This book covers all aspects of water resources engineering, from hydrology, hydraulics, and hydraulic structures to engineering economy studies and planning. It shows applications of these basics to water supply, irrigation, hydroelectric power, river navigation, drainage, waste water collection, treatment and disposal, and flood control. Multi-purpose projects are discussed in the chapter on planning. Over 400 problems are available for student homework assignments.

Open-Channel Hydraulics, originally published in 1959, has been described as one of the best textbooks ever written. It’s clear descriptions of timeless fundamental principles make Chow a classic. Anyone wanting to learn, to teach, and to work with water and fluids must own a copy. Open-Channel Hydraulics deals with the design for flow in open channels and their related structures. Covering both theory and practice, it attempts to bridge the gap that generally exists between the two. Theory...

The text provides an introduction to the theory of civil engineering hydraulics, backed up with a large number of worked examples and exercise problems, with answers, to help readers assess their understanding of the theory and methods of analysis and design. This revised edition features more information on uniform and non-uniform flow, sluice gates and some basic culvert flow problems.

When healthcare looks back upon 2008, it will no doubt remember a year that was all about the money the economy, reimbursement, energy costs. Fast-forward to December 2008: despite the promise of a new presidential administration, the United States is in a full-fledged recession a condition from which the healthcare industry is no longer immune. With the limited availability of healthcare dollars and a dip in consumer discretionary healthcare spending, what’s ahead for healthcare in 2009?...

All roads involve the design of bridges which cross rivers and streams. For reasons of economy the size of the waterway has to be kept reasonably small, while still being large enough to pass floods. Getting this balance right has taxed engineers in all parts of the world for centuries. If an inappropriate design is adopted then the bridge may be washed away during floods or it may cause additional flooding. This book incorporates all recent research toanalyze the design of arch bridges and examines...