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Flood Control and Drainage Engineering
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Flood Control and Drainage Engineering book
Flood Control and Drainage Engineering
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Flood Control and Drainage Engineering book
ByJames T. Thurman
Edition 4th Edition
First Published 2014
eBook Published 11 February 2014
Pub. Location London
Imprint CRC Press
Pages 400
eBook ISBN 9780429227301
Subjects Earth Sciences, Engineering & Technology
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Thurman, J.T. (2014). Flood Control and Drainage Engineering (4th ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b16514
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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|78 pages
Flood Routing through Reservoirs and Channels
By3.1 FLOOD ROUTING THROUGH RESERVOIRS—GENERAL
chapter 5|53 pages
Flood Mitigation through Planning of Reservoir Capacities and Operation of Reservoirs
5.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman
chapter 6|49 pages
Flood Mitigation through River Protection and Improvement Works
6.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman
chapter 10|30 pages
Design of Surface Drainage System
10.1 NECESSITY OF SURFACE DRAINAGE
ByJames T. Thurman
chapter 12|5 pages
Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Flood Control
12.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman
chapter 14|16 pages
Flood Damage Management
Tsunamis and Storm Surges 14.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman
chapter 15|12 pages
Flooding due to Collapse of Dams
Breaching of Flood Levees and Urban Coastal Areas 15.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman