EFFECTS OF SEDIMENT ON DRAINAGE-CULVERT SERVICEABILITY

The flow of a drainage culvert can be greatly impaired or completely lost due to the presence of deposited sediments. The total head loss within the culvert due to sediments can be quite significant. A case study is presented that reviews the performance of a highway drainage culvert, which is designed for clear-water flow conditions in an alluvial stream carrying sediments. Culvert capacity, though, is only 20 percent of the presumed design capacity as a result of sediment deposition. This case study reviews design errors and emphasizes the necessity of sediment-transport computations when designing roadway drainage culverts in ephemeral alluvial streams. Adverse effects, such as road and adjacent-property flooding, can result when sediment transport is ignored. The most economic course of action is a complete sediment-transport study before design, rather than continuous maintenance costs after construction.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Tsihrintzis, V A
• Publication Date: 1995-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 172-183
• Serial:
  • Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0887-3828
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/toc/jpcfev/27/1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Culverts; Design capacity; Floods; Maintenance management; Sedimentary rocks; Sedimentation; Serviceability; Surface drainage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Sediment transport
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage; Sedimentary deposits
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00681607
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1995 12:00AM