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Note about archived documents: These are useful for researchers doing further work in these areas as well as those developing improved testing and design procedures. The list includes documents of historical value. The FHWA considers that these archival documents may no longer reflect current or accepted regulation, policy, guidance, or practice. By accessing and using these documents, you are accepting these caveats and conditions.
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Publication Code Publication Title Publication Year Publication # Available Online Superseded By Most Current Edition of:
HDS 01 Hydraulics of Bridge Waterways  1978  FHWA-EPD-86-101  Yes HDS-4, HDS-7
HDS 03 Design Charts for Open-Channel Flow  1961  FHWA-EPD-86-102  Yes HDS-4, HDS-5, HEC-15, HEC-22
HDS 04 Design of Roadside Drainage Channels  1965  FHWA-EPD-86-102  Yes HDS-4, HDS-5, HEC-15, HEC-22
HDS 04 Introduction to Highway Hydraulics  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-019  Yes HDS-4
HDS 04 Introduction to Highway Hydraulics (SI)  1997  FHWA-HI-97-028  Yes HDS-4
HDS 05 Corrections to SI Nomographs  2001    Yes HDS-5
HDS 05 Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-020  No HDS-5
HDS 05 Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts  1985  FHWA-IP-85-15  No HDS-5
HDS 05 Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts  2005  FHWA-NHI-01-020  No HDS-5
HDS 06 River Engineering for Highway Encroachments  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-004  Yes HEC-16, HEC-18, HEC-20, HEC-23
HEC 01 Selected Bibliography of Hydraulic and Hydrologic Subjects  1983  FHWA-EPD-86-104  Yes HEC-1
HEC 05 Hydraulic Charts for the Selection of Highway Culverts  1965  FHWA-EPD-86-105  Yes HDS-5
HEC 09 Debris-Control Structures  1971  FHWA-EPD-86-106  Yes HEC-9
HEC 10 Capacity Charts for the Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts  1972  FHWA-EPD-86-107  Yes HDS-5
HEC 11 Design of Riprap Revetment  1989  FHWA-IP-89-016  No HEC-23
HEC 11 Design of Riprap Revetment SI  2000  FHWA-IF-00-022-1  Yes HEC-23
HEC 12 Drainage of Highway Pavements  1984  FHWA-TS-84-202  Yes HEC-22
HEC 13 Hydraulic Design of Improved Inlets for Culverts  1972  FHWA-EPD-86-109  Yes HDS-5
HEC 14 Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts and Channels  1983  FHWA-EPD-86-110  No HEC-14
HEC 14 Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts and Channels SI  2000  FHWA-IF-00-022  Yes HEC-14
HEC 14 Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts and Channels SI Errata  2000  FHWA-IF-00-022  Yes HEC-14
HEC 15 Design of Roadside Channels with Flexible Linings  1988  FHWA-IF-00-022-2  Yes HEC-15
HEC 15 Design of Roadside Channels with Flexible Linings  1988  FHWA-IP-87-7  No HEC-15
HEC 16 Addendum to 1975 Highways in the River Environment  1980  FHWA-EPD-86-116  Yes HEC-16
HEC 17 The Design of Encroachments on Flood Plains Using Risk Analysis  1981  FHWA-EPD-86-112  Yes HEC-17
HEC 18 Evaluating Scour at Bridges, Edition 2  1993  FHWA-IP-90-017  Yes HEC-18
HEC 18 Evaluating Scour at Bridges, Edition 3 (SI)  1995  FHWA-HI-96-031  Yes HEC-18
HEC 18 Evaluating Scour at Bridges, Fourth Edition  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-001  Yes HEC-18
HEC 19 Hydrology  1984  FHWA-IP-84-15  Yes HDS-2
HEC 20 Stream Stability at Highway Structures  1991  FHWA-IP-90-014  Yes HEC-20
HEC 20 Stream Stability at Highway Structures Second Edition  1995  FHWA-HI-96-032  Yes HEC-20
