
Water-Resources Engineering, 4th edition
- David A. Chin
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Water-Resources Engineering provides rigorous, in-depth coverage of the fundamentals of water-resources engineering. The text sequentially covers the theory and design applications in each of the key areas of water-resources engineering, including hydraulics, hydrology, and water-resources planning and management. Providing a clear overview of the technical areas of the discipline, the text encourages you to view water-resource systems holistically, and prepares you for a lifetime of learning. Presented from first principles, the text is reinforced by detailed presentations of design applications.
The 4th Edition has been updated with new material throughout, including a new section on pump-station design for sanitary sewers.
Published by Pearson (March 15th 2020) - Copyright © 2021
ISBN-13: 9780135357750
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Category: Water Resources
- Introduction
- 1.1 Water-Resources Engineering
- 1.2 The Hydrologic Cycle
- 1.3 Design of Water-Resource Systems
- 1.4 Types of Water-Resource Systems
- Fundamentals of Flow in Closed Conduits
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Single Pipelines
- 2.3 Water Hammer
- 2.4 Pipe Networks
- 2.5 Pumps
- Design of Water-Distribution Systems
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Water Demand
- 3.3 Components of Water-Distribution Systems
- 3.4 Performance Criteria for Water-Distribution Systems
- 3.5 Building Water-Supply Systems
- Fundamentals of Flow in Open Channels
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Basic Principles
- 4.3 Water-Surface Profiles
- Design of Drainage Channels
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Basic Principles
- 5.3 Design of Channels with Rigid Linings
- 5.4 Design of Channels with Flexible Linings
- 5.5 Composite Linings
- 5.6 Scour at Bridges
- Design of Sanitary Sewers
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Quantity of Wastewater
- 6.3 Hydraulics of Sewers
- 6.4 System Design Criteria
- 6.5 Design Computations
- Design of Hydraulic Structures
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Culverts
- 7.3 Gates
- 7.4 Weirs
- 7.5 Spillways
- 7.6 Stilling Basins
- 7.7 Dams and Reservoirs
- 7.8 Hydropower
- Probability and Statistics in Water-Resources Engineering
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Probability Distributions
- 8.3 Analysis of Hydrologic Data
- 8.4 Uncertainty Analysis
- Fundamentals of Surface-Water Hydrology I: Rainfall and Abstractions
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Rainfall
- 9.3 Rainfall Abstractions
- 9.4 Baseflow
- Fundamentals of Surface-Water Hydrology II: Runoff
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Basic Considerations
- 10.3 Time of Concentration
- 10.4 Peak-Runoff Models
- 10.5 Continuous-Runoff Models
- 10.6 Routing Models
- 10.7 Water-Quality Models
- Design of Stormwater-Collection Systems
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Street Gutters
- 11.3 Inlets
- 11.4 Roadside Channels
- 11.5 Storm Sewers
- Design of Stormwater-Management Systems
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Performance Goals
- 12.3 Site Planning and Design
- 12.4 Storage Impoundments
- 12.5 Stormwater Wetlands
- 12.6 Infiltration Basins
- 12.7 Swales
- 12.8 Vegetated Filter Strips
- 12.9 Bioretention Cells
- 12.10 Green Roofs
- 12.11 Permeable Pavements
- 12.12 Exfiltration Trenches
- 12.13 Subsurface Exfiltration Galleries
- 12.14 Drainage Wells
- 12.15 Selection of SCMs for Water-Quality Control
- 12.16 Major Drainage System
- Evapotranspiration
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Penman—Monteith Equation
- 13.3 Application of the PM Equation
- 13.4 Potential Evapotranspiration
- 13.5 Reference Evapotranspiration
- 13.6 Actual Evapotranspiration
- 13.7 Selection of ET Estimation Method
- Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology I: Governing Equations
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 The Subsurface Environment
- 14.3 Darcy’s Law
- 14.4 Hydraulic Conductivity
- 14.5 Governing Equation
- 14.6 Two-Dimensional Approximations
- 14.7 Flow in the Unsaturated Zone
- Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology II: Applications
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Steady-State Solutions
- 15.3 Unsteady-State Solutions
- 15.4 Principle of Superposition
- 15.5 Method of Images
- 15.6 Saltwater Intrusion
- Design of Groundwater Systems
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Design of Wellfields
- 16.3 Wellhead Protection
- 16.4 Design and Construction of Water-Supply Wells
- 16.5 Assessment of Well Performance
- 16.6 Design of Slug Tests
- 16.7 Design of Steady-Flow Exfiltration Trenches
- 16.8 Seepage Meters
- Water-Resources Planning
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Planning Process
- 17.3 Economic Feasibility
APPENDICES
- A. Units and Conversion Factors
- B. Fluid Properties
- C. Statistical Tables
- D. Special Functions
- E. Pipe Specifications
- F. Unified Soil Classification System
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