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culvert flow calculator following FWHA method, culvert hydraulics, hydraulic design of highway culverts, Victor Miguel Ponce, Rosa D. Aguilar, San Diego State University


online_culvert:   Hydraulic design of highway culverts by FHWA method

Reference

Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts, HDS 5, Federal Highway Administration,
Third Edition, 2012.

INPUT DATA:

[Description]       [Sample input]       [HW/D Tables]

Units:   

[U.S. units] (SI units)

Type of Culvert:   

Discharge Q [cfs] (m3/s):   

Inlet invert elevation z1 [ft] (m):   

Manning's n:   

Bottom slope So:   

Tailwater depth above outlet invert y2 [ft] (m):

Culvert length L [ft] (m):   

Shoulder elevation Es [ft] (m):   

Freeboard Fb [ft] (m):   

Entrance loss coefficient Ke:   

Exit loss coefficient KE:   

OUTPUT:

Please enter input data and press 'Calculate'.

             

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