Water-Resources Engineering, International Edition, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (November 6, 2013) © 2014

  • David A. Chin
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For a senior- or graduate-level first course in water-resources engineering offered in civil and environmental engineering degree programs. A prerequisite course in fluid mechanics and calculus up to differential equations is assumed.

Water-Resources Engineering provides comprehensive coverage of hydraulics, hydrology, and water-resources planning and management. Presented from first principles, the material is rigorous, relevant to the practice of water resources engineering, and reinforced by detailed presentations of design applications.

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Fundamentals of Flow in Closed Conduits
  • 3 Design of Water-Distribution Systems
  • 4 Fundamentals of Flow in Open Channels
  • 5 Design of Drainage Channels
  • 6 Design of Sanitary Sewers
  • 7 Design of Hydraulic Structures
  • 8 Probability and Statistics in Water-Resources Engineering
  • 9 Fundamentals of Surface-Water Hydrology I: Rainfall and Abstractions
  • 10 Fundamentals of Surface-Water Hydrology II: Runoff
  • 11 Design of Stormwater-Collection Systems
  • 12 Design of Stormwater-Management Systems
  • 13 Estimation of Evapotranspiration
  • 14 Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology I: Governing Equations
  • 15 Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology II: Applications
  • 16 Design of Groundwater Systems
  • 17 Water-Resources Planning
  • A Units and Conversion Factors
  • B Fluid Properties
  • C Statistical Tables
  • D Special Functions
  • E Pipe Specifications
  • F Unified Soil Classification System
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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