will be carried out by Senior Bridge/Structural Engineer in
accordance with guidelines given in IRC-SP:35-1990. The data shall include construction
details, type of foundation, substructure and superstructure, details of span, waterway,
design loading and functioning of the structure in the past, both from hydraulic and structural
considerations.
1.1.1.2 Hydraulic and Hydrological Investigations
These studies will be carried out in accordance with IRC Special Publication No.13
(Guidelines for the design of small bridges and culverts) and IRC:5-1998 (Standard
Specifications & Code of Practice for road, bridge section 1 - General features of design).
These investigations will be carried out for all existing drainage structures along the road
sections under the study. Its quality will be ensured by:
 Collection of data by an experienced engineer
 Its correct interpretation based on experience, site inspection and behaviour of other
structures across such streams in the near vicinity by such experienced engineers.
 For HFL, reliance will be placed on past records, local enquiries and flood marks on
structures in the vicinity.
 For road sections getting overtopped during heavy rains will be placed on local enquiries.
 Geo-technical investigations will be carried out for determining engineering characteristics of
subgrade soil, the sub-soil underlying the foundations of the proposed bridges and other
structures, etc. as per IRC 78-2000 and underneath the road pavement.
 Appropriate field tests will be conducted and boreholes drilled at selected locations as
indicated in the TOR. The minimum scope of geo-technical investigations for bridge
structures is: