Culvert Analysis Spreadsheet

Client:
Design By:
Comments:

Siddharthanagar Municipality
China Guangzhou-Sharma JV

Inputs:
Headwater (Upstream Water Surface) Elevation:
Culvert Inlet Invert Elevation:
Culvert Diameter:
Length of Culvert:
Culvert Outlet Invert Elevation:
Tailwater (Downstream) Elevation:

Date:
Date:

Feet
Feet
Inches
Feet
Feet
Feet

Select Culvert Material: CMP

Select Culvert Inlet Type: Projecting - Thin Edge

Compute
Print

Outputs:

CAPACITY =

0.0 cfs

Manning's n value: 0.024

Entrance Coefficient, Ke: 0.9

Headwater Elevation EQUALS Tailwater Elevation - NO FLOW

CMP
Projecting - Thin Edge

Manning's "n" Values:

Culvert Material
Concrete
CMP
PVC_Plastic
Corrugated_PE
Smooth_HDPE

"n" Value
0.012
0.024
0.011
0.024
0.012

Culvert Entrance Type:

Entrance Type
Projecting - Groove Edge
Projecting - Square Edge
Projecting - Thin Edge
Headwall - Groove Edge
Headwall - Square Edge
Miter/Square/2:1 Slope

Source: FHWA "Hydraulic Design of Highway Culvert

Ke
0.2
0.5
0.9
0.2
0.5
0.7

Constants for Inlet Control Design Equations

Culvert Shape

Culvert Material

Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular

Concrete
Concrete
Concrete
Concrete
CMP
CMP
CMP
PVC_Plastic
PVC_Plastic
Smooth_HDPE
Smooth_HDPE
Smooth_HDPE
Corrugated_PE
Corrugated_PE
Corrugated_PE

Reference:
Reference:
Reference:
Reference:
Reference:

FHWA "Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts"

FHWA "Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts"
HY8 User Guide
HY8 User Guide
HY8 User Guide

ulic Design of Highway Culverts", Table 12, 1985.

Source: FHWA "Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts", Table 9, 1985.

Entrance Type Description

Headwall - Square Edge
Headwall - Groove Edge
Projecting - Groove Edge
Projecting - Square Edge
Headwall - Square Edge
Miter/Square/2:1 Slope
Projecting - Thin Edge
Headwall - Square Edge
Miter/Square/2:1 Slope
Headwall - Square Edge
Projecting - Thin Edge
Miter/Square/2:1 Slope
Headwall - Square Edge
Projecting - Thin Edge
Miter/Square/2:1 Slope

Equation
Form
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Unsubmerged Constants
K
M
0.0098
0.0078
0.0045
0.0145
0.0078
0.021
0.034
0.0098
0.021
0.0098
0.034
0.021
0.0078
0.034
0.021

2
2
2
1.75
2
1.33
1.5
2
1.33
2
1.5
1.33
2
1.5
1.33

Submerged Constan
c
0.0398
0.0292
0.0317
0.0412
0.0379
0.0463
0.0553
0.0398
0.0463
0.0398
0.0553
0.0463
0.0379
0.0553
0.0463

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bmerged Constants
Y
0.67
0.74
0.69
0.64
0.69
0.75
0.54
0.67
0.75
0.67
0.54
0.75
0.69
0.54
0.75

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Concrete Pipe Square Edge with Headwall

Corrugated Metal Pipe culvert, Mitered to co
Concrete Pipe Square Edge with Headwall
CMP Projecting - Thin Edge
Corrugated Metal Pipe culvert, Mitered to co
Corrugated Metal Pipe culvert with Headwa
CMP Projecting - Thin Edge
Corrugated Metal Pipe culvert, Mitered to co

See Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts 3rd sentence of last paragraph on p. 25

Edge with Headwall

culvert, Mitered to conform to slope
Edge with Headwall

culvert, Mitered to conform to slope

culvert with Headwall

culvert, Mitered to conform to slope

Culvert Entrance Conditions:

