Economic Design of Rcc Box Culvert Through Comparative Study of Conventional and Finite Element Method

Abstract

There are several researches already have been done on behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) box culverts in past with different conditions of loads. The design and analysis of box culverts is a complex task. The present era offers the finite element analysis of 3D model of structures, making it easier through software. The conventional methods have been used extensively for design but the use of finite element method (FEM) has not been so popular yet. Finite element analysis of box culvert for parametric studies has been carried out, even for different aspect ratio. Here an effort has been made to show the economic and effective design can be achieved by doing finite element analysis of a box culvert whose concept can be used for large structural design as well. This paper shows the comparative study of analysis of conventional method using STAAD software and of FEM using ANSYS software.