Essentials of Hydraulics

A textbook on hydraulics and hydraulic engineering. Includes numerous worked examples, case studies, and end-of-chapter exercises. Recommended reading and web-directed activities expand the content and direct students to the broader field. For intermediate to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in civil and environmental engineering.

List of contents

Preface; Notation; 1. Hydrostatics; 2. Flow in Pipes; 3. Hydrodynamics; 4. Pumps; 5. Turbines; 6. Water Hammer; 7. Pipe Flow Oscillations; 8. Steady Uniform Flow in Open Channels; 9. Rapidly Varied Flow in Open Channels; 10. Gradually Varied Flow in Open Channels; 11. Unsteady Flow in Open Channels; 12. Culverts; 13. Spillways and Gates; 14. Hydrology; 15. Geohydrology; 16. Groundwater; Appendices; References; Index.

About the author

Pierre Y. Julien is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. He has 40 years of experience in the fields of hydraulics, sedimentation, and river engineering. He has authored over 600 scientific contributions including two textbooks, 35 book chapters and manuals, 195 refereed articles, and over 250 conference papers and presentations. He has delivered 25 keynote addresses world-wide, taught 20 short courses, and has guided 40 Ph.D. and over 100 Masters students to graduation. His other two textbooks are Erosion and Sedimentation (Second Edition, 2010, Cambridge) and River Mechanics (Second Edition, 2018, Cambridge).

Summary

A textbook on hydraulics and hydraulic engineering. Includes numerous worked examples, case studies, and end-of-chapter exercises. Recommended reading and web-directed activities expand the content and direct students to the broader field. For intermediate to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in civil and environmental engineering.

Product details

• Authors: Pierre Y. Julien, Pierre Y. (Colorado State University) Julien, Julien Pierre Y.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781316513095
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51309-5
• No. of pages: 362
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Irrigation, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Water supply & treatment, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Water supply and treatment, Irrigation and water management, irrigation, Hydraulics & pneumatics, Hydraulics / Pneumatics