Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design Guide for Transportation Infrastructure

In 2019, NCHRP Project 15-61 developed a proposed design guide to equip hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) engineers with tools to enhance current design methods in response to observed changes in storm intensity, flood frequency, and coastal water levels. The proposed guide addresses challenges such as inland and coastal flooding, storm surge impacts, and extreme precipitation events, helping engineers improve the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of transportation infrastructure under dynamic environmental conditions. It presents a comprehensive framework for incorporating up-to-date hydrologic data and analytical methods into project- and program-level H&H analysis. As a result of current engineering standards, the availability of new datasets and modeling tools after the initial development of the proposed guide in 2019, research is needed to update the proposed guide OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to develop a guide for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and practitioners to support inland and coastal H&H design of transportation infrastructure.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4913

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $400,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 15-61A

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Mohan, Sid

• Performing Organizations:

  Dewberry Consultants LLC

  Fairfax, VA  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Esfandiary, Siamak

• Start Date: 20240715
• Expected Completion Date: 20260714
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change adaptation; Coastal engineering; Design; Hydraulics; Hydrology; Infrastructure; Sea level; Snow; Snowmelt; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01735857
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 15-61A
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Apr 6 2020 7:54PM