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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Publication Code Publication Title Publication Year Publication # Available Online Superseded By Most Current Edition of:
HEC 10 Capacity Charts for the Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts  1972  FHWA-EPD-86-107  Yes HDS-5
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
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
HDS 04 Design of Roadside Drainage Channels  1965  FHWA-EPD-86-102  Yes HDS-4, HDS-5, HEC-15, 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
HEC 05 Hydraulic Charts for the Selection of Highway Culverts  1965  FHWA-EPD-86-105  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
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
HEC 13 Hydraulic Design of Improved Inlets for Culverts  1972  FHWA-EPD-86-109  Yes HDS-5
HDS 04 Introduction to Highway Hydraulics (SI)  1997  FHWA-HI-97-028  Yes HDS-4
RD Proposal for the MD SHA Phase II Bottomless Culvert Study      No Bottomless Culvert Scour Study Phase 2
RD Scour at Culvert Outlets in Mixed Bed Materials  1982  FHWA-RD-82-011  No HEC-14
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
Updated: 10/10/2023
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