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To modify a culvert solution

Modify the culvert solution settings for end treatment, number of barrels, barrel shape, material, Manning's n values, inlet configuration, and tailwater conditions, and other values.

Note: To modify a culvert's placement, length or size use gizmos and grips in the model.
  1. Click the culvert to display its properties and attributes in the Stack.

  2. Click an editable field or select from a menu to change a value.

    Note: You can also adjust the current solution in canvas, using feature gizmos. If you do so, select Analyze Culverts from its right-click menu to update the values on the Stack Panel.

End Treatment

  • Adjust Headwall Height
  • Set Flare Angle, choose from menu

Performance

  • Turn on Show Analysis Results to get results on Watershed Flow. The Flow value is for manually placed culverts where there is no watershed nearby. If the culvert is within a watershed, its peak flow value is used. Default values of either 7 cfs or 0.25 cms are used to size a culvert if no flow information is available.

Type:

  • Barrel: 1 or 2 (or more)
  • Shape: Box or Circular
  • Size: (initially determined by Flow data; change size using in-canvas grip)
  • Material: Concrete or Metal
  • Manning's n : 0.012 for concrete; 0.024 for corrugated metal
  • Inlet Configuration: square or rectangular. Inlet Configurations correspond to a selection of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) HDS-5 Table A Inlet Configurations.

Attributes

  • Tailwater Conditions: The default Conditions use the FHWA recommended (dc+D)/2 value, or the average of the culverts critical depth and the diameter or rise of the culvert.

    Click the default condition to choose from other options:

    Tailwater Condition

  • Barrel Skew Angle reports the actual angle. In most cases the angle should not exceed 45%.

Geometry

  • Adjust Culvert Length and Invert Elevations using gizmos and grips in the model.

Description

  • Add notes, as needed.

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