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Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts - DOT On-Line Publications

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. Example Problem #1 (English Units). The 50-year flood at the design site has a peak flow <strong>of</strong><br />

400 ft 3 /s. The ELhd <strong>of</strong> 195 ft is selected so that overtopping <strong>of</strong> the road-way will not occur for the<br />

design discharge.<br />

Given:<br />

Elevation <strong>of</strong> Outlet Invert: 172.5 ft<br />

Elevation <strong>of</strong> Shoulder: 196 ft<br />

Stream Bed Slope: 5 percent<br />

Approximate Culvert Length: 300 ft<br />

The Tailwater Variation is as Follows:<br />

Flow (ft 3 /s) T.W. (ft)<br />

300<br />

400<br />

500<br />

4.4<br />

4.9<br />

5.3<br />

Requirements: <strong>Design</strong> the smallest possible barrel to pass the peak flow rate without exceeding<br />

the ELhd. The culvert will be located in a rural area with a low risk <strong>of</strong> damage. Underground<br />

utilities limit the available FALL to 2.5 ft. below the standard streambed elevation at the inlet.<br />

Use a reinforced concrete box culvert with n=0.012.<br />

Note: Charts 14B, 15B, 57B, 58B, and 59B are used in this solution.<br />

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