Other title: Title on report documentation page: Division of Engineering research on call services : asymmetrical deformation of thermoplastic pipe analysis

"December 2019."; Performing organization: E.L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company; Performing organization: Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment (ORITE); Final technical report; Includes bibliographical references (page 33); Sponsored by Ohio Department of Transportation, Office of Statewide Planning and Research; State job number: 135786This study investigated asymmetric deformation (racking) of installed thermoplastic pipe. ODOT construction records were reviewed to determine the extent of racking noted within Item 611 Conduit Evaluations. Next, a rational method for assessing racking was developed within the framework of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, Section 12. A spreadsheet was developed to aid in the assessment procedure. The results of the methodology were compared to test cases analyzed using the 2D culvert specific finite element software CANDE. Finally, a one-day course covering the basics of the finite element method was developed and presented to ODOT staf