Box Culvert Design Software Comparisson
- Becca Alford (Unlicensed)
- barngrover
Culvert Design Types:
 | BoxCar | ETCulvert | Eriksson Culvert |
|---|---|---|---|
Four Sided | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Three Sided |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Type I |  |  | ✓ |
Type II |  |  | ✓ |
Vertical Box | ✓ |  | ✓ |
Inverted Three Sided |  |  | ✓ |
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Design Specifications:
 | BoxCar | ETCulvert | Eriksson Culvert |
|---|---|---|---|
Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LRFD 4th Ed. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LRFD 5th Ed. |  | ✓ | ✓ |
LRFD 6th Ed. |  | ✓ | ✓ |
LRFD 7th Ed. |  | ✓ | ✓ |
LRFD 8th Ed. |  |  | ✓ |
AREMA 2007 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
AREMA 2012 |  | ✓ | ✓ |
AREMA 2017 |  |  | ✓ |
CSA-S6-06 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Applied Loads:
 | BoxCar | ETCulvert | Eriksson Culvert |
|---|---|---|---|
Dead Load | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vertical Earth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Horizontal Earth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Wearing Surface |  | ✓ | ✓ |
LL Surcharge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Internal Water Pressure |  | ✓ | ✓ |
External Water Pressure |  |  | ✓ |
Live Load | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Seismic |  |  | ✓ |
Uniform Horizontal Surcharge | ✓ |  | ✓ |
Uniform Vertical Surcharge | ✓ |  | ✓ |
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Culvert Structural Model Options:
 | BoxCar | ETCulvert | Eriksson Culvert |
|---|---|---|---|
Model Haunches in the Slabs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Model Haunches in the Walls | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Don’t include haunches in model |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Pin-Pin Boundary Conditions for 3 Sided |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Pin-Roller Boundary Conditions for 3 Sided |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Fixed-Fixed Boundary Conditions for 3 Sided |  |  | ✓ |
Rigid Foundation Model |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Trapezoidal Foundation Model | ✓ |  | ✓ |
Flexible Foundation Model | Â | Â | Coming Soon |
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Reinforcement and Detailing Options:
 | BoxCar | ETCulvert | Eriksson Culvert |
|---|---|---|---|
Auto-Design Reinforcement |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Rebar |  | ✓ | ✓ |
WWR (Mesh) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Epoxy Coat Top Layer of Steel |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Epoxy Coat All Steel |  |  | ✓ |
Calculate M-Dimension | ✓ |  | ✓ |
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Analysis Options:
 | BoxCar | ETCulvert | Eriksson Culvert |
|---|---|---|---|
Load Ratings |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Individual Top and Bottom Slab Design |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Buoyancy Check |  |  | ✓ |
Apply ACI 350 Durability Factors |  |  | ✓ |
Advanced moving Live Load Distribution Options |  | ✓ | ✓ |
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Managing Results:
 | BoxCar | ETCulvert | Eriksson Culvert |
|---|---|---|---|
Detailed Text Report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Results Graphs |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Advanced 3D Visualization |  | ✓ | ✓ |
Export to AASHTOWare |  |  | ✓ |
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