1) I have not worked on a railroad project in several
years. When I did, the design live load was the AREA
Cooper E80. Is that still typically used? Or is
there a new and improved live load?
Answer – YES, it is still the same.
2) Can any recommend a cast-in-place box culvert
program that will handle custom live load - say for
example, the AREA Cooper E80? All of the programs
that I have seen are specifically for AASHTO highway
loads.
Answer – BOX CAR (Software), what's even simpler is
AREMA (AREA) has a chart that gives you a distributed
live load based off of overburden. You can simply
take the distributed live load and plug into any
program.
For the software visit the following web site
www.concrete-pipe.org/boxcar.htm
If you need any more information email me.
Arshad Vali, S.E.
Oldcastle Precast
Email: Arshad.Vali@oldcastleprecast.com
--- "M. David Finley, P.E., P.A."
<davidfinley@bizsea.rr.com> wrote:
> Two part question:
>
> 1) I have not worked on a railroad project in
> several years. When I did,
> the design live load was the AREA Cooper E80. Is
> that still typically used?
> Or is there a new and improved live load?
>
> 2) Can any recommend a cast-in-place box culvert
> program that will handle
> custom live load - say for example, the AREA Cooper
> E80? All of the
> programs that I have seen are specifically for
> AASHTO highway loads.
>
> David Finley
> M. David Finley, P.E., P.A.
> 2086 SW Main Boulevard - Suite 111
> Lake City, FL 32025
> 386-752-6400
>
>
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