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Culvert Hydraulics Using The Culvert Design Form

This document outlines the steps for using a culvert design form to size culverts, including: 1) Summarizing known data and selecting a preliminary culvert size and shape 2) Choosing a culvert type and size 3) Performing inlet and outlet control calculations to determine the hydraulic grade line elevation under each control condition and selecting the higher elevation 4) An example problem demonstrates applying these steps to size a culvert for a given flow rate, culvert length, and inlet/outlet elevations. Special considerations for multiple culverts, box culverts, and low head or bent installations are also discussed.

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Culvert Hydraulics Using The Culvert Design Form

This document outlines the steps for using a culvert design form to size culverts, including: 1) Summarizing known data and selecting a preliminary culvert size and shape 2) Choosing a culvert type and size 3) Performing inlet and outlet control calculations to determine the hydraulic grade line elevation under each control condition and selecting the higher elevation 4) An example problem demonstrates applying these steps to size a culvert for a given flow rate, culvert length, and inlet/outlet elevations. Special considerations for multiple culverts, box culverts, and low head or bent installations are also discussed.

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Culvert Hydraulics using the

Culvert Design Form

Objectives

Know how to use the culvert design form to evaluate


and size simple culverts (page 344 of HDS 5)

Step 1

Summarize all known data and select a


preliminary culvert size, shape and entrance
type

Step 2

Choose a culvert type and size

Step 3-Inlet Control Calculations

Inlet control calculations

Determine HW/D from Design Charts


Calc HW depth
Calc Fall
Calc the Elev of the HW for inlet control

Step 4-Outlet Control Calculations

Outlet control calculations

Determine TW depth
Determine critical depth
Find the average of critical depth and diameter
Determine depth from culvert outlet invert to
HGL
Determine all head losses
Calc the Elev of the HW for outlet control
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Step 5-Evaluate Results

Higher of the two elevations designates


control
Choose larger culvert if the highest elevation
is unacceptable

Example Problem 1 (pg 56)

Q25=200 cfs

Natural channel slope=1%


TW=3.5 ft
L=200 ft
Natl streambed elev. @ entrance = 100 ft
Shoulder Elev=110 ft (2-ft freeboard)
Evaluate 72 (6) CMP (45 deg bevel)

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Step 2
Inlet Control
Calculations

HW/D from Design


Chart 3B = 0.96
HW=0.96*6=5.8
A =45 deg bevel, pg 27
B =33.7 deg bevel
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Step 3-Inlet Control Calculations


Calculate Fall

Max. Available HW depth = 108-100= 8


Fall = Calc HW depth Available HW depth

5.8-8= -2.8 ft
Fall is negative; therefore set fall = 0
Note: If fall is + then the invert must be lowered
to allow enough head to push desired Q
through the culvert
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Step 3-Inlet Control Calculations


Calculate HW Elev for inlet control

ELhi=HWi+ELi

5.8 ft + 100 ft = 105.8 feet

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Step 4-Outlet Control Calculations


TW Depth

Determine TW depth
backwater or normal depth calculations
Given as 3.5

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Step 4-Outlet Control Calculations


Critical Depth

Determine Critical Depth (Chart 4A) 3.8

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Step 4-Outlet Control Calculations


Find average of dc + D
(3.8+6)/2 = 4.9

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Step 4-Outlet Control Calculations


Determine ho

ho is the depth from the culvert outlet invert to the


hydraulic grade line
Larger of:

TW (3.5) or
Avg. of (dc & D-4.9) ---See Figure III-9 (D)

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Step 4-Outlet Control Calculations


Find Entrance Loss Coefficient, Ke

Ke= 0.2

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Outlet Control
Head Losses

Can use Chart 6


Line D/Ke
Line Q/Turning Pt
H=2.6

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Step 4-Outlet Control Calculations


Calculate HW Elevation

Outlet Invert Elev + Head Losses + ho

98+2.6+4.9
HW elevation based on outlet control = 105.5

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Step 5 Evaluate Results

Culvert is operating under inlet control


There is still 2 ft of head available
Try a smaller culvert

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Outlet Velocity Inlet Control


(pg 50)

Velocity at normal depth (in the culvert barrel) is


assumed to be the outlet velocity
Use Mannings equation

Calculate d/D which gives a Q of 200 cfs


Velocity = 9.2 cfs

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Outlet Velocity- Outlet Control


page 50

Use critical depth if TW<critical depth


Use TW if TW is between critical depth and
top of barrel
Use full depth of barrel if TW is above top of
barrel

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Culvert Design

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Culvert Master (Quick Calculator)

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Culvert Design

Multiple structures

For 2 pipes or boxes of same size, etc. Q/2

For concrete box culvert

6 x 5 (span x height)note

Ex 9-4 in book violates this usual

Q/H = Flow per foot of span


D = height of culvert box (5)
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Chapter VI Special Considerations


Flow Control & Measurement

Irrigation Canals
Stormwater Management
Ponds
Cooling Waterchannels

Use routing to determine


inflow into any pond
upstream of culvert
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Chapter VI Special Considerations


Low Head Installations

Convey water under a roadway w/ min. HW


and energy loss
Usually found in irrigation systems
Sag culverts sometimes used

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Chapter VI Special Considerations


Bends Horizontal or Vertical

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Chapter VI Special Considerations


Junctions

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Chapter VI Special Considerations


Siphons (vacuum)-rarely designed

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Chapter VI Special Considerations


Fish Passage

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