Technology, Hydraulics
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Synopsis
'The Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow' is a major new textbook for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students. Dr Chanson introduces the basic principles of open channel flow and then develops the key topics of sediment transport, hydraulic modelling and the design of hydraulic structures.This innovative textbook contains numerous examples, including practical applications, and is fully illustrated with both colour and black and white photographs. Exercises are spread throughout and the book concludes with major assignments which combine the knowledge gained from the book. A supporting website hosts further exercises together with the shareware software Hydroculv.
COMPREHENSIVE coverage of the basic principles of key application areas of the hydraulics of open channel flow * NUMEROUS exercises and examples aid understanding * ADDITIONAL support available on the Web * IDEAL for use by students and lecturers in civil and environmental engineering * READER is taken step-by-step from the basic principles to the more advanced design calculations
Book Details
Published
July 30, 1999
Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Pages
544
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780340740675