IMPACT OF ECONOMIC RISKS ON BOX CULVERT DESIGNS--ON APPLICATION TO 22 VIRGINIA SITES

The report demonstrates the results of a preliminary effort to incorporate economic risks into culvert design and to relate this economic design to conventional design practice for 22 culvert sites in Virginia. Economic design is defined as the minimum annual construction cost plus the expected flood-related loss or risk. Each design is evaluated in a five-step procedure: (1) calculate annual construction cost, (2) perform dynamic flow routings for a series of flood hydrographs, (3) estimate embankment erosion, (4) calculate losses with flood probabilities to derive risks.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75289
• Corporate Authors:

  Water Resources Engineers, Incorporated

  8001 Forbes Place
  Springfield, VA  United States  22151

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Young, G K
  • Childrey, M R
• Publication Date: 1974-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box culverts; Construction; Cost engineering; Costs; Culverts; Design; Economics; Erosion; Flood damage; Flood hydrographs; Flood protection; Floods; Forecasting; Hazards; Losses; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Design criteria; Hydraulic engineering
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic risks; Flood predictions
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Economics; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092225
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-75- 49 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7669
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 18 1976 12:00AM