NOTES FOR BOX CULVERT EXTENSIONS

Notes for the General Drawing or Notes/Undercut sheet for Box Culvert
Extension Plans are as follows:

Comments regarding note use are highlighted in yellow. These comments

are intended to help clarify when particular notes should be used and, if
necessary, to provide guidance when using specific notes.
Information within various notes that is project specific and needs to be
changed/updated etc. for a particular project will be in an orange font. The
information shown in orange may need to be adjusted or deleted as
applicable to specific structures. Before plans are distributed for review,
change all text to a black font.

-X028- Structure Type Code (required if structure length is greater than 20 feet. The
example shown is for a concrete box culvert over water)

INDEX OF CULVERT SHEETS

Sheet No. 1
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Sheet No. n

SPECIFICATIONS

1. Design Specifications: AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges, 2002

Edition (Service Load).

2. Construction Specifications: South Dakota Standard Specifications for Roads and

Bridges, 2015 Edition and required Provisions, Supplemental Specifications, and
Special Provisions as included in the Proposal.

GENERAL NOTES

Use whichever note applies. Often the first note is adequate for extensions
because there arent scrapers involved if the extension is part of an overlay
project. The second note is intended for box culverts with an out to out width
of less than 30 ft. Use the third note when the out to out width is 30 ft. or
greater.

1. Design Live Load: HS 20-44 and Alternate Loading. No construction

loading in excess of legal load was considered.
or
1. Design Live Load: HS 20-44, Alternate Loading, and construction load
consisting of one 7-6 gage axle with gross weight = 95,850 lbs. The
construction load shall not be applied until a minimum of 4 ft. of fill has been
placed over the Box Culvert. Other construction loads in excess of legal
load must be submitted thru proper channels to the Office of Bridge Design
for analysis.
or
1. Design Live Load: HS 20-44, Alternate Loading, and construction load consisting of
two 7-6 gage axles spaced 30 ft. apart with gross axle weight (each axle) = 95,850
lbs. The construction load shall not be applied until a minimum of 4 ft. of fill has
been placed over the Box Culvert. Other construction loads in excess of legal load
must be submitted thru proper channels to the Office of Bridge Design for analysis.
2. The design of the barrel section is based on a minimum fill height of 1 foot and
includes all subsequent fill heights up to and including the maximum fill height of ##
ft. (S1 or F##); ## ft. (Sn or F##) ...(as Req'd)

3. Unit Stresses: Concrete fc = 1800 p.s.i.

Reinforcing Steel fs = 24000 p.s.i.

Use whichever note applies. The second note is intended for locations where
the soils report indicates high corrosivity for concrete.

4. All concrete shall be Class A45 conforming to Section 460.

4. High sulfate levels are likely to be encountered on this project. All concrete shall
be Class A45 conforming to section 460, with the following modifications: the
type of cement shall be either a type V or a type II with 20 to 25 percent Class F
Modified Fly Ash substituted for cement in accordance with section 605.

5. All reinforcing steel shall conform to ASTM A615 Grade 60.

6. All exposed edges shall be chamfered 3/4 inch.

7. Use 1 inch clear cover on all reinforcing steel EXCEPT as shown.

8. The Contractor shall imprint on the structure the date of the existing box culvert
construction as well as the date of new construction as specified and detailed on
Standard Plate No. 460.03.

9. Care shall be taken to establish Working Points (W.P.) as shown on the wings.

10. Circled numbers in PLAN and ELEVATION views on the General Drawing are
section I.D. Numbers (see SDDOT Materials Manual).

Use this note if non-monolithic aprons are used:

11. Cost of Preformed Expansion Joint Filler used in apron construction shall be
incidental to the other contract items.

Use the compaction method recommended in the foundation letter:

12. Compaction of earth embankment and box culvert backfill material shall be
governed by the Specified Density method.

12. Compaction of earth embankment and box culvert backfill material shall be
governed by the Ordinary Compaction method.

Use this note if standard box culvert barrel sheets are included in the box
plans:

13. Dimension L on the standard box culvert barrel sheet(s) is the barrel section length
shown in the PLAN view on the General Drawing (for each S1, S2 etc. barrel
section, as applicable).

