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AS 1597.1-2010

Current

Current

Precast reinforced concrete box culverts Small culverts (not exceeding 1200 mm span and 1200 mm height)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

English

Published date

24-08-2018

£80.60
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Provides designers, manufacturers, installers and specifiers of culverts with minimum requirements for the design, testing, manufacture and installation of precast reinforced concrete rectangular box culverts not exceeding 1200mm span and 1200mm height.

Committee
CE-026
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978 0 7337 9659 3
Pages
44
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard sets out minimum requirements for the design, testing, manufacture and installation of precast reinforced concrete box culverts for conveying water not under pressure, and for carrying roadway and railway loadings permitted by AS 5100.2.Culvert units, lids, link and base slabs manufactured in accordance with this Standard can be expected to achieve a design life in excess of 100 years.Design requirements are focused on proving load and ultimate strength load testing. Alternatively, design by calculation in accordance with AS 1597.2 is acceptable.

Originated as AS A136-1963.
AS A136-1963 revised and designated, in part, as AS1597.1-1974.
Second edition 2010.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (August 2018)

Frequently Asked Questions

AS 1597.1 specifies design, manufacture and installation requirements for precast reinforced concrete box culverts. It is an Australian standard published by Standards Australia.

AS 1597.1 is used by civil designers, precasters, road authorities and contractors. It is an Australian standard published by Standards Australia.

AS 1597.1 is listed in this catalog as an Australian standard published by Standards Australia, with its region recorded as Australia only. The catalog does not record a New Zealand adoption of this document.

AS 1597.1 specifies design, manufacture and installation requirements for precast reinforced concrete box culverts. In practice it is applied by civil designers, precasters, road authorities and contractors.

AS 1597.1 is published by Standards Australia. It is an Australian standard.
£80.60
Excluding VAT