NTL Record

Title Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts
Record ID 79388
Personal Name
Creator
Normann, Jerome M.; Houghtalen, Robert J.; Johnston William J.
Personal Name
Contributor
Kurdziel, John M.; Thompson, Philip L.; Richards, D. L.; Jones, Sterling
Corporate Creator Jerome M. Normann and Associates
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Implementation
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 19850901
Language English
Abstract Hydraulic Design Series No. 5 combines culvert design information previously contained in Hydraulic Engineering Circular (HEC) No. 5, No. 10 , and No. 13 with hydrologic, storage routing, and special culvert design information. The result is a comprehensive culvert design publication. Hydrologic analysis methods are described, and references cited. Culvert design methods are presented for both conventional culverts and culverts with inlet improvements. Storage routing techniques are included which permit the designer to account for ponding effects upstream of the culvert. Unique culvert applications, erosion and sediment control, debris control, structural aspects, and long span culverts are discussed and references cited. Inlet control, outlet control, and critical depth design charts, many of which are newly developed, are included for a variety of culvert sizes, shapes, and materials. New dimensionless culvert design charts are provided for the design of culverts lacking conventional design monographs and charts.The appendices of the publication contain the equations and methodology used to construct the design charts, information of the hydraulic resistance of culverts, and methods of optimizing culvert design using performance curves and inlet depression. Calculation forms are provided for most of the design methodologies in the manual.
Rosap ID dot:54219
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54219
TRT Terms Culverts; Hydrology; Culvert inlets; Culvert outlets; Critical depth
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
461948
Report Number FHWA-IP-85-15
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/79000/79300/79388/009342.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository