Analysis of INDOT current hydraulic policies : [technical summary].

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• Creators:
  Merwade, Venkatesh
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program ; Indiana Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Hydraulic fluids
  • Hydraulic properties
  • Hydraulic structures
  • Bridges
  • Culverts
  • Sediment discharge Hydraulic policy
  • Culvert
  • Bridge
  • Design discharge
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  Indiana
• Edition:
  Technical summary.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Abstract:
  Hydraulic design often tends to be on a conservative side for safety reasons. Hydraulic structures are typically oversized with the goal being reduced future maintenance costs, and to reduce the risk of property owner complaints. This approach leads to a conservative design with higher construction costs. Therefore, there is a need to quantify the cost-benefit aspect of this conservative approach. Accordingly, this project has the following three objectives: (i) To compare design policies of INDOT with other border states (Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Kentucky); (ii) Perform cost-benefit analysis of large versus smaller hydraulic structures in terms of capital and maintenance costs; and (iii) Investigate ways to improve the hydraulic design by looking at the effect of input data and sources.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  SPR-3405
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23604/dot_23604_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 221.87 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:416a0622ab4faa0cd1d6eb3ea930a0f37c94cb3a9956d172af94f2d8df7ded4961e8a28d88700c0c70cb70729ebfa632df6ba41d9f16ee219522fb72070a918f