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.
Key Features
- Practical design applications – Drawn from the areas of hydraulics, surface water and ground water hydrology, and hydrologic fate and transport processes.
- Computer models that are widely used in practice implement the techniques discussed.
- Design protocols that are consistent with ASCE, WEF, and AWWA Manuals of Practice – Gives students crucial familiarity with the codes and design standards that guide most modern designs.
- SI used units throughout – Reflects the increasing use of SI units in the United States and keeping students competitive in the global environment.
New to This Edition
- The book contains 17 chapters compared to 7 chapters in the previous edition.
- Coverage of the design of drainage channels (Chapter 5) has been completely rewritten.
- Coverage of the design of sanitary sewers (Chapter 6) has been completely rewritten to be consistent with the latest version of the ASCE Manual of Practice No.60 on the design of sanitary sewers.
- Coverage of the design of stormwater management systems (Chapter 12) has been significantly revised and updated. O
- In addition to updating the coverage on most topics covered in the book, several new topics have been added.
- Many new end-of chapter problems have been added to support the revised coverage in the book, and several problems from the previous edition have been removed or modified.
Contents
- 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
- 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
About the Authors
- DAVID A. CHIN, PhD, is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Miami as well as a registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Chin has published extensively, with important contributions on the fate and transport of contaminants in rivers, groundwater, oceans, and watersheds. His research interests also extend to wetland hydrology and vadose-zone hydrology. Dr. Chin is a recipient of the prestigious Collingwood Prize awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 960 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (c2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0132833212
- ISBN-13: 978-0132833219
- Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 8.2 x 9.8 inches
- List Price: $204.00