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Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems, Fourth Edition is a very useful reference for practicing engineers who want to review basic principles and their applications in hydraulic engineering systems. This fundamental treatment of engineering hydraulics balances theory with practical design solutions to common engineering problems. The author examines the most common topics in hydraulics, including hydrostatics, pipe flow, pipelines, pipe networks, pumps, open channel flow, hydraulic structures, water measurement devices, and hydraulic similitude and model studies. Chapters dedicated to groundwater, deterministic hydrology, and statistical hydrology make this text ideal for courses designed to cover hydraulics and hydrology in one semester.

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Author:   Robert J. Houghtalen ,  A. Osman H. Akan ,  Ned H. C. Hwang
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9780136016380

ISBN 10:   0136016383
Pages:   494
Publication Date:   02 November 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780134292380
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF WATER 1.1 The Earth’s Atmosphere and Atmospheric Pressure 1.2 The Three Phases of Water 1.3 Mass (Density) and Weight (Specific Weight) 1.4 Viscosity of Water 1.5 Surface Tension and Capillarity 1.6 Elasticity of Water 1.7 Forces in a Fluid Field   2 PRESSURE AND PRESSURE FORCES 2.1 The Free Surface of Water 2.2 Absolute and Gage Pressures 2.3 Surfaces of Equal Pressure 2.4 Manometers 2.5 Hydrostatic Forces on Flat Surfaces 2.6 Hydrostatic Forces on Curved Surfaces 2.7 Buoyancy 2.8 Flotation Stability   3 WATER FLOW IN PIPES 3.1 Description of Pipe Flow 3.2 The Reynolds Number 3.3 Forces in Pipe Flow 3.4 Energy in Pipe Flow 3.5 Loss of Head Due to Friction 3.6 Empirical Equations for Friction Head Loss 3.7 Friction Head Loss-Discharge Relationships 3.8 Loss of Head in Pipe Contractions 3.9 Loss of Head in Pipe Expansions 3.10 Loss of Head in Pipe Bends 3.11 Loss of Head in Pipe Valves 3.12 Method of Equivalent Pipes 3.12.1 Pipes in Series 3.12.2 Pipes in Parallel   4 PIPELINES AND PIPE NETWORKS 4.1 Pipelines Connecting Two Reservoirs 4.2 Negative Pressure Scenarios (Pipelines and Pumps) 4.3 Branching Pipe Systems 4.4 Pipe Networks 4.4.1 The Hardy Cross Method 4.4.2 The Newton Method 4.5 Water Hammer Phenomenon in Pipelines 4.6 Surge Tanks   5 WATER PUMPS 5.1 Centrifugal (Radial Flow) Pumps 5.2 Propeller (Axial Flow) Pumps 5.3 Jet (Mixed Flow) Pumps 5.4 Centrifugal Pump Characteristic Curves 5.5 Single Pump and Pipeline Analysis 5.6 Pumps in Parallel or in Series 5.7 Pumps and Branching Pipes 5.8 Pumps and Pipe Networks 5.9 Cavitation in Water Pumps 5.10 Specific Speed and Pump Similarity 5.11 Selection of a Pump   6 WATER FLOW IN OPEN CHANNELS 6.1 Open Channel Flow Classifications 6.2 Uniform Flow in Open Channels 6.3 Hydraulic Efficiency of Open Channel Sections 6.4 Energy Principles in Open Channel Flow 6.5 Hydraulic Jumps 6.6 Gradually Varied Flow 6.7 Classifications of Gradually Varied Flow 6.8 Computation of Water Surface Profiles 6.9 Hydraulic Design of Open Channels   7 GROUND WATER HYDRAULICS 7.1 Movement of Ground Water 7.2 Steady Radial Flow to a Well 7.2.1 Steady Radial Flow in Confined Aquifers 7.2.2 Steady Radial Flow in Unconfined Aquifers 7.3 Unsteady Radial Flow to a Well 7.3.1 Unsteady Radial Flow in Confined Aquifers 7.3.2 Unsteady Radial Flow in Unconfined Aquifers 7.4 Field Determination of Aquifer Characteristics 7.4.1 Equilibrium Test in Confined Aquifers 7.4.2 Equilibrium Test in Unconfined Aquifers 7.4.3 Nonequilibrium Test 7.5 Aquifer Boundaries 7.6 Surface Investigations of Ground Water 7.6.1 The Electrical Resistivity Method 7.6.2 Seismic Wave Propagation Methods 7.7 Sea Water Intrusion in Coastal Areas 7.8 Seepage Through Dam Foundations 7.9 Seepage Through Earth Dams   8 HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES 8.1 Functions of Hydraulic Structures 8.2 Dams-Functions and Classifications 8.3 Stability of Gravity and Arch Dams 8.3.1 Gravity Dams 8.3.2 Arch Dams 8.4 Small Earth Dams 8.5 Weirs 8.6 Overflow Spillways 8.7 Side-Channel Spillways 8.8 Siphon Spillways 8.9 Culverts 8.10 Stilling Basins   9 WATER PRESSURE, VELOCITY, AND DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 9.1 Pressure Measurements 9.2 Velocity Measurements 9.3 Discharge Measurements in Pipes 9.4 Discharge Measurements in Open Channels 9.4.1 Sharp-Crested Weirs 9.4.2 Broad-Crested Weirs 9.4.3 Venturi Flumes   10 HYDRAULIC SIMILITUDE AND MODEL STUDIES 10.1 Dimensional Homogeneity 10.2 Principles of Hydraulic Similitude 10.3 Phenomena Governed by Viscous Forces — Reynolds Number Law 10.4 Phenomena Governed by Gravity Forces — Froude Number Law 10.5 Phenomena Governed by Surface Tension — Weber Number Law 10.6 Phenomena Governed by Both Gravity and Viscous Forces 10.7 Models for Floating and Submerged Bodies 10.8 Open Channel Models 10.9 The Pi-Theorem   11 HYDROLOGY FOR HYDRAULIC DESIGN 11.1 The Hydrologic Cycle 11.2 Precipitation 11.3 Design Storm 11.4 Surface Runoff and Stream Flow 11.5 Rainfall-Runoff Relationships — The Unit Hydrograph 11.6 Rainfall-Runoff Relationships — SCS Procedures 11.6.1 Losses from Rainfall and Rainfall Excess 11.6.2 Time of Concentration 11.6.3 SCS Synthetic Hydrograph 11.6.4 Summary of SCS Procedure 11.7 Storage Routing 11.8 Hydraulic Design — The Rational Method 11.8.1 Design of Stormwater Collection Systems 11.8.2 Design of Stormwater Pipes   12 STATISTICAL METHODS IN HYDROLOGY 12.1 Concepts of Probability 12.2 Statistical Parameters 12.3 Probability Distributions 12.3.1 Normal Distribution 12.3.2 Log-Normal Distribution 12.3.3 Gumbel Distribution 12.3.4 Log-Pearson Type III Distribution 12.4 Return Period and Hydrologic Risk 12.5 Frequency Analysis 12.5.1 Frequency Factors 12.5.2 Testing Goodness of Fit 12.5.3 Confidence Limits 12.6 Frequency Analysis Using Probability Graphs 12.6.1 Probability Graphs 12.6.2 Plotting Positions 12.6.3 Data Plotting and Theoretical Distributions 12.6.4 Estimating Future Magnitudes 12.7 Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Relationships 12.8 Applicability of Statistical Methods   SYMBOLS ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS INDEX      

