Stream Stability at Highway Structures: Fourth Edition

by Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation

Approximately 500,000 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) are built over streams. A large proportion of these bridges span alluvial streams that are continually adjusting their beds and banks. Many, especially those on more active streams, will experience problems with aggradation, degradation, bank erosion, and lateral channel shift during their useful life. The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for identifying stream instability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508680825
• ISBN13: 9781508680826
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"