DIMENSIONS OF EXISTING BOX CULVERT

All details and dimensions of the Existing Box Culvert, contained in these plans, are
provided as information only. It is the Contractors responsibility to inspect and verify the
actual field conditions and any necessary dimensions affecting the satisfactory completion of
the work required for this project. Original construction plans can be obtained from the
Office of Bridge Design.

Use the following notes on box culvert extensions when removing the
wings and inlet/outlet aprons. Place notes on the detail sheets for breakout
of structural concrete and dowels.

BREAKOUT STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

1. This work shall consist of breaking out and disposing of structural concrete.
All broken out concrete and other discarded material shall be disposed of in
accordance with the WASTE DISPOSAL SITE notes found in Section A.

2. Define the breakout limits with 3/4 inch deep saw cuts.

Always salvage longitudinal steel in the wings. If the existing apron is

monolithic, salvage the steel in the bottom slab also.

3. Salvage two feet of the longitudinal resteel in the wings and bottom slab and use
in new construction. Care shall be taken not to damage the existing longitudinal
reinforcing steel during the breakout operations. These reinforcing bars and all
concrete surfaces in the breakout area on which new concrete is to be cast shall
be thoroughly cleaned by sandblasting to the satisfaction of the Engineer prior to
placement of the new concrete.

4. Any additional breakout required due to spalling or cracking of the existing

structure will be determined by the Engineer. Where additional breakout in the
barrel section of the existing structure is required, care shall be taken not to
damage any of the existing reinforcing steel. All steel will be left in place and
thoroughly cleaned by sandblasting.

5. Additional breakout in existing walls or top slab will require shoring up of the
parapet and top slab, as directed by the Engineer.

6. Plans quantity payment will be full compensation for this item regardless of the
quantity actually broken out, unless measurement is ordered by the Engineer. If
the Engineer orders breakout beyond the limits shown, this additional breakout
will be paid for at the contract unit price per cubic yard for Breakout Structural
Concrete. If additional breakout is caused by the Contractors operations, no
additional payment will be made.

7. Breakout Structural Concrete will be paid for at the contract unit price per cubic
yard. This payment shall be full compensation for furnishing all materials, labor,
tools and equipment necessary or incidental to breaking out the structural
concrete. Payment includes, but is not limited to, excavation required to perform
the required breakout, saw cutting, breaking out concrete, cleaning and
sandblasting reinforcing steel and concrete surfaces, and removing and
disposing of all waste materials to satisfactorily complete the work.

INSTALLING DOWELS IN CONCRETE

1. The epoxy resin mixture shall be of a type for bonding steel to hardened concrete
and shall conform to AASHTO M235 Type IV, Grade 3 (Equivalent to ASTM C881
Type IV, Grade 3).

2. The diameter of the drilled holes shall not be less than 1/8 inch greater, nor more
than 3/8 inch greater than the diameter of the dowels or as per the Manufacturers
 recommendations. Holes shall not be drilled using core bits. The drilled holes shall
be blown out with compressed air using a device that will reach the back of the hole
to ensure that all debris or loose material has been removed prior to epoxy injection.

3. Mix epoxy resin as recommended by the Manufacturer and apply by an injection

method as approved by the Engineer. Beginning at the back of the drilled holes,
fill the holes 1/3 to 1/2 full of epoxy, or as recommended by the Manufacturer,
prior to insertion of the steel bar. Care shall be taken to prevent epoxy from
running out of the horizontal holes prior to steel bar insertion. Rotate the steel
bar during installation to eliminate voids and ensure complete bonding of the bar.
Insertion of the bars by the dipping or painting methods will not be allowed.

4. No loads shall be applied to the epoxy grouted dowel bars until the epoxy resin
has had sufficient time to cure as specified by the epoxy resin manufacturer.

5. Embed dowels 8 into existing concrete.

6. Dowel bars shall be #6 deformed bars conforming to ASTM A615 Grade 60.

7. The cost of drilling holes, epoxy resin, dowels, installation and other incidental
items shall be included in the contract unit price per each for Install Dowel in
Concrete.