GIS Based Hydrologic and Hydraulic Applications for Highway Engineering: Literature Review

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• Creators:
  Olivera, Francisco ; Maidment, David R
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration ; Texas Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Computer-based Hydrologic And Hydraulic Modeling Design Drainage Structures Flood Plains Geographic Information Systems Highways Flow Hydro Graphs Hydraulics Hydrologic Cycle Hydrology Literature Reviews Mapping Peak Discharge Software Packages Spatial Analysis Watersheds

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-98/1738-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas;United States
• Edition:
  Research Report (9/96-8/97)
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  A literature review on flow hydrographs, peak discharges, and computer-based hydrologic and hydraulic modeling has been prepared. The first section deals with flow estimation, with special attention given to flood peak discharges (because they are a key design parameter for highway drainage structures). The second section addresses the use of computers for hydrologic/hydraulic analysis, the use of geographic information systems' (GIS) for accounting for the spatial variability of the terrain, and the use of GIS-based hydrologic models for designing highway drainage structures.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1738
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5e01b7fd1e1ea9e8202cd0e30802a9f33171595410dcae69783ee9507c200c5b4047e292988dca3f11b626ba4f06518f4cae214b00fda8176dd8350d41f230b5
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78520/dot_78520_DS1.pdf
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