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Robert J. Houghtalen, Ph.D., P.E., is Professor and Head of the Civil Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Dr. Houghtalen specializes in the areas of hydrology, hydraulics, and stormwater management. He has taught national seminars for ASCE on a number of computer models including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, and EPA-SWMM. Apart from his academic assignments at Rose-Hulman and Old Dominion University, he has worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wright Water Engineers, Inc. (Denver), the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington D.C., and a humanitarian organization in the Sudan. He is co-author of the Federal Highway Administration’s culvert design manual (HDS #5). Prior to this textbook, he has co-authored two others: Fundamentals of Hydraulic Engineering Systems, 3Ed. (1996 - Prentice Hall) and Urban Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Stormwater Quality (Wiley).     Prof. Ned H C Hwang received his BSCE from Cheng-kung University in Taiwan, MSCE from UC Berkeley, and PhD in fluid mechanics from Colorado State University. He served as a faculty in Civil Engineering, University of Houston for 25 years. In early 1980s, he developed interests in the flow of blood in cardiovascular systems. He was appointed the Herbert H Herff Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, TN.; 1991-2000, the James L Knight Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Since 2000, he was appointed the Director of Biomedical Engineering Division, the National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan until his retirement in 2007. During his tenure, his also served four times as the Director of the NATO-ASI (Advanced Study Institutes) in Cardiovascular Engineering; Honorary Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the King’s College Medical School, University of London; the Technion, Haifa, Isreal; First Nanyang Chair Professor, the Nanyang University of Science and Technology, Singapore; the West China Medical University, Chengdu, China; etc. Professor Hwang has published four books in cardiovascular engineering, and holds five US patents. He is also a founding fellow of AIBME; fellow of ASME.   A. Osman Akan holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and M.S. and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has over 30 years of teaching, research, and consulting experience in water resources engineering.  His research is documented in 35 journal articles, and numerous conference papers, reports, and book chapters. He received an outstanding journal paper award from the American Society of Civil Engineers  (ASCE) in 1987. He published three earlier books titled, “Urban Hydrology,” “Urban Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Stormwater Quality, “and “Open Channel Hydraulics.” Professor Akan is an ASCE Fellow and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Currently he serves as Associate Dean in the Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.  

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