PROGRESS REPORT ON CULVERT INVESTIGATION

THIS INVESTIGATION IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A FACT-FINDING SURVEY OF SMALL STRUCTURES TO DETERMINE METHODS OF ARRIVING AT THE ECONOMIC VALUES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF SUCH STRUCTURES IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. THIS FIRST REPORT IS PRINCIPALLY A RESUME OF THE INFORMATION SECURED IN A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF SMALL DRAINAGE STRUCTURES IN 14 STATES. THIS SURVEY WAS MADE TO OBTAIN DATA RELATIVE TO THE NATURE AND VARIETY OF SERVICE CONDITIONS IMPOSED UPON HIGHWAY CULVERTS, AND TO THE TYPICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE CULVERTS IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/5/5-028.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 5, Pt1, PP271-284. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Crum, R W
  • Morris, M
• Publication Date: 1926

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 3-4, 1925. Part I: Reports of Research Committees and of Special Investigations
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 5
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Culverts; Data collection; Drainage structures; Economics; Surface drainage; Surveys
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204294
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 9 1970 12:00AM