DESIGN CRITERIA AND RESEARCH NEEDS

Design criteria and research needs are discussed in view of the possibility of the occurrence of an extreme flood event, such as Hurricane Agnes. Various views on these topics are presented by spokesmen from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Federal Highway Administration, the Texas Highway Department, and Pennsylvania State Unviersity.

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• Authors:
  • Hagen, Vernon
  • Hofmann, Walter
  • Johnson, Frank L
  • Fox, Samuel V
  • Reich, Brian M
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 54-64
• Monograph Title: Highways and the catastrophic floods of 1972
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 479
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Floods; Research
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159573
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309022657
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM