Hydraulics Research Publications and Products

• Articles
• Professional Papers
• Other Hydraulics Research and Development (R&D) Publications
• Research Reports

Articles

Focus

• Scour Evaluations a Key Element in Improving Bridge Foundation Design (February 2001)

Public Roads Magazine Articles

• Hydraulics Testing of Wilson Bridge Designs (March/April 2000)
  by J. Sterling Jones
  The designs of the new Wilson Bridge on the National Capital Beltway are tested for scour effects.
• Internal FHWA Partnership Leverages Technology & Innovation (Jan/Feb 2001)
  by Bob Bryant
• A Better Design For Box Culverts? (September/October 2005)
  by Kornel Kerenyi, J. Sterling Jones, Kevin Goeden, Richard Phillips, and Paul Oien
• Energy Losses in Storm Drain Access Holes (January/February 2006)
  by Kornel Kerenyi and J. Sterling Jones
• Testing Bottomless Culverts (May/June 2007)
  by Kornel Kerenyi and Jorge Pagán-Ortiz

R&T Transporter Articles

• Researching Ways to Better Measure Scour May 2001 (.pdf, 0.4 mb)
• Bonner Bridge Testing Performed in the Hydraulics Laboratory (May 1996)
• FHWA Hydraulics Lab and Partners Perform Scour Evaluation for Woodrow Wilson Bridge (September 1999)
• Scour Team Helps Avert Catastrophe (June 1997)

Professional Papers

• Advanced Flow Visualization Techniques for the Federal Highway Administration Hydraulics Laboratory (pdf, 1 mb)
  by: Kornel Kerenyi, Ph.D., Stuart M. Stein, P.E., J. Sterling Jones, P.E.
  ASCE 2001
• Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement Scour Study:  Using a 3-D Numerical Model (pdf, 0.1 mb)
  by Xibing Dou, Ph.D., Stuart Stein, P.E., J. Sterling Jones, P.E.
  ASCE 2001
• Local Sediment Scour Model Tests for the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Piers (pdf. 0.3 mb)
  by D. Max Sheppard, J. Sterling Jones, Mufeed Odeh, Tom Glasser
  ASCE 2000
• Management of Runoff from Surface Transportation Facilities (pdf, 0.1 mb)
  by: Stuart M. Stein, PE, G. Kenneth Young, Ph.D., PE, David R. Pearson, Marjorie L. Zeff, PG
  ASCE 2000
• Economic Considerations in Designing Bridge Scour Countermeasures (pdf, 0.1 mb)
  by: Stuart M. Stein, PE, David R. Pearson, J. Sterling Jones
  ASCE 2000
• Scour at Wide Bridge Piers (pdf, 0.2 mb)
  by: J. Sterling Jones and D. Max Sheppard
  ASCE 2000
• Local Scour at Complex Pier Geometries (pdf, 0.2 mb)
  by: J. Sterling Jones and D. Max Sheppard
  ASCE 2000
• A New Sediment Transport Formula for Local Scour Prediction (pdf. 1 mb)
  by: Xibing S. Dou and J. Sterling Jones
  ASCE 2000
• Storm Sewer Junction Hydraulics and Sediment Transport (pdf. 0.2 ,b)
  by: Stuart M. Stein, P.E., Xibing Dou, Ph.D., Edward R. Umbrell, J. Sterling Jones, P.E.
  ASCE 1999
• Two-Dimensional Computer Modeling of Pomme de Terre River at Highways 12 and 22 in Minnesota (pdf, 0.2 mb)
  by: Kamal Saffarinia, G. Kenneth Young, J. Sterling Jones, Stuart M. Stein
  ASCE 1999
• Scour Around Exposed Pile Groups
  by Mohammad Salim (former Graduate Research Fellow from GW Univ.) and J. Sterling Jones
  ASCE 1996

Other Publications

• Hydraulics Engineering Publication List - Hydraulic Design Series (HDS), Hydraulic Engineering Circulars (HEC), Hydraulic Reports, and Publications on CD-ROM
• Information Services Online Digital Document Center - A searchable U.S. Department of Transportation database of transportation-related documents
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) - The central source for scientific, technical, and business-related government information.

