728 Pages
by CRC Press

736 Pages
by CRC Press

736 Pages
by CRC Press

Now includes Worked Examples for lectutrers in a companion pdf! The fourth edition of this volume presents design principles and practical guidance for key hydraulic structures. Fully revised and updated, this new edition contains enhanced texts and sections on: environmental issues and the World Commission on Dams partially saturated soils, small amenity dams, tailing dams, upstream... Read more

Part One: Dam Engineering  1. Elements of Dam Engineering  2. Embankment Dam Engineering  3. Concrete Dam Engineering  4. Dam Outlet Works  5. Energy Dissipation  6. Gates and Valves  7. Dam Safety  Part Two: Other Hydraulic Structures  8. River Engineering  9. Diversion Works  10. Cross-Drainage and Drop Structures  11. Inland Waterways  12. Hydroelectric Power Development  13. Pumping Stations  14. Waves and Offshore Engineering  15. Coastal Engineering  16. Models in Hydraulic Engineering

Biography

Professor Pavel Novak is Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Professor Iain Moffat is Professorial Fellow in Dam Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

The late Dr Chandramouli Nalluri was formerly Reader in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Dr Rangaswami Narayanan is former Reader in the Department of Civil Engineering at UMIST/University of Manchester, UK

'An excellent presentation of the most common hydraulic structures… this book is a natural enhancement of the previous successful edition. It will definitely add to the current literature, with significant advantage for students and professionals in the field of hydraulic engineering.' - C. Gisonni, Journal of Hydraulic Research