Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts and Channels
The purpose of this circular is to provide design information for analyzing dissipation problems at culvert outlets and in open channels. The first five chapters of the circular provide general information to support the remaining design chapters. These chapters discuss the design concept, erosion hazards, culvert outlet velocity and velocity modification, flow transitions, and estimating scour at culvert outlets. Chapters 6 through 11 address hydraulic jump, forced hydraulic jump basins, Contra Costa energy dissipators, drop structures, stilling wells, and riprap basins. The final chapter deals with design selection and presents examples of the application of each type of energy dissipator. This manual should be considered a dynamic framework within which material will be added and deleted as new information becomes available.
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Supplemental Notes:
- During the editing of this manual for conversion to an electronic format, the intent has been to convert the publication to the metric system while keeping the document as close to the original as possible. The document has undergone editorial update during the conversion process.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Engineering, Bridge Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Thompson, Philip L
- Corry, Murray L
- Watts, F J
- Richards, Dennis L
- Jones, J Sterling
- Bradley, Joseph N
- Publication Date: 1983-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Edition: Metric Version
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 329p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Culvert outlets; Culverts; Dissipation; Ditches; Erosion; Flow; Hydraulic jump; Manuals; Open channels; Scour; Stilling basins
- Uncontrolled Terms: Discharge velocity; Drop structures; Energy dissipators; Hydraulic design; Selection process
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01023849
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: HEC 14
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: May 15 2006 3:14PM