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Example 6
Example 6
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This example is taken from "Design Guideline 4" that appears in the
Federal Highway Administration's Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts,
Third Edition (HDS-5, April 2012, page DG4.2, http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
engineering/hydraulics/pubs/12026/hif12026.pdf). It models a culvert
designed to convey a 25-year design flow without overtopping the road
passing over it. There is significant storage in the channel upstream
of the culvert whose effect in reducing peak flow is accounted for.
The data components consist of the inflow hydrograph time series which
has a 3-hour duration and peak flow of 220 cfs, and a V-shaped storage
curve that provides about 3 acres of surface area at a depth of 8 feet.
Run the example and plot both the total inflow to the "Inlet" node
and the flow in the "Channel" conduit on the same graph. Note how
the peak flow has been reduced from 220 cfs to 150 cfs. If you compare
this curve with the curve shown in FHWA HDS-5 (on page DG4.10) you
will see that the two are virtually identical. Also note that there is
no overtopping of the roadway since there is no flow through the Roadway
weir.
Then try re-running the example with the Inlet storage node converted
to a Junction node (right-click on the node and select Convert To
Junction). This removes the effect of upstream storage. If you plot
the Culvert and Roadway weir flow on the same graph you will see that
the roadway gets flooded when the peak flow occurs.