Fish Swimming in Turbulent Waters : Hydraulic Engineering Guidelines to assist Upstream Passage of Small-Bodied Fish Species in Standard Box Culverts (Hardcover)

AbstractKeywordsTable of contentsList of symbolsAcknowledgmentsDeclarations of interestContributing authorsDedicace / DedicationForeword (by Emeritus Professor Colin J. APELT)1. Introduction1.1 Presentation1.2 Impact of road crossings1.3 Culvert design, construction and operation1.4 Structure of the monograph2. Hydraulic engineering design of standard box culverts - Current practice2.1 Presentation2.2 Design method and procedure2.3 Hands-on application2.4 Practical considerations3. Fish passage in standard box culverts3.1 Presentation3.2 Physical modelling of fish passage: Basic dimensional considerations and similitude3.3 Fish behaviour and kinematics in box culvert barrel3.4 Discussion4. Hydraulic engineering design for upstream fish passage in standard box culverts - General concepts and design guidelines4.1 Presentation4.2 Basic concepts4.3 Implementation of basic concepts4.4 Design methodology4.5 Simplified design guidelines4.6 Discussion5. Design application5.1 Presentation5.2 Case Study5.3 Detailed application5.3 Commentary and discussion6. Discussion and practical considerations6.1 Operation and maintenance of fish-friendly culverts6.2 Alternatives to assist fish passage6.3 Selection of the threshold discharge QT6.4 Box versus pipe culverts7. ConclusionAPPENDICESAppendix A - Glossary of technical termsAppendix B - Hydraulic calculations of natural flood plain and less-than-design flow in a box culvertAppendix C - On physical modelling of fish passage in standard box culvertsAppendix D - Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling of fish friendly standard box culvert barrelAppendix E - On alternatives to improve upstream passage of small-body-mass fish, including retrofittingAppendix F - Digital appendix: video movies of culvert operation and small-bodied fish swimming in box culvert channelsAUTHOR INDEXSUBJECT INDEXREFERENCESBibliographyInternet bibliography