PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR ESTIMATING AND CONTROLLING EROSION AT CULVERT OUTLETS

Efforts were concerned with investigation and development of means of estimating the extent of scour to be anticipated downstream of outlets. Investigation and evaluation of various schemes of protection for controlling erosion such as horizontal blankets of rock riprap, preformed scour holes lined with rock riprap and channel expansions lined with natural and artificial revetments.

• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station

  3909 Halls Ferry Road
  Vicksburg, MS  United States  39180-6199
• Authors:
  • Fletcher, B P
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Culverts; Drainage; Erosion
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046844
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: H-72-5 Misc Pap
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1973 12:00AM