Author Description

The book focuses on those aspects of fluid mechanics and hydraulics of particular relevance to water supply and wastewater disposal engineering, and for the first time, presents an integrated treatment of these topics with an emphasis on application rather than mathematical rigor. The coverage includes steady uniform flow in pipes and channels, flow in pipe manifolds and networks, gradually varied flow, flow measurement structures, unsteady flow in pipes and channels, waterhammer control, and the hydraulics of pumping systems. The analytical approach adopted in the book is oriented towards problem solution by microcomputer, and the text includes 18 programs written in BASIC which constitutes a powerful analytical toolbox for the student and design engineer alike. The problems addressed include a wide range of computationally tedious or complex hydraulic problems that are now made accessible and solvable. The coding and program logic follow the analytical treatment in the text and each program is illustrated by a sample run. Readers should have little difficulty in following the logic and adapting the programs to suit specific needs. The book will be of special interest to students of hydraulics, hydro-engineering and wastewater engineering, and professional engineers working in this field. The BASIC computer programs are listed in the appendices and included on a disk which accompanies the book.