driveway culvert

[oifla]

hello all

our place has a driveway culvert that needs replacing. the current set-up is a 12" metal pipe buried under 2" of gravel. the length of the pipe is about 17'

i recently picked up some 40' of this stuff:

it's not double walled or super thick (more like the sort of plastic piping you'd use in a french drain set-up), and is about 8" in diameter.

if i use two pipes side by side i can get pretty much the same water flow (not really an issue here anyway) and because the pipes aren't as tall as the current one, i can bury them deeper leaving another 4" or more on top to protect the pipes below. question is, can i use this in place of the steel pipe? i'd hate to do all the work only to crush the pipes flat on the first drive over attempt. i'd appreciate thoughts/comments on this

 

[Raintree]

The pipe appears to be perforated if so don't use as culvert.

 

[oifla]

The pipe appears to be perforated if so don't use as culvert.

yeah, it is perforated but i'm not worried about that part. it's on a slope and the water hardly sticks around. i have landscaping fabric i can use to wrap the pipe if i end up using it. i'm more concerned about the pipe lasting (and not having to dig all over again in a few months)

 

[D&B Mack]

The pipe is fine to use if you wrap in fabric. But you will want at least 1 foot of aggregate over top of the pipe plus your driveway stone subbase (at least 6") plus the asphalt paving. Single walled corrugated plastic pipe is not as strong as HDPE which is what would typically be used. If you can't get this much cover, you can pour concrete over top of the pipe, which is what I had to do in my driveway.