Highway Drainage Guidelines

These guidelines were originally published as separate volumes. This 2007 Edition contains both metric (SI) and U.S. Customary units, replaces the volume designations with chapter designations, and contains a new guideline, Chapter 15. The chapter titles are as follows: (1) Hydraulic considerations in Highway Planning and Location; (2) Hydrology; (3) Erosion and Sediment Control in Highway Construction; (4) Hydraulic Design of Culverts; (5) The Legal Aspects of Highway Drainage; (6) Hydraulic Analysis and Design of Open channels; (7) Hydraulic Analysis for the Location and Design of Bridges; (8) Hydraulic Aspects in Restoration and Upgrading of Highways; (9) Storm Drain Systems; (10) Evaluating Highway Effects on Surface Water Environments; (11) Highways along Coastal Zones and Lakeshores; (12) Stormwater Management; (13) Training and Career Development of Hydraulics Engineers; (14) Culvert Inspection, Material Selection, and Rehabilitation; and (15) Guidelines for Selecting and Utilizing Hydraulics Engineering Consultants. The appendix contains a glossary of highway-related drainage terms.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Features: Appendices; Glossary;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beaches; Bridge design; Coastal zone management; Coasts; Consultants; Culverts; Drainage; Engineers; Environmental impacts; Erosion control; Guidelines; Highway planning; Hydraulics; Hydrology; Inspection; Legal factors; Location; Materials selection; Open channels; Rehabilitation; Road construction; Runoff; Sediment discharge; Storm sewers; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Careers; Surface waters
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Education and Training; Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Law; Policy; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046053
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781560512929
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 12 2007 8:25AM