Hydraulic Performance Curves for Highway Culverts
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Volume 132, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents a versatile two-parameter model describing the hydraulic performance of highway culverts operating under inlet control for both unsubmerged and submerged conditions. Applications show that the model can accurately represent the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) performance curves (which use four parameters) for a range of culvert types and materials. Laboratory data from an investigation of the hydraulic performance of single- and multiple-barrel low-headwater box culverts are also used, and the resulting model predicts a smaller culvert size as compared with the FHwA equations for a given design discharge. Design recommendations are presented for low-headwater box culverts.
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Acknowledgments
Research support from the Texas Department of Transportation is greatly appreciated. The writers especially wish to acknowledge the interest and support received from George (Rudy) Hermann, who served as Project Director during this research effort.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 5 • May 2006
Pages: 474 - 481
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Feb 25, 2003
Accepted: Jun 23, 2005
Published online: May 1, 2006
Published in print: May 2006
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