Bridge to culvert progress Monday

fixerupper · Jul 29, 2013

Looks like they'll have the culverts covered by the time they quit tomorrow unless they can't get the gravel or sand quick enough. I think I heard them say the tubes will be covered with sand and then gravel under the traveled portion of the road and sand covered with clay for the portions outside the traveled part. We will see tomorrow if I heard them right.

This was the bed Thursday evening. I wanted to show the pic taken from the usual vantage point with the phone box in the corner but one of the crew was down there holding the surveying stick and I don't know if he wants his pic posted on a world wide forum. The shot is pointed the same direction but down at the level of the bed. The bed is at the level they will need to lay the pipe in this pic.

This is Friday at mid-day.

And today, Monday.

tomturkey · Jul 29, 2013

Did the FES ( flared end section) have a apron (turned down 90 degress to stop/slowdown washout below the corrorgated metal pipe (cmp)? Many times we were required to dig a trench type footing down a couple three foot, fill it with concrete to prevent under culvert washout. Different parts of the country have different problems, so different installation methods. Enjoying the pictures, thanks for posting. gobble

fixerupper · Jul 29, 2013

Nothing going down into the ground. Just two tubes laid flat. The soil around here is high clay content so it sticks in place pretty well. It looks to me like the bottom of the tubes is a bit below the bed of the ditch but it's hard to tell. I was expecting them to lay some rip rap down around the base but it doesn't look like they will. When they started the project I was offering my rock pile to them hoping they would take me up on it and use some of the rocks but they didn't seem interested. In fact they were asking me if I wanted the cement chunks from the old bridge. I politely declined LOL. They hauled the old cement to a crusher as a backhaul when the trucks were on their way to the pit to get sand for the culverts so they had a good home for it. It was two miles out of their way to haul it to the crusher so they didn't lose much. Jim

dpendzic · Jul 30, 2013

Are they compacting the fill along side the pipes?
That is required to give lateral support to the pipe sides so that it won't bulge out when vertical loads are applied.

JMOR · Jul 30, 2013

Looks like they were planning ahead for job security, by digging a hole deep enough for them to ensure that they hold water, rather than drain clean, so that they will rust out sooner.

fixerupper · Jul 30, 2013

They're driving one of those self propelled sheeps foot outfits down there. Vertical poles were propped up inside the tubes and will stay there for a year. They aren't getting much done today (tues). The loads of fill sand aren't coming very fast for some reason. I was told this morn the sand will be 12" above the tubes, then clay to seal it and gravel on top of that. There probably won't be a progress report for today unless those loads really come pouring in. Jim

Bridge to culvert progress Monday

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