Projecting Groove Edge (Applies only to Concrete Culverts

with the socket end projecting from the fill)

Headwall Groove Edge (applies to Concrete pipe with th

socket end in combination with a concrete headwall)

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ete Culverts

Projecting Square Edge (Applies

non-socket end of the pipe

pipe with the

Headwall Square Edge (applie

headwall)

Smooth HDPE, or Corruga

headwall and a square edge

Edge (Applies to Concrete Culverts for

d of the pipe projecting from the fill)

Edge (applies to Concrete, CMP, PVC plastic,

E, or Corrugated PE culverts with a concrete

a square edge entrance)

Projecting Thin Edge (Applies to Corrugated Metal Pipe (

Smooth HDPE or Corrugated PE culverts projecting fr

Miter/Square/2:1 Slope (applies to CMP, PVC plastic

Corrugated PE culverts that are mitered to conform to

etal Pipe (CMP),

projecting from the fill)

plastic, Smooth HDPE or

to conform to the slope)

New User Information:

Note that this spreadsheet was designed using Excel 2007. If you are
If you are using this spreadsheet for the first time, it is import

NOTE for Excel 2010: Be sure that the calculations are set to auto
File, Options, Formulas, Calculation options, and then under "Workb

Limitations of the Culvert Analysis Spreadsheet:

This spreadsheet applies to single Circular Culverts only (not rectang
This spreadsheet should not be used to analyze culverts with bends
This spreadsheet applies to concrete (RCP), corrugated metal pipe (CM
It does not analyze partially filled (with rock or sediment) culverts.
The outlet control calculations use the assumption of a 1.0 for the exit
Free surface (channel flow) calculations are approximate. They do not
This spreadsheet does not analyze road overtopping.
For very high headwater depths (e.g. greater than 15') another metho

This spreadsheet provides an approximate culvert hydraulic analysis a

A downstream tailwater elevation must be entered as input data, and
If a restriction (e.g. another culvert or bridge) is located a short distan
HEC-RAS (more complex, but detailed), or HY-8. should be used.

Description:
The spreadsheet checks for inlet control (submerged and unsubmerge
The equations that were used for inlet control (submerged and unsubm
Calculations are made for each potentially applicable condition; howe
input section near the top of the Culvert Analysis sheet. The controllin

References:
Hydraulic Design of Highway Culverts, Hydraulic Design Series No. 5, U

HY8 Federal Highway Administration's Culvert Analysis Program User G

US Army Corps of Engineers, Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), HE

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, it is important that you install several key Excel Options. Select the

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under "Workbook Calculation" be sure that "automatic" is selected.

(not rectangular, elliptical or other shapes).

with bends or slope changes.
metal pipe (CMP), PVC plastic, Smooth HDPE, or Corrugated PE culvert materia
) culverts.
.0 for the exit coefficient (i.e. the downstream channel velocity is not conside
. They do not involve a detailed water surface profile analysis

nother method (e.g. HEC-RAS or HY-8) is recommended for analysis.

ulic analysis a variety of conditions. However, it does not include a detailed

put data, and the tailwater elevation that is entered may significantly im
a short distance downstream of this site, or if detailed water surface profiles a
e used.

d unsubmerged), outlet control (full flow and part full), and approximate
ed and unsubmerged) and for outlet control (full flow and part full) were taken
ndition; however, the discharge for the controlling condition is selected and i
The controlling condition is also indicated.

Series No. 5, US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administratio

rogram User Guide

nter (HEC), HEC-RAS, River Analysis System Hydraulic Reference Manual, Marc

Macro's to Work in this Spreadsheet, please Select "Help for

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ably will not work!

s. Select the "Help for Macros" button below and follow the instructions to in

ulvert materials.

is not considered in the exit loss calculations).

de a detailed water surface profile analysis.

nificantly impact the resulting computed culvert capacity.
face profiles are required, another method, such as

roximate free surface (channel flow) conditions.

ll) were taken from Reference 1 below.
elected and indicated directly below the

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Manual, March 2008

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