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Received 08.08.2025

Revised 05.11.2025

Accepted 15.12.2025

Retrieved from Iss. 118, P. 2, 2025

Pages 175 -183

Onyshchenko, A., & Dukhnenko, Ya. (2025). SYSTEMATIZATION OF APPROACHES TO HYDRAULIC CALCULATION AND SELECTION OF CULVERT PARAMETERS. Automobile Roads and Road Construction, (118.2), 175-183. https://doi.org/10.33744/0365-8171-2025-118.2-175-183

SYSTEMATIZATION OF APPROACHES TO HYDRAULIC CALCULATION AND SELECTION OF CULVERT PARAMETERS

Artur Onyshchenko Yana Dukhnenko

The article examines the methodology for designing culverts, which combines hydraulic and hydrological aspects. Factors influencing the structures' capacity, specifically inflow and outflow control regimes, are described. Types of culverts, their manufacturing materials, and the specifics of their placement relative to the watercourse channel are analyzed. Significant attention is paid to the requirements for input data for design and the use of automated calculation systems. The issue of considering water accumulation (storage) upstream of the structure and risk assessment methods for selecting design discharges are highlighted. 

culverts, hydraulic structures, concrete, design, headwater

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