Communication Culverts
The application for road and railway culvert lighting, developed in collaboration with Amiblu, a leading producer and supplier of glass-fiber-reinforced polyester (GRP) pipe systems in Europe, aligns with the ministerial guideline WR-M-12.
This tool allows for the quick selection of the diameter of hydraulic culverts made from pipes manufactured using Hobas and/or Flowtite technology, based on parameters specified by the user. This methodology is applied in calculating the lighting of bridges and sizing hydraulic culverts on natural and artificial watercourses.
After performing the calculations, the user receives the dimensions of the hydraulic culvert, considering the selected parameters and the hydraulic conditions for its operation.
The application is available in Poland.
Selecting a communication culvert
To use the application, the following input data will be required:
- designed flow,
- width of the trough bottom,
- slope slope coefficient,
- roughness coefficient of the streambed,
- slope of the culvert bottom and its length,
- fault at the end of the culvert bottom,
- number of holes,
- type of inlet.
Next, you will be able to choose your preferred installation method, such as open trench, trenchless method or renovation of an existing power source.
Below is a diagram of a communication culvert for illustration purposes:
Results of the selection of a communication culvert
Based on the received data, the application will select a communication culvert that meets all the given parameters.
The report contains information about:
- measurable flow [Q],
- height of the road above the bottom of the flow,
- parameters of the proposed solution,
- method of installation.
In the last step, it is possible to determine the maximum values for external dimensions, such as height and width, and the height of filling for the selected culverts.
Below is an example of the results of selecting a non-submerged culvert:
You can receive calculations and documentation of the selected solution straight to your e-mail box.
Calculation results
Once you have made the correct selection, you can download the results as a PDF file and place them in your project.
Additionally, at any time you can directly contact the manufacturer of the solution to ask about the details of the selection, the accuracy of the calculations or request a quote for the solution.
