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Box Culverts
Rocla

Box Culverts
Rocla manufactures a wide range of
reinforced concrete box culverts for
small and large spans. Box culverts
are an ideal alternative to pipes for
limited fill height applications,
precast open channels, underpasses
and ducts for underground services.
Dimensions of components vary
depending on specification and
manufacturing location.
Contact Rocla for actual product
dimensions.
Special Designs
Rocla

box culverts are generally

designed to AS1597.1, AS1597.2 or
State road authority specifications.
Rocla can design and manufacture
box culverts to suit special
conditions, such as aggressive soil
conditions and non-standard design
or construction loadings. Box
culverts can also be supplied with
splayed ends, starter bars, block-
outs for skylights, etc.
Hydraulic Design
The CPAA publication Hydraulics
of Precast Conduits (available
from the Rocla website) assists
designers with the hydraulic design
of concrete pipes and box culverts.
Headwalls
Precast headwalls can be supplied
to suit most single and multi-cell
box culvert installations.
Contact Rocla for more information.
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Box Culvert Crown Units & Bases
Box culvert crowns are available in the following combinations of internal span and height:
small
large
Handling
Rocla

box culverts are supplied with cast-in lifting attachments of appropriate size. There are
generally four anchors in the crown of the box culvert for handling and installation. Box culverts are
generally lifted and transported in the legs down position (legs-up for inverts). Some culverts
may be transported on-edge and must be turned to the installed position on site. For some large
culverts, bracing may be provided to stabilise the legs during transport and installation. These
braces should remain in position until the box culvert is installed.
Installation
Installation should be in accordance with project-specific drawings and specifications. Where precast
base slabs are used, 75mm of sand or fine granular material should be laid on a stable soil foundation
to provide uniform bedding. Once the base slab has been laid, cement mortar should be applied in
the rebate to ensure continuous and even bedding and to avoid any point loading. Fill material should
be compacted in layers of no more than 150mm, evenly on both sides of the culvert structure. Link
slabs should also be bedded on cement mortar and, if specified, fixed with dowel bars.
Crown Unit & Base Invert & Lid Crown Units, Base Slab & Link Slab
Nom. Nominal Internal Height (mm)
Span 150 225 300 375 450 600 750 900 1200 1500 1800 2100 2400 2700 3000 3300 3600 4200
(mm)
300
375
450
600
750
900
1200
1500
1800
2100
2400
2700
3000
3300
3600
4200
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Box Culverts
VicRoads
Inverts & Lids
Rocla

reinforced inverts and lids

are manufactured in accordance
with AS1597.1 and to VicRoads
Standard Specification, Section
619. Proof load 90kN and ultimate
load 135kN.
Note: The product codes shown are for
1.22m-long culverts and lids. The 900 and
1200mm span culverts and lids are also
available in 2.44m lengths. To order
2.44m lengths, replace the 3 at the end
of the product code with 6, e.g.,
VEGC1200906 and VAGLD1206.
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VicRoads Inverts (1.22m lengths)
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Product Nominal W L E D TB
Code Width x Height (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
VEGC0300153 300 x 150 294 402 300 216 51
VEGC0370153 375 x 150 370 483 381 216 51
VEGC0370223 375 x 225 370 483 387 292 51
VEGC0450103 450 x 100 446 559 453 169 55
VEGC0450153 450 x 150 446 559 457 220 55
VEGC0450223 450 x 225 446 559 463 296 55
VEGC0450303 450 x 300 446 559 469 372 55
VEGC0600153 600 x 150 608 737 609 229 64
VEGC0600223 600 x 225 608 737 613 305 64
VEGC0600303 600 x 300 608 737 617 381 64
VEGC0600453 600 x 450 608 737 623 533 64
VEGC0750303 750 x 300 756 889 763 381 64
VEGC0750373 750 x 375 756 889 766 457 64
VEGC0750453 750 x 450 756 889 769 533 64
VEGC0750603 750 x 600 756 889 775 685 64
VEGC0900223 900 x 225 908 1067 912 393 76
VEGC0900303 900 x 300 908 1067 915 316 76
VEGC0900453 900 x 450 908 1067 921 546 76
VEGC0900603 900 x 600 908 1067 927 695 76
VEGC0900753 900 x 750 908 1067 933 851 76
VEGC1200303 1200 x 300 1197 1372 1204 394 76
VEGC1200453 1200 x 450 1197 1372 1210 546 76
VEGC1200603 1200 x 600 1197 1372 1216 699 76
VEGC1200753 1200 x 750 1197 1372 1221 851 76
VEGC1200903 1200 x 900 1197 1372 1226 1003 76
VicRoads Invert Lids (1.22m lengths)
Product Nominal F G H
Code Width (mm) (mm) (mm)
(mm)
VAGLD0303 300 402 298 68
VAGLD0373 375 483 379 68
VAGLD0453 450 559 449 68
VAGLD0603 600 737 609 78
VAGLD0753 750 889 755 83
VAGLD0903 900 1067 907 95
VAGLD1203 1200 1372 1202 98
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Box Culverts
Base Slabs
Precast RCBC base slabs are a cost-
effective alternative to in situ base
slabs and are available for most
Rocla

box culverts for all spans.

Check with project drawings and
specifications to ensure they can be
used. Base slabs should be installed
in accordance with project drawings
and specification and/or AS1597.2.
Link Slabs
RCBC link slabs can be provided to
reduce the cost of installation of
multi-cell box culverts. They are to
be installed in accordance with
project drawings and specification
and/or AS1597.2 section 6. Link
slabs are based on B1 exposure
classification, 0-2m fill and traffic
loadings W7, T44, HLP320 and
SM1600. Dowel holes in link slabs
and box culvert crowns can be
provided on request.
Contact Rocla for more information.
Lids
Precast lids are available for small
span box culverts and can also be
designed for large span culverts.
Contact Rocla for more information.
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Precast Link Slabs
Precast Base Slabs
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Box culverts and link slabs with splayed ends
Span Slab
Thickness
(mm) (mm)
T
1500 190
1800 190
2100 205
2400 220
2700 235
3000 250
3300 265
3600 290
Span
T
220mm
25mm
Nominal 10mm
thick mortar pad
(min. 5mm thick
after installation)
Link slab dimensions