Hydraulic Toolbox Version 5.3.0 [supporting software]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and Structures
• Contributors:
  Lizewski, Ryan
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Analysis Channel Linings Culverts Curbs Design Detention Basins Drainage Gutters Hydraulics Riprap Scour Sediment Discharge Weirs

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• Resource Type:
  Software
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Version 5.3.0
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and Structures
• Abstract:
  The FHWA Hydraulic Toolbox Program is a stand-alone suite of calculators that performs routine hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design computations. Specific calculators address: Rational Method hydrology, channels, channel linings, weirs, curb and gutter sections, storm drain inlets, detention basins, bridge scour, riprap countermeasures, sediment gradations, and culvert assessments. The Hydraulic Toolbox significantly extends the basic functionality of the historic version of the FHWA Visual Urban Program and other tools. The program allows a user to perform and save hydraulic calculations in one project file, analyze multiple scenarios, and create plots and reports of these analyses. The computations can be carried out in either US Customary Units or the International System of Units.
  
  Improvements made to this version of the software include the following: Bridge Scour: Added HEC-18 variable names to the Bridge Scour Calculator's variable names. Bridge Scour: Updated the Froude Number computation for a complex pier case 2. Bridge Scour: Increased the precision of the initial Erosion Rate for pier scour. Bridge Scour: Fixed a bug where pressure scour was not computed for over-bank areas. Bridge Scour: Fixed a bug to consider pier scour independently under certain conditions when in a group of piers. Bridge Scour: Reorganized the Contraction Scour calculator. The user can select between the Clear-water and Live-bed method or the Cohesive method. Pressure scour may be calculated for either method. Bridge Scour: Fixed a bug with deleting scenarios. Bridge Scour: Added lateral lines to the bridge scour plot to indicate the lateral movement of the river. Bridge Scour: Changed the time rate of scour to use the governing scour and not just the cohesive scour. Curb and Gutter: Disabled Local Depression for cases that it does not apply to in the HEC-22 equations.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  By downloading the software, users agree to the following terms and conditions: FHWA does not provide user assistance or support for this software. The application of this software is the responsibility of the user. It is imperative that the responsible engineer understands the potential accuracy limitations of the program results, independently cross checks those results with other methods, and examines the reasonableness of the results with engineering knowledge and experience. There are no expressed or implied warranties. I agree to these conditions when downloading the software.
  
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• Format:
  ZIP
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:994fd7764e899d9aab93df4bcf0cd2529c701577541505e29a12aaab856bbcb686b821be03ef41f31f0f12adc1cc1591b6af6cc80068020d8e724599b29cd016
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88815/dot_88815_DS1.zip
• File Type:
  [ZIP - 83.80 MB ]