ABSTRACT

Primarily written as course material on flood control and drainage engineering for advanced students of civil engineering, this new fourth edition is again thoroughly revised. It accommodates recent developments in remote sensing, information technology and GIS technology. New added material deals with flood management due to Tsunami waves, floodin

chapter 1|6 pages

FLOOD PROBLEMS 1–6

1.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|72 pages

Estimation of Design Flood

2.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 4|16 pages

Design of Spillways

4.1 FUNCTIONS OF SPILLWAYS

chapter 6|49 pages

Flood Mitigation through River Protection and Improvement Works

6.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 8|10 pages

Economics of Flood Control, Project

chapter 9|17 pages

DESIGN OF SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM 300–316

9.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 10|30 pages

Design of Surface Drainage System

10.1 NECESSITY OF SURFACE DRAINAGE

chapter 11|12 pages

WATER-LOGGING AND SALINITY 347–358

11.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 12|5 pages

Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Flood Control

12.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 14|16 pages

Flood Damage Management

Tsunamis and Storm Surges 14.1 INTRODUCTION

chapter 15|12 pages

Flooding due to Collapse of Dams

Breaching of Flood Levees and Urban Coastal Areas 15.1 INTRODUCTION