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INSTRUCTOR: Mark Peterson, P.E.
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Purpose and Background
Culverts are used to carry water under urban and rural roadways. While some situations require a detailed water-surface profile analysis using software such as HEC-RAS, many situations can be adequately analyzed with a simpler software package. Additionally, some software packages that claim to analyze culverts only consider outlet-control situations and do not address inlet control, which can significantly impact appropriate sizing. Proper analysis of inlet control is critical when evaluating alternatives material types, such as corrugated metal, reinforced concrete, and smooth plastics. This webinar will cover the use of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) software package HY8, which is a straightforward and technically accurate approach to culvert analysis. This webinar will cover the details of developing proper input data for various types of culverts, including corrugated metal, reinforced concrete, corrugated HDPE, and corrugated PVC. It will also discuss how to correctly interpret the results from this software, as well as explain the situations in which a simple analysis such as HY8 would not be appropriate.
Learning Outcomes
- The following learning outcomes have been established for webinar participants:
- Identify the basic data needed to analyze culverts, both urban and rural, using the FHWA HY8 model
- Design a basic culvert with different material types
- Design a basic culvert with different inlet configurations
- Identify the results of the analysis in the software output
- Identify when use of HY 8 software is appropriate, and when more complex software is needed
Webinar Benefits
- Learn how to model different culvert materials using HY 8 software
- Learn how to model different inlet configurations using HY 8 software
- Learn how to interpret output results from the HY 8 software
- Learn how to select the appropriate software for culvert analysis, depending on the complexity of the site and the features of the software
Intended Audience
- Civil engineers involved in designing culverts under roadways, or regulatory agency personnel responsible for review of culvert designs.
- Public Agency officials responsible for culvert designs
Webinar Outline
- HY8 Site Input Data
- HY8 Culvert Input Data
- HY8 Output Interpretation
- Selection of appropriate culvert analysis software