HEC 20 Stream Stability at Highway Structures Third Edition  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-002  Yes HEC-20
HEC 22 Urban Drainage Design Manual (SI)  1996  FHWA-SA-96-078  Yes HEC-22
HEC 22 Urban Drainage Design Manual Second Edition  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-021  No HEC-22
HEC 22 Urban Drainage Design Manual Third Edition  2009  FHWA-NHI-10-009  Yes HEC-22
HEC 23 Bridge Scour and Stream Instability Countermeasures (SI)  1997  FHWA-HI-97-030  Yes HEC-23
HEC 23 Bridge Scour and Stream Instability Countermeasures Experience, Selection, and Design Guidance Second Edition  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-003  Yes HEC-23
HEC 25 Highways in the Coastal Environment: Assessing Extreme Events: Volume 2 - 1st edition  2014  FHWA-NHI-14-006  Yes HEC-25
HEC 25 Highways in the Coastal Environment: Volume 1 - 2nd edition  2008  FHWA-NHI-07-096  Yes HEC-25
HEC 25 Tidal Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Scour at Bridges  2004  FHWA-NHI-05-077  No HEC-25
Other Best Management Practices for Erosion and Sediment Control  1995  FHWA-FLP-94-005  Yes HEC-22; AASHTO Model Drainage Manual (Erosion and Sediment Control Chapter)
Other Culvert Inspection Manual  1986  FHWA-IP-86-2  Yes FHWA Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual; FHWA FLH Culvert Assessment and Decision-Making Procedures Manual; AASHTO Culvert and Storm Drain System Inspection Guide
Other Design of Urban Highway Drainage  1979  FHWA-TS-79-225  Yes HEC-22
Other Guide for Selecting Manning's Roughness Coefficient For Natural Channels and Flood Plains  1984  FHWA-TS-84-204  Yes HDS-4
Other Highways in the River Environment  1990  FHWA-HI-90-016  Yes HEC-16
Other Manual for Highway Storm Water Pumping Stations Volume 1  1982  FHWA-IP-82-17v1  Yes HEC-24
Other Manual for Highway Storm Water Pumping Stations Volume 2  1982  FHWA-IP-82-17v2  No HEC-24
Other Underground Disposal of Storm Water Runoff, Design Guidelines Manual  1980  FHWA-TS-80-218  Yes HDS-2; HEC-22; FHWA Determining the State of the Practice in Data Collection and Performance Measurement of Stormwater Best Management Practices
Other Underwater Evaluation And Repair of Bridge Components  1998  FHWA-DP-98-1  Yes FHWA Underwater Bridge Repair Rehabilitation and Countermeasures
Other Underwater Inspection of Bridges  1980  FHWA-DP-80-1  Yes FHWA Underwater Bridge Inspection
RD An Experimental Study of Scour Protection Alternatives at Bridge Piers  1995  FHWA-RD-95-187  No HEC-23
RD Approximation Method for Computing Backwater Profiles  1976  FHWA-RD-76-042  No HDS-4
RD Bridge Waterways Analysis Model Research Report  1986  FHWA-RD-86-108  No HDS-7
RD Channel Scour at Bridges in the United States  1995  FHWA-RD-95-184  No HEC-18
RD Cost-Effective Roadway Drain. Design Using Economic Analysis  1988  FHWA-RD-88-126  No HEC-17
RD Countermeasures for Hydraulic Problems at Bridges, Vol. 1 Analysis and Assessment  1978  FHWA-RD-78-162  No HEC-23
RD Countermeasures for Hydraulic Problems at Bridges, Vol. 2 Case Histories  1978  FHWA-RD-78-163  No HEC-23
RD Culvert Repair Practices Manual Volume 2  1995  FHWA-RD-95-089  No FHWA Culvert Pipe Liner Guide and Specifications; NCHRP Synthesis 303: Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Culverts
RD Culvert Repair Practices Manual Volume I  1994  FHWA-RD-94-096  No FHWA Culvert Pipe Liner Guide and Specifications; NCHRP Synthesis 303: Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Culverts
