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Open Channel Hydraulics,

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Editors: By A. Osman Akan

Publication Date: 12 Jun 2006

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Open Channel Hydraulics is written for undergraduate and graduate civil engineering students, and practicing engineers.Written in clear and simple language, it introduces and explains all the main topics required for courses on open channel flows, using numerous worked examples to illustrate the key points.With coverage of both introduction to flows, practical guidance to the design of open channels, and more advanced topics such as bridge hydraulics and the problem of scour, Professor Akan's book offers an unparalleled user-friendly study of this important subject

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·Clear and simple style suited for undergraduates and graduates alike ·Many solved problems and worked examples ·Practical and accessible guide to key aspects of open channel flow

About the author

By A. Osman Akan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of open-channel flow

Chapter 2: Energy and momentum principles

Chapter 3: Normal flow

Chapter 4: Gradually-varied flow

Chapter 5: Design of open channels

Chapter 6: Hydraulic structures

Chapter 7: Bridge hydraulics

Chapter 8: Introduction to unsteady open-channel flow

Index

ISBN: 9780750668576

Page Count: 376

Retail Price (USD) :

1.Chanson, Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow 2e, (2004, £39.99/$59.95, 650pp, ISBN 0750659785)2.Chanson, Environmental Hydraulics of Open Channel Flows, (2004, £44.99/$64.95, 488pp, ISBN 0750661658)3.Fischer et al, Mixing in Inland and Coastal Waters, 1979 (new edition 2007), £45.99/$72.95, 302pp (ISBN 0122581504)

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Undergraduate civil engineering students, those who are enrolled in dual level courses (senior undergraduates and first year graduate students), and practicing engineers.