Not the 3/4" Chamfer, the 6" 45 degree bevel beyond the pipe on Details D and Detail E. I get it on the inlet, but do not understand its hydraulic value on the outlet.
I'm referring to the 6" x 6" bevel in the concrete beyond the pipe in the concrete detail on Detail D and Detail E for the outlet end. I noticed on a recent project that it wasn't the easiest thing for the contractor to form it that way, it has value for an entrance as it changes the entrance...
I noticed looking at ADOT's standard outlet concrete headwall details that they indicate a beveled edge. It struck me as odd, as in a culvert calculation there is no input for the bevel on the outlet, and I'm not sure that it would have any value at the outlet, but for construction it is more...
Developing fixity requires that there is enough ballast created by the size of the concrete platform to resist the moment applied, Enough reinforcing or cracking strength in the concrete platform to resist the moment applied, enough strength in the connection of the steel to the concrete to...
