For courses in hydraulics and hydrology.
Understanding Hydraulics: The Design, Analysis, and Engineering of Hydraulic Systems
Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systemsbridges the gap between fundamental principles and the techniques applied to the analysis and design of hydraulic engineering systems. The book builds problem solving skills in students and practicing engineers by presenting efficient and effective design procedures, appropriate equations, tables and graphs, and applicable computer software.
The first half of the Fifth Edition discusses the fundamentals of fluid statics, dynamics, and flow, giving students practical insight into the analysis and design of pipelines, pipe networks, pumps, and open channels. The latter half covers the design of supplemental hydraulic systems, covering some of the most common hydraulic structures such as wells, dams, spillways, culverts, and stilling basins. The book ends with four ancillary topics: water measurement, model studies, hydrology for hydraulic design, and statistical methods in hydrology, as well as common techniques for obtaining hydraulic design flows.
A solutions manual, a test manual (for convenient student assessment or supplemental homework problems), and PowerPoint slides for most chapters (with active learning exercises in the classroom) are also available.Â
Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems engages and educates students with the following features:
A comprehensive coverage of hydraulics engineering provides a clear introduction to the discipline
- From fluid statistics, to pipe flow, to hydraulic structures and their design and statistical methods, the text comprehensively introduces students to the core concepts of hydraulics.
UPDATED! Errors have been removed and concepts clarified throughout the book
- NEW! Figures help clarify concepts previously difficult for students.
UPDATED! Teaches students to apply concepts with practical problem solving throughout the text
- NEW and REVISED! Over half of the texts’ end-of-chapter problems have been updated from the previous edition.
- NEW! A solutions manual and test/examination manual have been added so university professors can easily adapt the text to their courses.
NEW! Pedagogical features engage students in the text material
- NEW! Topical PowerPoint slides provide supplementary information to most major sections in the book  and include active learning exercises.
UPDATED! Chapters have been updated throughout to present a clearer and more informative approach to hydraulic engineering
- NEW! Chapter 1 now contains water property tables in both BG and SI units.
- NEW! Chapter 2 example problems now clarify the concepts of equal pressure surfaces and floatation stability.
- NEW! Chapter 3 includes a more refined development of the momentum equation, a more elegant proof of the energy equation, and an updated diffuser loss equation.
- NEW! Chapter 4 includes a new section on pipe network modeling, dives into the features of the EPANET model, and includes the use of models through many end-of-chapter problems. Nomenclature and processes have been clarified throughout.
- NEW! Chapter 6 has a new section on open channel flow modeling. The features of the HEC-RES model are described in more detail, and end-of-chapter problems now encourage the use of models.
- NEW! Chapter 7 includes an example problem on unsteady flow in unconfined aquifers.
- NEW! Chapter 9 adds weir equations for SI units to accompany BG counterparts.
- REVISED! Chapter 11 has been completely restructured to emphasize urban hydrology and widely used techniques for stormwater management. There is also a new section on hydraulic modeling that describes the features of the HEC-HMS model and EPA-SWMM model, and its use is encouraged in end-of-chapter problems.
