Mays , Larry W.

Water Resources Engineering / Larry W. Mays - Second Edition - Hoboken, NJ John Wiley , 2011 - xxvii , 890 Pages : Illustrations , Maps ; 26 cm

Includes Bibliographical References and Index

Introduction -- Water resources sustainability -- Hydraulic processes: flow and hydrostatic forces -- Hydraulic processes: pressurized pipe flow -- Hydraulic processes: open-channel flow -- Hydraulic processes: groundwater flow -- Hydrologic processes -- Surface runoff -- Reservoir and stream flow routing -- Probablity, risk, and uncertainty analysis for hydrologic and hydraulic design -- Water withdrawals and uses -- Water distribution -- Water for hydroelectric generation -- Flood control -- Stormwater control: storm sewers and detention -- Stormwater control: street and highway drainage and culverts -- Design of spillways and energy dissipation for flood control storage and conveyance systems -- Sedimentation and erosion hydraulics -- Water resources management for sustainability -- Appendix A. Newton-Raphson method.

9780470460641 (cloth : alk. paper) 0470460644 (cloth : alk. paper)

2010005952

GBA988545 bnb

015366128 Uk


Hydraulic engineering.
Hydrology.

TC145 / M383 2011

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