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Author: Sacramento County Publisher: Sacramento County Year: 2016 Link: PDF , Archives Subjects: Construction, specifications These specifications became effective for Sacramento County contracts approved for advertisement for bids on and after January 1, 2016. For any contract approved for advertisement between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2015, the January 2008 version of the Specifications apply. […]
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Author: City of Sacramento Publisher: City of Sacramento Year: 2007 Link: PDF Subjects: Construction, specifications Published by the City of Sacramento, California, for use on City of California projects. 5,074 total views
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Author(s): Caltrans Publisher: Caltrans Year: 2015 Link: PDF Subject: Construction, specifications Size: 1155 pages, 14 MB These standard specifications are published by the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), for use on Caltrans projects. They ae also widely used or referred to by other agencies in California and elsewhere. The specifications are divided into […]
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Author(s): PE Clopper, PF Lagasse, JF Ruff, LW Zevenbergen (Ayres Associates, Inc Fort Collins, CO) Publisher: Transportation Research Board Year: 2006 Link(s): PDF Subjects: Riprap This report presents the findings of a study to develop design guidelines, material specifications and test methods, construction specifications, and construction, inspection, and quality control guidelines for riprap at streams and […]
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Author: Pierre Y Julien Publisher: Cambridge University Press Year: 2002 Link(s): Google Books Preview Subjects: Riprap, Rivers This textbook offers a thorough mechanical analysis of rivers from upland areas to oceans. It scrutinizes state-of-the-art methods, underlining both theory and engineering applications. Each chapter includes a presentation of fundamental principles, followed with an engineering analysis and […]
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Author(s): E.V. Richardson, D.B. Simons, P.F. Lagasse Publisher: FHWA Year: 2001 Link(s): PDF Subjects: aggradation, degradation, alluvial channel, alluvial fan, river training, geomorphology, headcutting, lateral migration, riprap, sediment transport, scour, stable channel design, countermeasures The Federal Highway Administration document “Highways in the River Environment – Hydraulic and Environmental Design Considerations” was first published in […]
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Author(s): Scott A. Brown, Eric S. Clyde Publisher: FHWA Year: 1989 Links: PDF, SI Version Subjects: Riprap, Revetments, Bank Protection, Gabions, Grouted Riprap, Riprap Design, Precast Concrete Riprap, Paved Linings One of the hazards of placing a highway near a river or stream channel is the potential for erosion of the highway embankment by moving […]
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Author(s): Philip L. Thompson and Roger T. Kilgore Publisher: FHWA Year: 2006 Links: PDF Subjects: energy dissipator, culvert, channel, erosion, outlet velocity, hydraulic jump, internal dissipator, stilling basin, impact basin, riprap basin, riprap apron, drop structure, stilling well The purpose of this circular is to provide design information for analyzing and mitigating energy dissipation problems […]
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Author(s): McCuen RH, Johnson PA, Ragan RM Publisher: FHWA Year: 2002 Links: PDF Subjects: Hydrology, frequency analysis, peak discharge estimation, urban hydrology, hydrograph development, storage and channel routing, stormwater management, arid lands hydrology, wetland hydrology, snowmelt hydrology, GIS This document discusses the physical processes of the hydrologic cycle that are important to highway engineers. These […]
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Author(s): James D. Schall, Everett V. Richardson, and Johnny L. Morris Publisher: FHWA Year: 2008 Links: PDF Subjects: Hydrology, hydraulics, highway drainage, open channels, roadside ditches, pavement drainage, inlets, conduits, culverts, storm drains, energy dissipators Hydraulic Design Series No. 4 provides an introduction to highway hydraulics. Hydrologic techniques presented concentrate on methods suitable to small […]
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