Highway drainage guidelines
By: [prepared by Task Force on Hydrology and Hydraulics, AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Design]
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781615830114; 9781560512929
Subjects: Road drainage; Hydraulic engineering; Routes; Drainage; Technologie hydraulique
Other titles: AASHTO highway drainage guidelines
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and glossary.
Table of contents: title: Guidelines for hydraulic considerations in highway planning and location; title: Guidelines for hydrology; title: Guidelines for erosion and sediment control in highway construction; title: Guidelines for hydraulic design of culverts; title: Guidelines for the legal aspects of highway drainage; title: Guidelines for hydraulic analysis and design of open channels; title: Guidelines for hydraulic analysis for the location and design of bridges; title: Guidelines for hydraulic aspects in restoration and upgrading of highways; title: Guidelines for storm drain systems; title: Guidelines for evaluating highway effects on surface water environments; title: Guidelines for highways along coastal zones and lakeshores; title: Highway drainage guidelines for stormwater management; title: Highway drainage guidelines for training and career development of hydraulics engineers; title: Highway drainage guidelines for culvert inspection, material selection and rehabilitation; title: Guidelines for selecting and utilizing hydraulics engineering consultants; title: Glossary of highway-related drainage terms.