Research Reports

Publication Title	FHWA #	NTIS #	View Pdf/Word
Bottomless Culvert Scour Study: Phase II Laboratory Report	RD-07-026
Enhanced Abutment Scour Studies For Compound Channels	RD-99-156		(1.16 MB)
Bridge Scour in Nonuniform Sediment Mixtures and in Cohesive Materials: Synthesis Report	RD-03-083	PB-2204-104690	(1.91 MB)
Bottomless Culvert Scour Study: Phase I Laboratory Report	RD-02-078		(996 KB)
New England Transportation Consortium: Performance Specs for Wood Waste Materials as an Erosion Control Mulch and as a Filter Berm	NETC 25
Performance Curve for a Prototype of Two Large Culverts in Series Dale Boulevard, Dale City, Virginia	RD-01-095		(758 KB)
Hydraulics of Iowa DOT Slope-Tapered Pipe Culverts	RD-01-077		(981 KB)
Users Primer for BRI-STARS	RD-99-191	PB2000-107371
Users Manual for BRI-STARS	RD-99-190	PB2000-107372
Portable Instrumentation for Real Time Measurement of Scour At Bridges	RD-99-085	PB2000-102040
Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 2, "Experimental Study of Sediment Gradation and Flow Hydrograph Effects on Clear Water Scour Around Circular Piers"	RD-99-184	PB2000-103271
Hydraulic Performance of Curb and Gutter Inlets	KU-99-1
Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 3, "Abutment Scour for Nonuniform Mixtures"	RD-99-185	PB2000-103272
Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 4, "Experimental Study of Scour Around Circular Piers in Cohesive Soils"	RD-99-186	PB2000-103273
Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 1, "Effect of Sediment Gradation and Coarse Material Fraction on Clear Water Scour Around Bridge Piers"	RD-99-183	PB2000-103270
South Dakota Culvert Inlet Design Coefficients	RD-01-076		(981 KB)
Remote Methods of Underwater Inspection of Bridge Structures	RD-99-100	PB9915-7968
Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 6, "Abutment Scour in Uniform and Stratified Sand Mixtures"	RD-99-188	PB2000-103275
Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 5, "Effect of Cohesion on Bridge Abutment Scour"	RD-99-187	PB2000-103274
Retention, Detention..., Vol. II: Design Guidelines	RD-96-096	PB97-122196
Retention, Detention and Overland Flow for Pollutant Removal from Highway Runoff, Vol. I: Research Report	RD-96-095	PB97-122188
An Experimental Study of Scour Protection Alternatives at Bridge Piers	RD-95-187	PB96-168794
Surface-Geophysical Techniques Used to Detect Existing and Infilled Scour Holes Near Bridge Piers	USGS WRI 95-4009
Culvert Repair Practices Manual Volume 2 (ISDDC)	RD-95-089	PB95-220950
Channel Scour at Bridges in the United States	RD-95-184	PB96-203195
Nationwide Summary of USGS Regional Regression Equations for Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Floods for Ungaged Sites, 1993	USGS WRI-94-4002
Culvert Repair Practices Manual Volume I (ISDDC)	RD-94-096	PB95-220968
Bridge Scour Protection Systems Using Toskanes	PA-94-012	PB95-266318
Energy Losses Through Junction Manholes, Volume 2	RD-94-081	PB95-138608
Energy Losses Through Junction Manholes, Volume 1	RD-94-080	PB95-164950
Development of Hydraulic Computer Models to Analyze Tidal and Coastal Hydraulic Conditions at Highway Structures	SC-94-4	PB95-236725
HYDRAIN: Version 5.0 Volumes I to VII	RD-92-061
Strategies for Managing Unknown Bridge Found	RD-92-030	PB92-156678
The Stability of Riprap Used to Protect Bridge Piers	RD-91-057	PB93-174639
Stability of Riprap for Protection at the Toe of Abutments	RD-90-035	PB93-167369
Hydraulic Stability of Articulated Concrete Block Revetment Systems During Overtopping Flow (ISDDC)	RD-89-199	PB90-266156
Lab Report for the Acosta Bridge Scour Study	RD-89-114	PB91-174052
Cost-Effective Roadway Drain. Design Using Economic Analysis	RD-88-126	PB91-104497
FESWMS-2DH, Research Report	RD-88-146	PB91-106492
FESWMS-2DH, Users Manual	RD-88-177
Minimizing Embankment Damages During Overtopping	RD-88-181	PB90-266107
Streambank Stabilization Measures, Executive Summary	RD-84-099	PB86-186848
Streambank Stabilization Measures for Highway Engineers	RD-84-100	PB86-187986
Countermeasures for Hydraulic Problems at Bridges, Vol. 2 Case Histories (ISDDC)	RD-78-163	PB-297685
Countermeasures for Hydraulic Problems at Bridges, Vol. 1 Analysis and Assessment (ISDDC)	RD-78-162	PB297132
Approximation Method for Computing Backwater Profiles	RD-76-042	PB-263915
Methods for Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in the Southwestern United States	USGS WSP 2433