Highway Drainage Guidelines

Highway Drainage Guidelines
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force on Hydrology and Hydraulics
Publisher: AASHTO
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2007
Genre: CD-ROMs
ISBN: 156051292X

The Highway Drainage Guidelines provides a consolidated overview of highway hydraulic design and discusses possible hydrology problems in the following areas: Hydraulic Considerations in Highway Planning and Location; Hydrology; Erosion and Sediment Control in Highway Construction; Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts; The Legal Aspects of Highway Drainage; Hydraulic Analysis and Design of Open Channels; Hydraulic Analysis for the Location and Design of Bridges; Hydraulic Aspects in Restoration and Upgrading of Highways; Storm Drain Systems; Evaluating Highway Effects on Surface Water Environments; Highways Along Coastal Zones and Lakeshores; Stormwater Management; Training and Career Development of Hydraulics Engineers; Culvert Inspection, Material Selection, and Rehabilitation; Guidelines for Selecting and Utilizing Hydraulics Engineering Consultants.

Report No. FHWA-RD.

Report No. FHWA-RD.
Author: United States. Federal Highway Administration. Offices of Research and Development
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1980
Genre:
ISBN:

Guide to Bridge Hydraulics

Guide to Bridge Hydraulics
Author: Transportation Association of Canada
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2004
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780727732620

Basic hydraulic considerations - Channel types and behaviour relation to bridges - Basic hydraulic requirements - Hydraulic design procedures Hydrologic estimates - Statistical frequency analysis - Runoff modeling - Empirical methods - High water levels and stage-discharge relations - Extreme floods and risk Scour protection and channel control - Scour protection around bridge foundations - Erosion protection of banks and slopes - Design of rock riprap - Cannel control works Hydraulic aspects of construction, inspection and maintenance - Construction - Inspection - Maintenance Special problems - Tidal crossings - Inland basic crossings - Waves and waves protection - Physical modeling of bridge problems - Alluvial fans - Debris flow and torrents