FHWA Hydraulics Engineering Software

HY8 CULVERT ANALYSIS, version 6.1

Publication No. FHWA-IF-04-016

October 2005

PROGRAM AVAILABILITY:

To download program files: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/culverthyd/culvert_software.cfm

RELATED FHWA PUBLICATIONS:

HDS No. 5, Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts

HEC No. 14, Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts and Channels

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/library_listing.cfm

RELATED NHI TRAINING COURSES:

FHWA-NHI-135056, Culvert Design

FHWA-NHI-135081, Introduction to Highway Hydraulics Software

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/category.asp?category_id=7

FHWA TECHNICAL CONTACTS:

Mr. Joe Krolak Mr. Dan Ghere

Sr. Hydraulics Engineer, FHWA Headquarters Hydraulics Engineer, FHWA Resource Center

Phone: (202) 366-4611 Phone: (708) 283-3557

Email: joseph.krolak@fhwa.dot.gov Email: dan.ghere@fhwa.dot.gov

FHWA Hydraulics: HYPERLINK "http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/index.cfm" http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/index.cfm

ABSTRACT:

The HY8 Culvert Analysis program automates the culvert design methods described in FHWA publications Highway Hydrology, Hydraulic Design Series No. 2 (HDS-2); Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts, Hydraulic Design Series No. 5 (HDS-5); and Hydraulic Design of Energy Dissipators for Culverts and Channels, Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 14 (HEC-14). In addition to the HY8 Culvert Analysis software, the following supporting programs are also available from the Federal Highway Administration:

HY8InpGen (Version 4.01)—HY8 input file generator

HY8PCViewer—HY8 output file viewer

HY8Energy (Version 2)—energy dissipator design

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