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        FSH 7709.56b - TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURES HANDBOOK
                   WO AMENDMENT 7709.56b-94-1
                        EFFECTIVE 7/27/94

                     CHAPTER 6 - HYDRAULICS

                            Contents


6.02   Objective
6.03   Policy
6.04   Responsibility
6.05   Definitions
6.08   References
6.08a  Open-Channel Flow
6.08b  Bridge Hydraulics
6.08c  Fords, Vented Fords, and Low-water Bridges
6.08d  Culvert Hydraulics
6.08e  Energy Dissipators

6.1    HYDRAULIC DESIGN OF CHANNELS
6.11   Open-Channel Hydraulics
6.11a  Flow States
6.11b  Open-Channel Flow Equations
6.11c  Stage Discharge Curves
6.12   Roadside Channels
6.13   Channel Modification
6.14   Channel Stabilization
6.14a  Spurs and Retarding Structures
6.14b  Grade Control Structures
6.14c  Channel Linings
6.15   Fish Passage

6.2    HYDRAULIC DESIGN OF BRIDGES
6.21   Bridge Location
6.22   Bridge Hydraulic Analysis
6.23   Scour
6.24   Pier Design
6.25   Abutment Design
6.26   Bridge Hydraulic Capacity
6.27   Relief Structures
6.3    FORDS, VENTED FORDS, AND LOW-WATER BRIDGES
6.31   Selection Considerations
6.31a  Paved or Natural Fords
6.31b  Vented Fords
6.31c  Low-Water Bridges
6.32   Design Considerations
6.32a  Natural Fords
6.32b  Paved Fords
6.32c  Vented Fords
6.32d  Low-Water Bridges
6.33   Hydraulics of Fords, Vented Fords, and Low-Water Bridges
6.33a  Fords
6.33b  Vented Fords
6.33c  Low-Water Bridges

6.4    HYDRAULIC DESIGN OF CULVERTS
6.41   Location and Installation
6.42   Site Surveys
6.43   Culvert Type
6.43a  Shape
6.43b  Materials
6.43c  Number of Barrels
6.44   End Treatments
6.45   Culvert Hydraulics
6.45a  Headwater Depth
6.45b  Tailwater Depth
6.45c  Conditions of Flow
6.45d  Entrance Configuration
6.45e  Culvert Flow Depth and Outlet Velocity
6.45f  Overtopping Flow
6.45g  Calculation of Overtopping Flow
6.46   Fish Passage
6.46a  Design Requirements for Fish Passage
6.46b  Types of Culverts for Fish Passage
6.47   Debris Control

6.5    MISCELLANEOUS CULVERT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
6.51   Energy Dissipators
6.51a  Types of Energy Dissipators
6.51b  Flow Conditions
6.52   Scour