Water resources engineering / Larry W. Mays.
By: Mays, Larry W.
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BookPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2011Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxvii, 890 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780470460641 (cloth : alk. paper); 0470460644 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING | HYDROLOGYDDC classification: 627 | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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