Concrete culvert with headwall, all parameters given, moderate flow
Culvert Capacity
Determines the headwater depth for circular culverts under both inlet control and outlet control conditions per the FHWA HDS-5 methodology, then identifies the controlling condition. Inlet control uses regression-based unsubmerged/submerged equations while outlet control applies an energy balance with entrance, friction, and exit losses. Used in road drainage design to verify that headwater elevations remain within acceptable limits.
7 fields
5 archetypes
both
4 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
7 inputs to 4 scored outputs
culvert_diameter_m
floatInternal culvert diameter D
0.3 to 3mculvert_length_m
floatCulvert barrel length L
5 to 100mculvert_slope_m_per_m
floatCulvert barrel slope S
0.001 to 0.1m/mdesign_flow_m3_s
floatDesign discharge Q through the culvert
0.1 to 30m³/sculvert_configuration
enumfrom archetypeCulvert material and inlet type combination
concrete_square_edge_headwallconcrete_groove_end_headwallconcrete_groove_end_projectingcmp_headwallcmp_miteredcmp_projectingtailwater_depth_m
floatTailwater depth above outlet invert TW
0 to 5minvert_elevation_m
floatoptionalfrom archetypehidden in hardInlet invert elevation
10 to 200m AHD
Headwater depth above inlet invert under inlet control (m)
Headwater depth above inlet invert under outlet control (m)
Controlling condition: 1.0 = inlet control, 2.0 = outlet control
Headwater elevation at controlling condition (m AHD)
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
Any material and inlet type, all parameters given, wider flow range
Invert elevation hidden, agent must infer from site context
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
urban_culvert
3 contextsUrban road culvert crossing in a developed catchment
sydney-road-crossing / brisbane-suburban-culvert / melbourne-trunk-drainage
highway_culvert
2 contextsHighway culvert crossing with moderate to high design flow
perth-highway-crossing / pacific-highway-upgrade
rural_crossing
3 contextsRural creek or farm track culvert crossing
adelaide-rural-access / hobart-farm-crossing / gippsland-farm-track
hillside_crossing
2 contextsSteep terrain culvert crossing with significant grade
toowoomba-hillside-road / blue-mountains-crossing
tropical_crossing
2 contextsTropical region culvert crossing with high rainfall intensity
darwin-rural-road / cairns-forestry-access
rendered task
Generation Preview
sydney-road-crossing-urban-culvert-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- partial
- archetype
- urban_culvert
- site context
- sydney-road-crossing
visible fields
- culvert_diameter_m0.6 to 1.8 m
- culvert_length_m10 to 50 m
- culvert_slope_m_per_m0.001 to 0.1 m/m
- design_flow_m3_s0.5 to 8 m³/s
- culvert_configurationconcrete_square_edge_headwall
- tailwater_depth_m0 to 2 m
withheld schema
Urban road culvert crossing in a developed catchment. sydney-road-crossing. Required outputs: inlet_control_hw_m, outlet_control_hw_m, controlling_condition, headwater_elevation_m