Feature Roadmap
What's live, what's building, what's next
Released
Live in production
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Projects Dashboard
Save, load, rename, and delete analysis projects. Inline results preview, sortable table, and PDF download, no browser storage limits.
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3D Section View Visualization
Real-time 3D rendering of culvert geometry, embankment, and water surface with hydraulic boundary conditions and velocity heatmap overlay.
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2D Plan View & Velocity Heatmaps
FHWA-standard color-coded velocity heatmap on plan view with HEC-14 apron design geometry and outlet protection extents.
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Rational Method Flow Calculator
Q = CIA design flow estimation with live result display, return period selection, area-weighted C calculator, and one-click transfer to design inputs.
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PDF Calculation Reports
Printable engineering report with full inputs, results, design matrix, and design notes. Formatted for submission and review.
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Multi-Dimensional Design Matrix
Compare all pipe sizes across multiple materials simultaneously. Expand any material to see HW, velocity, and Froude number. Optional material cost column for budget-aware selection.
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Six FHWA Inlet Types
Square edge and groove/socket end (headwall), projecting, mitered to slope, and 45° / 33.7° beveled ring inlets, each with FHWA Appendix A inlet-control coefficients.
Building Now
Actively in development
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Physics Engine Validation
Covered by 303 automated validation tests against FHWA HDS-5 published examples. A structured audit of the physics engine is ongoing, with deeper edge-case coverage in progress: flow regime transitions, skewed inlets, and boundary condition extremes.
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Software Improvements
Ongoing platform refinements driven by real use and feedback:
- Project version control
- PDF export refinement
- 3D Section View model upgrades
- Public-page readability and in-page navigation
- General UI and performance tweaks
On the Horizon
Planned for upcoming releases
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Box Culverts (RCB)
Reinforced concrete box culvert design per FHWA HDS-5 with standard headwall, wingwall, and skewed inlet configurations.
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Multiple Barrel Analysis
Design and compare 2 to 4 parallel barrels, with side-by-side performance against a single barrel and shared design-matrix output.
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Additional Inlet Types (Wingwall, Tapered)
Wingwall and tapered inlet configurations beyond the six inlet types already supported, matched to FHWA inlet geometry tables.
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Additional Culvert Shapes
Pipe arches, elliptical pipes, and other non-circular sections with FHWA-standard shape coefficients.
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Enhanced Excel Export
Multi-sheet workbook with full input summary, design matrix, performance curves, and embedded charts, ready for project file submission.
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Multi-Storm Analysis
Run all return periods (2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100-year) in a single pass and generate a tabulated headwater summary across events.
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Computed Tailwater from Downstream Channel
Compute tailwater depth from the downstream channel section, slope, and Manning's n. Manual entry stays available when you have a measured TW elevation.
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Outlet Velocity Guidance & HEC-14 Riprap Sizing
Outlet velocity output paired with FHWA HEC-14 riprap class recommendations, material erosion thresholds, apron length, and downstream channel protection notes.
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Multi-Culvert Project Workspace
Group the culverts on a road or site project under one record. Shared metadata (project name, engineer, design storm), per-station inputs, and a project-level summary that covers all crossings. Sized for corridors with 5 to 15 crossings.
Future Vision
Long-term roadmap
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Formal PE Validation Report
Comprehensive third-party review by a licensed PE with a published, citable validation document.
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Field Verification Mode
GPS tagging, quick-check input form, and field report generator for on-site inspection and as-built verification.
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Topography Integration
Import DEM or LiDAR data to auto-extract channel geometry, embankment profile, and slope from terrain data.
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Sketch-to-Hydraulics
Draw an embankment cross-section on screen. The platform converts your sketch into station/elevation data and runs the hydraulic analysis automatically, ideal for quick field checks.
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