ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS

Structural Plate Details

REFERENCE Specifications
AASHTO:
Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges 17th Edition - Section 12
LRFD Bridge Design Specifications - Section 12
ASTM:
MULTI-PLATE - A-796, 6 x 2 and 15 x 5 corrugation
Aluminum Structural Plate - B-790, 9 x 2 1/2 corrugation
AREMA Manual For Railway Engineering, 2006 - Section 4.9
NCSPA Corrugated Steel Pipe Design Manual - Chapter 7

Structure Size Ranges - Inside Span x Rise

SHAPES

BridgeCor

ALSP

6x2 Steel

15x5.5 Steel

9x2.5 Aluminum

19'-11"
50'-6"

5'-0"
21'-0"

Round

min.
max.

5'-0"
26'-0"

Vertical Ellipse

min.
max.

4'-8" x 5'-2"
25'-0" x 27'-8"

4'-8" x 5'-2"
20'-1" x 22'-3"

Underpass

min.
max.

12'-2" x 11'-0"
20'-4" x 17'-9"

12'-1" x 11'-0"
20'-5" x 17'-9"

Single Radius Arch

min.
max.

6'-0" x 1'-10"
26'0" x 13'1"

Two Radius Arch

min.
max.

Horizontal Ellipse

min.
max.

7'-4" x 5'-6"
14'-11" x 11'-2"

9'-2" x 6'-8"
14'-11" x 11'-2"

Pipe Arch

min.
max.

6'-1" x 4'-7"
20'-7" x 13'-2"

6'-7" x 5'-8"
21'-1" x 14'-11"

Low-Profile Arch
SuperSpan / SuperPlate

min.
max.

19'-5" x 6'-9"
45'-0" x 18'-8"

19'-5" x 6'-9"
38'-8" x 15'-9"

High Profile Arch

SuperSpan / SuperPlate

min.
max.

20'-1" x 9'-1"
35'-4" x 20'-0"

20'-1" x 9'-1"
35'-5" x 20'-0"

Horizontal Ellipse
SuperSpan / SuperPlate

min.
max.

19'-4" x 12'-9"
37'-2" x 22'-2"

19-4" x 12'-9"
37'-3" x 22'-2"

Pear-Arch
SuperSpan

min.
max.

23'-11" x 23'-4"
30'4" x 25'10"

Pear
SuperSpan

min.
max.

23'-8" x 25'-5"
29'-11" x 31'-3"

Box Culvert

min.
max.

Custom sizes and shapes may be an option.

Multi-Plate

17'-6" x 6'-10"
35'-4" x 13'-11"

Inside of
Aluminum
Arch
Concrete
Invert
(Optional)

Grout

Base Channel

Steel Base Channel Example

8'-9" x 2'-6"
35'-3" x 13'-7"

8(min.)
Reinforced
Concrete Footing

Reinforcing
Ribs
Corrugated
Shell
Receiving
Channel
Flexible Footing Pad
or Top of Cip Concrete Footing

4(min.)

Base Channel anchor lugs (bend

down & twist) (24 C.C.)
Reinforced concrete footing

5'-0" x 1'-9"
23'-0" x 11'-11"

18'-5" x 8'-4"
50'-7" x 19'-11"

Aluminum
Reinforcing
Rib

(Rise)

Multi-Plate
Bolts

19'-7" x 9'-9"
54'-4" x 27'-2"

Not available.

FOOTING DETAILS (not to scale)

(Rise)

Multi-Plate

Structure Span

Slotted Concrete Footing Example

Aluminum Receiving
Channel Example

BACKFILL DETAILS

HEADWALL DETAILS

(not to scale)

Aluminum
Bracing Assy

Headwall
Cap

Thick Plate

Corrugated
Base Wall

Geotextile

Field Drill
and Bolt

Typical Backfill Section - ALBC

Natural
Undisturbed
Embankment

Arch

11/2

When headwalls are ordered for both ends, the

length of structure must be multiple of 9

3
/4 x 19 x 5 Hook Bolt 18
on center full periphery

2-0
(min.)

4 Typ.

Lifts-compacted
Normal Road Fill

Normal Road Fill Above

min. Cover Level

Corrugated
Crown Plate

Reinforced Headwall

4 Typ.

Minimum
Cover Level

Compacted Normal
Road Fill

Structural Plate

CL

1-0
(min.)

Typical Backfill Section - Single Radius Arch

4 Typ.

Limits of Compacted Select

Granular Structural Backfill

Concrete Headwall Section Example

H
Limits of Compacted
Normal Road Fill

Modular
Block

4 Typ.

Pipe
Arch

Lifts-compacted
Normal Road Fill

Compacted Normal
Road Fill

Low Shrink
Portland Cement,
grout 1800 psi. min.
compression strength
to fill area shown

/4 bolt 9 5/8 c.c.

Inside Structural Plate

8
(min.)

