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OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE TURNER-FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER

Hydraulics Laboratory Publications

Thank you for your interest in the Hydraulics Laboratory. For a comprehensive list of research publications, see below.

Publication Title

Publication Number

NTIS No.

Publication Year

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In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Scarborough, ME HRT-24-106   2024
In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Butte City, CA HRT-24-105   2024
NextScour Case Study: The I–6064/I–95 Bridge Replacements Over the Lumber River in Lumberton, NC HRT-24-038   2024
In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Boston, KY HRT-23-089   2023
In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Lovelock, NV HRT-23-088   2023
NextScour Case Study: The Lafayette Avenue Bridge Over the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan HRT-23-014   2023
In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Grifton, NC HRT-23-008   2022
In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Franklin, VA HRT-23-007   2022
Curb-Opening Inlet Interception on Grade TechNote HRT-22-061   2022
In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Lowndesboro, AL HRT-22-005   2022
Rivers and Roads Connection Program Fact Sheet HRT-21-094   2021
In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Watkins, CO HRT-21-100   2021
Pier Scour Estimation for Tsunami at Bridges HRT-21-073   2021
In-Situ Scour Testing Device, State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Reserve, KS HRT-21-079   2021

In-Situ Scour Testing Device, State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Farwell, NE

HRT-21-078

 

2021

pdf-file

In-Situ Scour Testing Device, State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Columbus, OH

HRT-21-025

 

2021

pdf-file

In-Situ Scour Testing Device, State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Bay City, MI

HRT-21-029

 

2021

pdf-file

Applying Engineered Logjams and Dolosse for Streambank Stabilization

HRT-21-028

 

2021

pdf-file

Three-Dimensional Computational Analysis of Construction Design Alternatives for A Flow Accelerator

HRT-21-034

 

2021

pdf-file

New Models Account for Pavement Roughness in Analysis of Water Film Thickness for Assessing Hydroplaning Risk

HRT-21-033

 

2021

pdf-file

Improving Pavement Drainage in Extreme Weather Events and on Wider Roadways Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

HRT-21-032

 

2021

pdf-file

In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Gulf Islands National Seashore, MS

HRT-20-032

 

2020

 

Hydraulic Performance of Shallow Foundations for The Support of Vertical-Wall Bridge Abutments

HRT-17-013 

 

2017 

 

Advanced Methodology to Assess Riprap Rock Stability At Bridge Piers and Abutments

HRT-17-054 

 

2017 

 

Updating HEC-18 Pier Scour Equations for Noncohesive Soils

HRT-16-045 

 

2016 

 

Scour in Cohesive Soils

HRT-15-033 

 

2015 

 

Fish Passage in Large Culverts With Low Flow

HRT-14-064 

 

2014 

 

Submerged Flow Bridge Scour Under Clear Water Conditions

HRT-12-034 

 

2012 

 

Pier Scour in Clear-Water Conditions With Non-Uniform Bed Materials

HRT-12-022 

 

2012 

 

Bridge Pressure Flow Scour for Clear Water Conditions

HRT-09-041 

 

2009 

 

Hydrodynamic Forces on Inundated Bridge Decks

HRT-09-028 

 

2009 

 

Hydraulics Laboratory Fact Sheet

HRT-07-054 

 

2007 

 

Junction Loss Experiments: Laboratory Report

HRT-07-036 

 

2007 

 

Bottomless Culvert Scour Study: Phase II Laboratory Report

HRT-07-026 

 

2007 

 

Assessing Stream Channel Stability at Bridges in Physiographic Regions

HRT-05-072 

 

2006 

 

Effects of Inlet Geometry on Hydraulic Performance of Box Culverts

HRT-06-138 

 

2006 

 

Field Observations and Evaluations of Streambed Scour at Bridges

RD-03-052 

 

2005 

 

Enhanced Abutment Scour Studies For Compound Channels

RD-99-156 

 

2004 

 

Bridge Scour in Nonuniform Sediment Mixtures and in Cohesive Materials: Synthesis Report

RD-03-083 

PB-2204-104690 

2003 

 

Development of Hydraulic Computer Models to Analyze Tidal and Coastal Stream Hydraulic Conditions at Highway Structures (Phase 3 for Pooled Fund Study)

SC-02-03 

 

2002 

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Bottomless Culvert Scour Study: Phase I Laboratory Report

RD-02-078 

 

2002 

 

Performance Curve for a Prototype of Two Large Culverts in Series Dale Boulevard, Dale City, Virginia

RD-01-095 

 

2001 

No PDF

Hydraulics of Iowa DOT Slope-Tapered Pipe Culverts

RD-01-077 

 

2001 

 

Durability Analysis of Aluminized Type 2 Corrugated Metal Pipe

RD-97-140 

 

2000 

 

Portable Instrumentation for Real Time Measurement of Scour At Bridges

RD-99-085 

PB2000-102040 

1999 

No PDF

Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 6, "Abutment Scour in Uniform and Stratified Sand Mixtures"

