Estimating Design Discharges for Drainage Structures in Western Kansas: [Summary]

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• Creators:
  McEnroe, Bruce M. ; Young, C. Bryan ; Williams, Aaron R. ; Hinshaw, Matt
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Kansas. Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas State University. Transportation Center ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Drainage structures
  • Design methods
  • Runoff
  • Floods
  • Watersheds
  • Rational formula (Hydraulics)
  • Regression analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN: KU-12-4
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Bridges and Structures ; NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Design
• Abstract:
  KDOT engineers have expressed concern that the hydrologic methods in the current KDOT Design Manual (Volume I, Part C, 2011) may lead to over-sizing of drainage structures in Western Kansas. Some new structures designed by the current methods are much larger than the previous structures at these locations or existing structures directly upstream or downstream, where the older structures had no known history of overtopping. There are reasons to suspect that current methods may not be well suited to small watersheds in Western Kansas, particularly for areas with high soil permeability.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26041/dot_26041_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 280.69 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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