Arizona Department of Transportation Uses Snap-Tite for Culvert Rehabilitation Snap-Tite strives to help engineers, contractors and other customers choose the best solution for their project. All information in this field report is made available to assist the customer in reducing cost and minimizing future maintenance costs. In addition, this field report will help the task of communicating that these are solutions in use today with a proven track record of installation and performance. The Yuma District of the Arizona Department... View Article
U.S. Army Engineers Take Proactive Approach to Levee Repair BACKGROUND Levees form a critical part of the United States infrastructure as past flooding has proven. Their maintenance and repair is held to rigorous standards as a primary protection to citizens and property in the event of a natural disaster. For local and federal agencies, keeping the nation’s estimated 100,000 miles of aging levee systems from failing is a major undertaking. “Many of our flood control structures and pipes are 40... View Article
Snap-Tite® Pipe Relines Damaged Culvert Under Entrance to Texas DOT Maintenance Yard The Problem An arched (32 by 24-inch diameter) corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culvert located under the entrance leading into the Stanton Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) maintenance office in Martin County was past its design life and starting to fail. This was the only entrance into the Stanton DOT yard, so digging and replacing the culvert was not an option. The Solution Snap-Tite® representative Trevor Cone worked with... View Article
Tippecanoe County Culvert Rehabilitation Lafayette, IN Our purpose is to help customers choose culvert rehabilitation solutions which will ensure that the process fits the application and do this reliably and cost effectively. All information in this field study is meant to assist the engineer to reduce cost and minimize future maintenance costs. Introduction Tippecanoe County had a deteriorated corrugated metal culvert that had a failing invert which went underneath a busy road. The county’s objective was to replace and rehabilitate... View Article
North Carolina City Saves Money by Relining Culvert with Snap-Tite® Pipe The Problem Two corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culverts located in a residential neighborhood in the city of Gastonia, North Carolina were damaged due to rust. One culvert was 24 inches in diameter and the other one was originally 18 inches in diameter but had deflected inward reducing the interior dimension to approximately 16 inches, eight to 10 feet from the inlet end. This deflection was not discovered until the... View Article
Oval Pipe Reline Cuts Down on Costs for Small Arkansas Town The Problem A large sink hole formed down the side of a main road in the small town of Garner, Arkansas. The four oval-shaped 30-year-old culverts serving as drainage pipes were completely rotted out, causing the sink hole. The road could have collapsed at any time. The town needed a quick cost-effective solution as it did not have the budget for an expensive dig and replace option. Plus, doing... View Article
Residential Property Left Undisturbed with Culvert Lining Solution The Problem A corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culvert located in a residential neighborhood on Sugatree Lane in Franklin, TN, was failing. It started at a junction box in the backyard of two houses and ran between the property-lines underneath the road, and outlet into a creek. In addition, this CMP was oval, not round, measuring 68 inches by 38 inches. The City of Franklin needed to act quickly to repair the culvert... View Article
Columbia, KY RCP Culverts Our purpose is to help customers choose solutions which will insure that the process fits the application and do this reliably and cost-effectively. All information in this field report will assist the engineer to reduce cost and minimize future maintenance costs. Abstract The prime contractor for the Columbia Bi-Pass project for the Kentucky Department of Transportation District 8 faced an expensive problem with little time for decision making. This Field Report presents an existing application where... View Article
City of Boise, ID concrete drainage spillway Our purpose is to help customers choose solutions which will insure that the process fits the application and do this reliably and cost-effectively. All information in this Field Report will assist the engineer to reduce cost and minimize future maintenance costs. Abstract City of Boise, ID, considered replacing and rehabilitating existing poured concrete sanitary sewer pipe. Many of these structures have reached the end of their useful life because of deterioration of the... View Article
UDOT Saves $140,000 and Four Weeks Using Snap-Tite® Background A 60-inch corrugated metal pipe (CMP) in Blanding, Utah exhibiting corrosion, and with significant annular erosion a concern, was past its design life. The Utah Department of Transportation was looking for the best repair option for the job – a way to keep costs down, avoid disrupting traffic and keep drivers from accruing delay costs. In deep fill, removing and replacing the CMP was a very expensive option. UDOT also considered... View Article