Title: Handbook of Hydraulics, 8th Edition Author: Horace W. King, James E. Lindell, Wade P. Moore ISBN: 1259859681 / 9781259859687 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 416 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2018 Availability: In Stock
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Contents
Fully Updated Hydraulics Engineering Concepts, Methods, and Practices
This thoroughly revised resource offers comprehensive coverage of every aspect of hydraulics. Handbook of Hydraulics, Eighth Edition, features the latest data and computational modeling techniques and clearly explains cutting-edge methods, processes, and technologies. You will get more than 80 dependable tables and graphs, sample equations, and real-world examples. This single source for on-the-job hydraulics engineering information will save time and ensure accuracy in performing hydraulic calculations.
Coverage includes:
Fluid properties and hydraulic units
Hydrostatics
Fundamental concepts of fluid flow
Orifices, gates, and valves
Weirs
Pipes
Steady uniform flow in open channels
Open channels with non-uniform flow
High-velocity transitions
Wave motion and forces
Spatially variable and unsteady flow
Measurement of flowing water
Computational hydraulics
Physical and mathematical modeling of hydraulic structures
Preface to the Eighth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1 : Fluid Properties and Hydraulic Units Chapter 2 : Hydrostatics Chapter 3 : Fundamentals Concepts of Fluid Flow Chapter 4 : Orifices, Gates, and Tubes Chapter 5 : Weirs Chapter 6 : Pipes Chapter 7 : Steady Uniform Flow in Open Channels Chapter 8 : Open Channels with Nonuniform Flow Chapter 9 : High-Velocity Transitions Chapter 10 : Wave Motion and Forces Chapter 11 : Spatially Variable and Unsteady Flow Chapter 12 : Measurement of Flowing Water Chapter 13 : Computational Hydraulics Chapter 14 : Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Hydraulic Structures