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Minimizing roadway embankment damage from flooding /

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This state-of-the-practice report highlights how the transportation community is protecting roadways and mitigating damage from inundation and overtopping. In the absence of standard guidance, this report highlights major issues and design components specific to roadway embankment damage from floodi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Briaud, J.-L (Author), Maddah, Layal (Author)
Corporate Authors: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2016.
Series:Synthesis of highway practice ; 496.
Subjects:
Roads > Embankments > Protection.
Flood damage > Control.
Roadside improvement.
Highway transportation.
Highway safety.
Roadside hazards.
Flood protection.
Evaluation and assessment.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Failure modes
  • Case Examples
  • Hydrologic and hydraulic factors
  • Geotechnical and geological factors
  • Legal, regulatory, and funding aspects
  • Probability and risk
  • Summary of survey results
  • Design considerations
  • Countermeasures, maintenance, and repair
  • State of research and conclusions.