Keystone Headwall Section Example

Uncompacted Bedding Blanket

Typical Backfill Section - Pipe Arch

Limits of Compacted Select
Granular Structural Backfill
Normal Road Fill Above
min. Cover Level

WINGWALL DETAILS

H
Limits of Compacted
Normal Road Fill

CL

Typical Backfill Section - Super Span

Lifts-compacted
Normal Road Fill

Min. Cover
Level

Natural
Undisturbed
Embankment

(not to scale)

Precast
Wingwall

6 Typ.
Cast-in-place
Wingwall

Super
Span

Geotextile
Attached with
Construction
Adhesive

Reinforcing
Rib or Angle
3

Natural
Undisturbed
Embankment

Compacted Normal
Road Fill
6 Typ.

Field Drill
Anchor Rod
Hole in
Reinforcing
Angle

Aluminum Headwall Section Example

H
Limits of Compacted
Normal Road Fill

Limits of Compacted Select

Granular Structural Backfill

/4 x 9-5 Anchor Rod

Anchor
Rod
Attachment
Plate

Reinforcing
Rib

End of
Structure

(not to scale)

Integral Precast
Wingwall Anchor

Footing for
Precast Wingwall

Footing for
Cast-in-place
Wingwall
Grout

Precast Wingwall Section Example

ARCH
Area
Ft.2
7.9
10.0
15.0

17.0
20.0
26.6
19.0
26.5
33.6
25.0
34.0
41.0

RC Corner Radius = 18

12.0
15.0
20.0

27.8
37.0
50.0
35.0
45.0
59.0
38.0
49.0
70.0
47.0
58.5
80.7
50.0
62.8
92.6
60.0
86.0
105.0
63.0
92.0
119.0
75.0
104.6
126.0
87.0
118.0
140.7
91.0
124.0
156.0
104.6
139.0
172.0
109.0
146.0
190.0
134.0
171.0
208.0
149.0
188.0
226.6
155.0
206.0
246.0
161.2
214.9
266.7

RC Corner Radius = 31

SINGLE RADIUS
Span
Rise
Feet
Ft.-In.
6.0
1-10
2-4
3-2
7.0
2-5
2-10
3-8
8.0
2-11
3-4
4-2
9.0
2-11
3-11
4-8
10.0
3-6
4-5
5-3
11.0
3-6
4-6
5-9
12.0
4-1
5-0
6-3
13.0
4-1
5-1
6-9
14.0
4-8
5-7
7-3
15.0
4-8
5-8
7-9
16.0
5-3
7-1
8-4
17.0
5-3
7-2
8-10
18.0
5-9
7-8
8-11
19.0
6-4
8-3
9-5
20.0
6-4
8-3
10-0
21.0
6-11
8-10
10-6
22.0
6-11
8-11
11-0
23.0
8-0
9-10
11-6
24.0
8-6
10-4
12-0
25.0
8-7
10-10
12-6
26.0
8-7
11-0
13-1

PIPE ARCH
Span
Rise
Ft.-In.
Ft.-In.
6-1
4-7
6-4
4-9
6-9 4-11
7-0
5-1
7-3
5-3
7-8
5-5
7-11 5-7
8-2
5-9
8-7 5-11
8-10 6-1
9-4
6-3
9-6
6-5
9-9
6-7
10-3 6-9
10-8 6-11
10-11 7-1
11-5 7-3
11-7 7-5
11-10 7-7
12-4 7-9
12-6 7-11
12-8 8-1
12-10 8-4
13-3 9-4
13-6 9-6
14-0 9-8
14-2 9-10
14-5 10-0
14-11 10-2
15-4 10-4
15-7 10-6
15-10 10-8
16-3 10-10
16-6 11-0
17-0 11-2
17-2 11-4
17-5 11-6
17-11 11-8
18-1 11-10
18-7 12-0
18-9 12-2
19-3 12-4
19-6 12-6
19-8 12-8
19-11 12-10
20-5 13-0
20-7 13-2

Span
Ft.
5
8
11
14
17
20
23
26

This is a partial list, please see Contech

Engineered Solutions Plate Design Guide
for complete details, includes BridgeCor.

ROUND
Diameter
PI
60
96
132
168
204
240
276
312

Area
Ft.2

22
24
26
29
31
33
36
38
41
43
46
49
52
55
58
61
64
68
71
74
78
82
85
98
102
106
111
115
120
124
129
134
138
143
148
153
158
163
168
174
179
185
191
196
202
208
214

Area
Ft.2

19.1
50.0
95.7
156.0
231.0
320.6
425.0
543.9

ALUMINUM BOX CULVERT

Structure Span
Rise
Area
Number Ft.-In.
Ft.-In.
Ft.2
1
3
5
7
8
10
12
14
15
17
20
21
23
25
26
28
30
33
34
36
38
39
40
42
44
46
47
49
51
53
54
56
58
60
61
63
65
67
68
70
72
74
75
77
79
81
82
84
86
87
88
90
92
94
95
97
99
101
102
104
106
108
109
111
113
115
116
118
120
122
123
125
127
129
130
132
134
136
137
139
141
143

