Updated throughout and featuring a new chapter on Sustainable Drainage Systems, this third edition is suitable for students from pre-degree through all undergraduate level courses as well as a reference tool for industry. There are numerous worked examples, self-test and revision questions to help students solve problems and avoid mistakes. LES HAMILL Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Plymouth, UK. INDICE: Preface - Introduction - Hydrostatics - Pressure Measurement - Stability of a Floating Body - Fluids in Motion - Flow Measurement - Flow throughPipelines - Flow under a Varying Head: Time Required to Empty a Reservoir - Flow in Open Channels - Hydraulic Structures - Dimensional Analysis and Hydraulic Models - Turbines and Pumps - Introduction to Engineering Hydrology - Applications of Engineering Hydrology - Sustainable Drainage Systems - Bibliography- Appendix 1: Derivations of Equations - Appendix 2: Solutions to Self Test Questions - Appendix 3: Graph Paper - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24275-3
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 656
- Fecha Publicación: 03/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés