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Mays, Larry W.

Water resources engineering / Larry W. Mays. - 2nd ed. - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2011. - xxvii, 890 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Water resources sustainability -- Hydraulic processes: flow and hydrostatic forces -- Hydraulic processes: pressurized pipe flow -- Hydraulic processes: open-channel flow -- Hydraulic processes: groundwater flow -- Hydrologic processes -- Surface runoff -- Reservoir and stream flow routing -- Probablity, risk, and uncertainty analysis for hydrologic and hydraulic design -- Water withdrawals and uses -- Water distribution -- Water for hydroelectric generation -- Flood control -- Stormwater control: storm sewers and detention -- Stormwater control: street and highway drainage and culverts -- Design of spillways and energy dissipation for flood control storage and conveyance systems -- Sedimentation and erosion hydraulics -- Water resources management for sustainability -- Appendix A. Newton-Raphson method.

ISBN: 978-0470460641

LCCN: 2010005952

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA988545 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015366128 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hydraulic engineering.
Hydrology.

Subjects--Facted Index Terms:

LC Class. No.: HD1691 / .MAY 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 627