World Water

World Water
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 830
Release: 1985
Genre: Sewage disposal
ISBN:

Geomechanics and Water Engineering in Environmental Management

Geomechanics and Water Engineering in Environmental Management
Author: R.N. Chowdhury
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 636
Release: 2017-11-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 135144543X

Divided into four parts, this work presents integrated studies and regional and case studies, and covers environmental constraints and effects, and the behaviour of earth masses.

Hydraulic Processes on Alluvial Fans

Hydraulic Processes on Alluvial Fans
Author: R.H. French
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1987-06-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080870228

Alluvial fans are among the most prominent landscape features in the American Southwest and throughout the semi-arid and arid regions of the world. The importance of developing a qualitative and quantitative understanding of the hydraulic processes which formed, and which continue to modify, these features derives from their rapid and significant development over the past four decades. As unplanned urban sprawl has moved from valley floors onto alluvial fans, the serious damage incurred from infrequent flow events has dramatically increased.This book presents a concise, coherent discussion of our current and rapidly expanding knowledge of hydraulic processes on alluvial fans. It addresses the subject from a multidisciplinary viewpoint, acquainting the geologist with engineering principles, and the civil engineer and planner with geological principles pertinent to the analysis of hydraulic processes on alluvial fans. The book thus provides much of interest to geologists, civil engineers and planners involved in floodplain management and drainage design in arid and semi-arid regions.

Forensic Engineering

Forensic Engineering
Author: James E. Slosson
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2014-06-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080571220

This book explores these and many other related subjects. This book will be of great value to expert witnesses in liability suits resulting from flood, erosion, landslide, mudslide, or other types of natural hazard-related damage. It clearly explains the needs of an expert, the relationship of the expert to the client and the attorney, the challenges to face, and the proper orientation as an expert. Through a variety of case studies, the book illustrates investigative techniques, case and data presentation to prove "reasonableness" or "unreasonableness" of conduct and "causation." Adequacy of emergency procedures for evacuation and street closures in an area designed for and designated as a retention basin Necessity of the purchase or condemnation of flood-threatened properties due to partial blockage of a canyon by a previous landslide Widsom of providing qualified and objective engineering and geologic input to the land use planning in environmentally hazardous areas

Hydrodynamics and Transport for Water Quality Modeling

Hydrodynamics and Transport for Water Quality Modeling
Author: James L. Martin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 820
Release: 1998-12-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780873716123

Hydrodynamics and Transport for Water Quality Modeling presents a complete overview of current methods used to describe or predict transport in aquatic systems, with special emphasis on water quality modeling. The book features detailed descriptions of each method, supported by sample applications and case studies drawn from the authors' years of experience in the field. Each chapter examines a variety of modeling approaches, from simple to complex. This unique text/reference offers a wealth of information previously unavailable from a single source. The book begins with an overview of basic principles, and an introduction to the measurement and analysis of flow. The following section focuses on rivers and streams, including model complexity and data requirements, methods for estimating mixing, hydrologic routing methods, and unsteady flow modeling. The third section considers lakes and reservoirs, and discusses stratification and temperature modeling, mixing methods, reservoir routing and water balances, and dynamic modeling using one-, two-, and three-dimensional models. The book concludes with a section on estuaries, containing topics such as origins and classification, tides, mixing methods, tidally averaged estuary models, and dynamic modeling. Over 250 figures support the text. This is a valuable guide for students and practicing modelers who do not have extensive backgrounds in fluid dynamics.

ASCE Combined Index

ASCE Combined Index
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1986
Genre: Civil engineering
ISBN:

Indexes materials appearing in the Society's Journals, Transactions, Manuals and reports, Special publications, and Civil engineering.