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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Illustrative Worked Examples of Surface and Subsurface Flows Author: VEDAT BATU This book presents valuable information to the readers in a user friendly and career-oriented manner in not only scientific terms, but also in comprehensible and meaningful forms. Theoretical and practical aspects of the relevant topics are systematically covered throughout the pages of the book. The book is full of logical rational mathematical explanations of well-known methodologies, innovative techniques, and illustrative examples. Throughout the book, all relevant literature references are cited with their contributions, thus presenting the evolutionary development of fluid mechanics and hydraulics and its engineering aspects in a concise manner. In particular, the historical development stages of fluid mechanics deserve additional attention, followed by all current citations with clear and sustainable concepts. The content of the book is divided into four sections, each covering the topics of fundamentals; vector analysis and integral theorems; ideal fluids and real fluids. The content is useful not only for theoretical scientific researchers, but more importantly, for those working on projects and applications in different companies related to the topics. Not only are the theoretical and practical aspects stated rationally, but they are also supported by original graphics, drawings and figures, improving visual examination and supporting the readers' rapid comprehension. In the last part of the book, pipe hydraulics, fluid machinery and groundwater hydraulics bring together the theoretical mathematical equation derivations most needed in groundwater studies with reasonable explanations and field data. It is certain that groundwater hydraulics will become even more important due to climate change impacts. I congratulate the author for providing deep learning opportunities in the field of fluid mechanics and hydraulics to the readers. Zekâi Şen Formerly with the Technical University of Istanbul Currently with Istanbul Medipol University; Engineering and Natural Sciences Department

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Vedat Batu graduated from the Civil Engineering Faculty of Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Tűrkiye) in 1969 with B.S and M.S degrees (combined) in the area of civil engineering. In the same year, he was appointed as an instructor in the Hydraulic Engineering Division of the Civil Engineering Department of Karadeniz Technical University (Trabzon, Tűrkiye). He received his Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1974. He prepared his Associate Professorship thesis in Hydraulic Engineering in 1976-1977 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. After the submittal of his thesis and passing all required examinations, he was appointed as an Associate Professor (Doçent) in the Department of Civil Engineering of Karadeniz Technical University in June 1979 and he worked as a faculty member until the end of 1982. Finally, he was the Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department. At the end of 1982, he voluntarily resigned from his position and went to the United States of America. He also served as a visiting professor in several universities in the United States and in the United Kingdom and then he joined the private sector in the US and worked on mostly environmental engineering-related projects. In Tűrkiye and the US, he taught many courses both at undergraduate and graduate levels, including hydraulic engineering, open channel hydraulics, hydrology, and ground water hydraulics for over 10 years. Since he received his PhD 1974, Dr. Batu has been involved in many scientific projects and published a number of authored and co-authored papers in some internationally-recognized journals including Ground Water, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Soil Science Society of America Journal, and Water Resources Research. Dr. Batu has developed new concepts and approaches including many analytical and numerical models in the areas of aquifer hydraulics, vadose zone hydrology, and solute transport in aquifers. Besides this book, he is also the author of two others -- Aquifer Hydraulics and Applied Flow and Solute Transport Modeling. His original papers and books are cited and used as text books by many scientists and practitioners around the world, and these can be seen at http://scholar.google.com. Dr. Batu was appointed as a full professor in August 2008 in the Department of Civil Engineering of Yeditepe University (Istanbul, Tűrkiye). Currently, he is an employee of Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois.

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