RD-99-188 

PB2000-103275 

1999 

No PDF

Remote Methods of Underwater Inspection of Bridge Structures

RD-99-100 

PB9915-7968 

1999 

No PDF

Users Manual for BRI-STARS

RD-99-190 

PB2000-107372 

1999 

No PDF

Users Primer for BRI-STARS

RD-99-191 

PB2000-107371 

1999 

No PDF

South Dakota Culvert Inlet Design Coefficients

RD-01-076 

 

1999 

 

Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 4, "Experimental Study of Scour Around Circular Piers in Cohesive Soils"

RD-99-186 

PB2000-103273 

1999 

No PDF

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 

1999 

No PDF

Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 5, "Effect of Cohesion on Bridge Abutment Scour"

RD-99-187 

PB2000-103274 

1999 

No PDF

Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Scour, Volume 3, "Abutment Scour for Nonuniform Mixtures"

RD-99-185 

PB2000-103272 

1999 

No PDF

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 

1999 

No PDF

Retention, Detention and Overland Flow for Pollutant Removal from Highway Runoff, Vol. II: Design Guidelines

RD-96-096 

PB97-122196 

1996 

No PDF

Retention, Detention and Overland Flow for Pollutant Removal from Highway Runoff, Vol. I: Research Report

RD-96-095 

PB97-122188 

1996 

No PDF

An Experimental Study of Scour Protection Alternatives at Bridge Piers

RD-95-187 

PB96-168794 

1995 

No PDF

Channel Scour at Bridges in the United States

RD-95-184 

PB96-203195 

1995 

No PDF

Culvert Repair Practices Manual Volume 2

RD-95-089 

PB95-220950 

1995 

No PDF

Energy Losses Through Junction Manholes, Volume 2

RD-94-081 

PB95-138608 

1994 

No PDF

Culvert Repair Practices Manual Volume I

RD-94-096 

PB95-220968 

1994 

No PDF

Preliminary Procedure to Predict Scour in Bedrock

CT-R-SD-94-14 

PB95-209235 

1994 

No PDF

Energy Losses Through Junction Manholes, Volume 1

RD-94-080 

PB95-164950 

1994 

No PDF

Strategies for Managing Unknown Bridge Found

RD-92-030 

PB92-156678  

1992 

No PDF

HYDRAIN: Version 5.0 Volumes I to VII

RD-92-061 

 

1992 

No PDF

The Stability of Riprap Used to Protect Bridge Piers

RD-91-057 

PB93-174639 

1991 

No PDF

Stability of Riprap for Protection at the Toe of Abutments

RD-90-035 

PB93-167369 

1990 

No PDF

Hydraulic Stability of Articulated Concrete Block Revetment Systems During Overtopping Flow

RD-89-199 

PB90-266156 

1989 

No PDF

FESWMS-2DH, Research Report

RD-88-146 

PB91-106492 

1988 

No PDF

FESWMS-2DH, Users Manual

RD-88-177 

 

1988 

No PDF

Minimizing Embankment Damages During Overtopping

RD-88-181 

PB90-266107 

1988 

No PDF

Cost-Effective Roadway Drain. Design Using Economic Analysis

RD-88-126 

PB91-104497 

1988 

No PDF

Lab Report for the Acosta Bridge Scour Study

RD-89-114 

PB91-174052 

1988 

No PDF

Development a Methodology for Estimating Embankment Damage Due to Flood Overtopping

RD-86-126 

PB87-178356 

1986 

No PDF

Performance of Flexible Ditch Linings

RD-86-114 

 

1986 

No PDF

Bridge Waterways Analysis Model Research Report

RD-86-108 

PB86-186830 

1986 

No PDF

Streambank Stabilization Measures for Highway Engineers

RD-84-100 

PB86-187986 

1984 

No PDF

Streambank Stabilization Measures, Executive Summary

RD-84-099 

PB86-186848 

1984 

No PDF

Design of Spur-type Streambank Stabilization Structures

RD-84-101 

 

1984 

No PDF

Scour at Culvert Outlets in Mixed Bed Materials

RD-82-011 

 

1982 

No PDF

Hydraulic Flow Resistance Factors for Corrugated Metal Conduits

TS-80-216 

 

1980 

No PDF

Stream Channel Degradation And Aggrandation Causes And Consequences To Highways

RD-80-038 

 

1980 

No PDF

Methods for Assessment of Stream-Related Hazards to Highways And Bridges

RD-80-160 

 

1980 

No PDF

Stability of Relocated Stream Channels

RD-80-158 

 

1980 

No PDF

Countermeasures for Hydraulic Problems at Bridges, Vol. 2 Case Histories

RD-78-163 

PB-297685 

1978 

No PDF

Countermeasures for Hydraulic Problems at Bridges, Vol. 1 Analysis and Assessment

RD-78-162 

PB297132 

1978 

No PDF

Approximation Method for Computing Backwater Profiles

RD-76-042 

PB-263915 

1976 

No PDF

Hydraulic Characteristics of Two Bicycle Safe Grate Inlet Designs

RD-74-077 

 

1974 

No PDF

Evaluation of the Flood Risk Factor in the Design of Box Culverts, Vol. 1 Theoretical Development

RD-74-011 

 

1974 

No PDF

Proposal for the MD SHA Phase II Bottomless Culvert Study

     

No PDF