SECTION 7 – CULVERTS

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7-1 SECTION 7 CULVERTS Table of Contents SECTION 7 CULVERTS Table of Contents ........................................ .......... ........................................ ................................. 7-1 GENERAL ........................................ ........................................ .... 7-2 CULVERT HEADWALLS ........................................ ....................... 7-2 General ........................................ ....................................... 7-2 Conditions at Entrance ........................................ ..................... 7-3 Type of Headwall.

The capacity of a culvert for outlet control is calculated using Bernoulli's Equation, which is based on the conservation of energy principle. In the application of this equation, an energy balance is determined between the headwater at the culvert inlet and the tailwater at …

  Using, Equations