The corrugated steel plate culvert structure was developed and actively developed in the United States in the 1930s and was introduced into the domestic scene in the 1970s. Currently, about 1,000 corrugated steel structures were being used for expressway concrete passage culverts and waterway culverts. Compared to concrete materials that require a basic curing time, corrugated steel plates could be assembled and backfilled, so that the construction speed is fast and the economics were excellent. However, as the number of public years has elapsed, problems in maintenance have been found. Therefore, there is a growing interest in the stability of corrugated steel plate structures. Therefore, in this study, the improvement for the efficient maintenance of the corrugated steel structure constructed on the expressway was examined.

This paper shows examples of damage cases for corrugated steel plate structures in Korea expressway. There are two representative types of damages. One is a water leak and the other is the deformation of inner section. The results of this study will be useful for future maintenance of corrugated steel plate structures.

Damage of pavement over corrugated steel plate culvert with shallow cover was analyzed by filed investigation and numerical analysis. Field measurement showed that the flexible culvert was within the deformation limit and was structurally stable. Numerical analysis showed that deformation of culvert at the crest during the passage of heavy vehicle was about 2.72mm while the thrust and moment within the structure was far below the allowable value. It is concluded that the pavement was damaged by the cyclic deformation of culvert by the heavy vehicle.