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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Publication Code Publication Title Publication Year Publication # Available Online Superseded By Most Current Edition of:
RD An Experimental Study of Scour Protection Alternatives at Bridge Piers  1995  FHWA-RD-95-187  No HEC-23
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
RD Channel Scour at Bridges in the United States  1995  FHWA-RD-95-184  No HEC-18
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
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 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
RD Lab Report for the Acosta Bridge Scour Study  1988  FHWA-RD-89-114  No N/A
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
HDS 06 River Engineering for Highway Encroachments  2001  FHWA-NHI-01-004  Yes HEC-16, HEC-18, HEC-20, HEC-23
RD Scour at Culvert Outlets in Mixed Bed Materials  1982  FHWA-RD-82-011  No HEC-14
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 25 Tidal Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Scour at Bridges  2004  FHWA-NHI-05-077  No HEC-25
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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