Overview

This authoritative resource consolidates comprehensive information on the analysis and design of water supply systems into one practical, hands-on reference. After an introduction and explanation of the basic principles of pipe flows, it covers topics ranging from cost considerations to optimal water distribution design to various types of systems to writing water distribution programs. With numerous examples and closed-form design equations, this is the definitive reference for civil and environmental engineers, water supply managers and planners, and postgraduate students.

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""Accessible and comprehensive, this is an excellent reference for civil and environmental engineers involved in the planning, deign, operation, and maintenance of water systems; water supply managers and planners; and postgraduate students in civil and environmental engineering."" (MCEER Information Service, January 2009)

Accessible and comprehensive, this is an excellent reference for civil and environmental engineers involved in the planning, deign, operation, and maintenance of water systems; water supply managers and planners; and postgraduate students in civil and environmental engineering. (MCEER Information Service, January 2009)

Accessible and comprehensive, this is an excellent reference for civil and environmental engineers involved in the planning, deign, operation, and maintenance of water systems; water supply managers and planners; and postgraduate students in civil and environmental engineering. ( MCEER Information Service , January 2009)

Author Information

Dr. Prabhata K. Swamee is an Emeritus Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, where he was formerly a professor of civil engineering. He has forty-five years of teaching, research, and industry experience in water resources engineering and has published numerous articles in international journals. Dr. Ashok K. Sharma is an Urban Water System Designer at CSIRO Australia, where he conducts research on design aspects of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. As a civil engineer, he has twenty-five years of industry, research, and teaching experience in urban water systems and has had articles on urban water systems design published in international journals.

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