8-9
9-7
10-6
11-4
10-2
10-11
11-8
12-5
11-7
12-3
13-3
13-0
13-7
14-1
14-5
14-10
15-4
15-10
16-0
16-4
16-6
16-10
17-9
18-7
19-5
20-3
19-1
19-9
20-6
21-2
20-4
20-11
21-6
22-1
21-7
22-1
22-6
23-0
22-9
23-2
23-6
23-10
24-0
24-3
24-5
24-8
25-2
25-3
25-4
25-5
26-7
27-5
28-3
29-1
27-10
28-7
29-4
30-1
29-1
29-8
30-4
31-0
30-3
30-10
31-4
31-11
31-5
31-10
32-4
32-9
32-7
32-11
33-3
33-8
33-8
33-11
34-2
34-5
34-9
34-11
35-1
35-3

2-6
4-1
5-7
7-2
2-8
4-3
5-9
7-4
2-10
4-5
6-9
3-0
4-7
6-2
3-3
4-10
6-5
3-6
4-3
5-11
6-8
8-3
3-10
5-4
6-11
8-5
4-2
5-8
7-3
8-10
4-6
6-1
7-8
9-3
4-11
6-6
8-1
9-8
5-4
6-11
8-6
10-1
5-9
7-4
8-11
10-6
6-2
7-9
9-5
10-2
5-5
7-0
8-7
10-1
5-10
7-5
9-0
10-7
6-4
7-11
9-5
11-0
6-9
8-4
9-11
11-6
7-3
8-10
10-4
12-0
7-9
9-4
10-11
12-6
8-3
9-10
11-5
13-1
8-9
10-4
12-0
13-7

18.4
32.6
48.1
65.0
23.0
39.5
57.2
76.0
28.1
46.9
76.9
33.8
64.8
76.6
40.0
63.2
87.2
46.8
59.5
85.2
98.3
124.8
54.4
82.5
111.9
142.6
63.3
93.6
125
157.6
73.1
105.5
139.0
173.3
83.8
118.4
153.7
189.8
95.5
132.1
169.3
207.0
108.2
146.8
185.7
225
122.0
162.4
202.9
223.3
111.6
153.4
196.5
241.0
125.4
169.4
214.6
260.9
140.2
186.4
233.6
281.8
156.1
204.4
253.5
303.5
173.1
223.4
274.4
326.1
191.3
243.4
296.4
349.5
210.5
264.5
319.0
373.8
230.9
286.7
342.7
399.0

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MPSS - LOW PROFILE ARCH

Structure
Maximum
Rise
Approx.
Number
Span
Ft.-In.
Area Ft.2
69A15
19-5
6-9
105
75A18
21-6
7-9
133
81A18
23-0
8-1
147
87A18
24-6
8-3
161
93A18
25-11
8-7
176
99A21
28-1
9-6
212
102A21
28-10
9-8
220
108A24
30-11
9-11
237
111A30
32-4
12-3
319
117A24
33-2
11-1
289
123A24
34-7
11-4
308
126A24
35-4
11-5
318
129A30
37-10
12-11
383
129A36
39-4
14-4
441
*138A39
*42-3
15-5
510
*144A51
*45-0
18-8
675
* Structures require additional transverse stiffeners

MPSS - HIGH PROFILE ARCH

Structure
Maximum
Rise
Approx.
Number
Span
Ft.-In.
Area Ft.2
69A15-9
20-1
9-1
152
75A15-18
21-6
11-8
215
78A15-18
22-3
11-10
224
81A15-18
23-0
11-11
234
81A18-15
23-8
11-10
238
87A15-24
24-6
13-9
288
87A21-15
25-9
12-10
280
90A21-24
26-6
15-3
347
93A21-15
27-3
13-2
301
99A21-15
28-9
13-5
323
99A24-24
29-5
16-5
412
102A24-30
30-1
18-0
466
108A24-30
31-7
18-4
496
111A24-18
32-4
15-5
420
114A30-18
34-4
17-0
490
117A30-18
35-1
17-1
504
123A30-18
36-7
17-4
533
126A30-18
37-4
17-6
547

Structure
Number
24E15
30E18
33E15
36E18
36E21
39E21
39E24
42E21
42E24
45E21
45E24
48E24
48E27
48E30

HORIZONTAL ELLIPSE
Span
Rise
Approx.
Ft.-In.
Ft.-In.
Area Ft.2
7-4
5-6
31.6
9-2
6-9
48.2
9-7
6-4
46.7
10-8
7-3
60.1
11-0
8-0
68.2
11-8
8-3
75.1
12-0
8-11
84.1
12-5
8-6
82.2
12-9
9-2
91.7
13-2
8-9
89.6
13-6
9-6
99.6
14-3
9-9
107.8
14-7
10-5
118.7
14-11
11-2
129.9

MPSS = MULTI-PLATE SUPERSPAN