RD Design of Spur-type Streambank Stabilization Structures  1984  FHWA-RD-84-101  No HEC-23
RD Development a Methodology for Estimating Embankment Damage Due to Flood Overtopping  1986  FHWA-RD-86-126  No HEC 23, HEC-25
RD Development of Hydraulic Computer Models to Analyze Tidal and Coastal Stream Hydraulic Conditions at Highway Structures (Phase 3 for Pooled Fund Study)  2002  FHWA-SC-02-03  No HEC-25; FHWA A Primer on Modeling in the Coastal Environment
RD Energy Losses Through Junction Manholes, Volume 1  1994  FHWA-RD-94-080  No HEC-22
RD Energy Losses Through Junction Manholes, Volume 2  1994  FHWA-RD-94-081  No HEC-22
RD Evaluation of the Flood Risk Factor in the Design of Box Culverts, Vol. 1 Theoretical Development  1974  FHWA-RD-74-011  No HDS-5
RD FESWMS-2DH, Research Report  1988  FHWA-RD-88-146  No HDS-7; FHWA 2D Hydraulic Modeling for Highways in the River Environment
RD FESWMS-2DH, Users Manual  1988  FHWA-RD-88-177  No HDS-7; FHWA 2D Hydraulic Modeling for Highways in the River Environment
RD HYDRAIN: Version 5.0 Volumes I to VII  1992  FHWA-RD-92-061  No FHWA The Hydraulic Toolbox
RD Hydraulic Characteristics of Two Bicycle Safe Grate Inlet Designs  1974  FHWA-RD-74-077  No HEC-22
RD Hydraulic Flow Resistance Factors for Corrugated Metal Conduits  1980  FHWA-TS-80-216  No HDS-5
RD Hydraulic Stability of Articulated Concrete Block Revetment Systems During Overtopping Flow  1989  FHWA-RD-89-199  No HEC-23
RD Lab Report for the Acosta Bridge Scour Study  1988  FHWA-RD-89-114  No N/A
RD Methods for Assessment of Stream-Related Hazards to Highways And Bridges  1980  FHWA-RD-80-160  No HEC-16, HEC-17, HEC-20
RD Minimizing Embankment Damages During Overtopping  1988  FHWA-RD-88-181  No HEC-23, HEC-25
RD Performance of Flexible Ditch Linings  1986  FHWA-RD-86-114  No HEC-15
RD Preliminary Procedure to Predict Scour in Bedrock  1994  FHWA-CT-R-SD-94-14  No HEC-18
RD Proposal for the MD SHA Phase II Bottomless Culvert Study      No Bottomless Culvert Scour Study Phase 2
RD Retention, Detention and Overland Flow for Pollutant Removal from Highway Runoff, Vol. I: Research Report  1996  FHWA-RD-96-095  No Determining the State of the Practice in Data Collection and Performance Measurement of Stormwater Best Management Practices, HEC-22
RD Retention, Detention and Overland Flow for Pollutant Removal from Highway Runoff, Vol. II: Design Guidelines  1996  FHWA-RD-96-096  No Determining the State of the Practice in Data Collection and Performance Measurement of Stormwater Best Management Practices; HEC-22
RD Scour at Culvert Outlets in Mixed Bed Materials  1982  FHWA-RD-82-011  No HEC-14
RD Stability of Relocated Stream Channels  1980  FHWA-RD-80-158  No HEC-16, HEC-20
RD Stability of Riprap for Protection at the Toe of Abutments  1990  FHWA-RD-90-035  No HEC-23
RD Strategies for Managing Unknown Bridge Found  1992  FHWA-RD-92-030  No HEC-18, HEC-23
RD Stream Channel Degradation And Aggrandation Causes And Consequences To Highways  1980  FHWA-RD-80-038  No HEC-16, HEC-20
RD Streambank Stabilization Measures for Highway Engineers  1984  FHWA-RD-84-100  No HEC-23
RD Streambank Stabilization Measures, Executive Summary  1984  FHWA-RD-84-099  No HEC-23
RD The Stability of Riprap Used to Protect Bridge Piers  1991  FHWA-RD-91-057  No HEC-23
RD Users Manual for BRI-STARS  1999  FHWA-RD-99-190  No N/A
RD Users Primer for BRI-STARS  1999  FHWA-RD-99-191  No N/A
Updated: 10/10/2023
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