THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

District Road Works

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4 Technical Manuals

Manual B:
Standard Design Manual

JANUARY 2004
Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
These manuals have been prepared by the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications,
Uganda.

The aim of the manuals is to complement the Ministry’s effort in providing guidance and building
capacity of Local Governments to enable them handle their mandated roles in planning and
management of the road sector development.

This manual is part of a set titled District Road Works. The set consists of 5 Volumes, each
volume comprising a series of manuals covering varying aspects under the following headings:

Volume 1 Planning Manuals

Volume 2 Contract Management Manuals
Volume 3 Implementation and Monitoring Manuals
Volume 4 Technical Manuals
Volume 5 District Administrative and Operational Guidelines

The Manuals describe in detail the organization and techniques for planning, implementation
and administration of a district road network. The manuals support Government strategies on
sustainable maintenance of district roads; they encourage community participation, promote
use of labour based methods and gender balance, ensure protection of the environment, foster
work place safety and health in implementation of road works by adopting appropriate
contracting practices and support the local construction industry.

They are primarily aimed at Road Engineers, Planners and Managers involved in the planning
and management of district road works.
In line with the topics covered in these manuals, related training modules have been designed
and are incorporated in the curriculum of the Mount Elgon Labour Based Training Centre.

The manuals are the property of the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications, but
copying and local distribution is not restricted.

We wish to acknowledge the efforts of COWI Consulting Engineers and Planners AS who
assisted in the compilation of the Drafts and the invaluable support of the Danish International
Development Agency for the financial assistance extended to the Ministry in preparing the
manuals.
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Table of Contents

Section B-1 : Culverts Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures Section B-10: W aterway Protection Works

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection Section B-11: Slope Stabilisation

Section B-4 : Box Culverts Section B-12: Drains

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection Section B-13: Gabion Boxes

Section B-6 : Drifts

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts

Section B-8 : Bridge

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height

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SECTION B
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Section B-1
Culver
Culver ts
erts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-4 : Box Culverts Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-6 : Drifts Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts

Section B-8 : Bridge

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height

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Section B-1
Culver
Culver ts
erts

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Concrete Pipe Culvert ................................................................................................................PCUL 001

Armco Pipe Culvert ....................................................................................................................PCUL 002

Multiple Armco Pipe Culvert .......................................................................................................PCUL 003

Arch Culvert .............................................................................................................................. ARCUL 001

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Section B-1 : Culverts

SECTION B
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Section B-2
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uctures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-4 : Box Culverts Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-6 : Drifts Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-8 : Bridge

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height

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Section B-2
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uctures

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Pipe Culvert End Structures (Headwalls and Wingwalls) .......................................................... PCES 001

Pipe Culvert End Structures (Drop Inlets) ................................................................................. PCES 002

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Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

SECTION B
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Section B-3
Culver
ertt End Pr
Culver otection
Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-6 : Drifts Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-8 : Bridge Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height

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Section B-3
Culver
ertt End Pr
Culver otection
Protection

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Pipe Culvert End Protection (Rip rap) ....................................................................................... PCEP 001

Pipe Culvert End Protection (Gabion) ....................................................................................... PCEP 002

Pipe Culvert End Protection (Reno mattress) ........................................................................... PCEP 003

Pipe Culvert End Protection (Stone pitching) ............................................................................ PCEP 004

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Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

SECTION B
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Section B-4
Box Culv
Box er
Culver ts
erts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-6 : Drifts Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-8 : Bridge Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

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Section B-4
Box Culv
Box er
Culver ts
erts

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Box Culvert - Stone Masonry ..................................................................................................... BCSM 001

Box Culvert - Reinfornced Concrete ......................................................................................... BCRC 001

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Section B-7 : Vented Drifts Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-8 : Bridge Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

SECTION B
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Section B-5
Box Culv
Box er
ertt End Pr
Culver otection
Protection

Section B-6 : Drifts

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Section B-5
Box Culv
Box er
ertt End Pr
Culver otection
Protection

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Box Culvert End Protection ....................................................................................................... BCEP 001

Box Culvert End Protection (Gabion Boxes, Reno Mattresses) ................................................ BCEP 002
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SECTION B
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Section B-6
Drifts

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-8 : Bridge Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

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Section B-6
Drifts

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Drift .......................................................................................................................................... DFT 001

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Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

Section B-6 : Drifts

SECTION B
7
Section B-7
Vented Drifts

Section B-8 : Bridge Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-1 : Culverts

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Section B-7
Vented Drifts

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Pipe Culvert Vented ...................................................................................................................VDFT 001

Box Culvert Vented.....................................................................................................................VDFT 002

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Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

Section B-6 : Drifts

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts

SECTION B
8
Section B-8
Bridge
Bridge

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

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Section B-8
Bridge
Bridge

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Bridges ....................................................................................................................................... BRG 001

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Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

Section B-6 : Drifts

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts

Section B-8 : Bridge

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height

SECTION B
9
Section B-9
Retaining Walls to 5m Height
Walls

Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

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Section B-9
Retaining Walls to 5m Height
Walls

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Mass Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Retaining Walls ........................................................ RTW 001

Gabion Retaining Walls .............................................................................................................. RTW 002

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Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

Section B-6 : Drifts

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts

Section B-8 : Bridge

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height

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SECTION B
Section B-10
Envir
Environmental Pr
vironmental otection / Sta
Protection bilisa
Stabilisa tion Methods
bilisation
Waterw
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Protection Wororks
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Section B-10
Waterway Pr
terwa otection W
Protection or
Works
ork

Drawing Title Drawing Number

W aterway Protection - Scour checks .........................................................................................WWP 001

W aterway Protection - Ditch Lining ............................................................................................WWP 002

W aterway Protection - Scour checks .........................................................................................WWP 003

W aterway Protection - Downstream Weirs Walls .......................................................................WWP 004

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Section B-11
Envir
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vironmental otection / Sta
Protection bilisa
Stabilisa tion Methods
bilisation
Slope Stabilisa
Stabilisation
bilisation

Section B-12 : Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

Section B-6 : Drifts

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts

Section B-8 : Bridge Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works
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Section B-11
Slope Stabilisa
Stabilisa tion
bilisation

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Bio - Engineering ........................................................................................................................ SLS 001

Environmental Protection ........................................................................................................... SLS 002

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Section B-6 : Drifts

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-8 : Bridge Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

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Section B-12
Envir
Environmental Pr
vironmental otection / Sta
Protection bilisa
Stabilisa tion Methods
bilisation
Drains
Drains

Section B-13 : Gabion Boxes

Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

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Section B-12
Drains
Drains

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Drainage Layout ......................................................................................................................... DLO 001

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Section B-1 : Culverts

Section B-2 : Culvert End Structures

Section B-3 : Culvert End Protection

Section B-4 : Box Culverts

Section B-5 : Box Culvert End Protection

Section B-6 : Drifts Environmental Protection / Stabilisation Methods

Section B-7 : Vented Drifts Section B-10 : W aterway Protection Works

Section B-8 : Bridge Section B-11 : Slope Stabilisation

Section B-9 : Retaining Walls to 5m Height Section B-12 : Drains

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Section B-13
Envir
Environmental Pr
vironmental otection / Sta
Protection bilisa
Stabilisa tion Methods
bilisation
Gabion Bo
Gabion Boxxes
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Section B-13
Gabion Bo
Gabion xes
Box

Drawing Title Drawing Number

Gabion Boxes ............................................................................................................................. GAC 001