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Flood Control and Drainage Engineering

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Flood Control and Drainage Engineering book

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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
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/b16514
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 1|6 pages

FLOOD PROBLEMS 1–6

1.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman

chapter 2|72 pages

Estimation of Design Flood

2.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman

chapter 3|78 pages

Flood Routing through Reservoirs and Channels

By3.1 FLOOD ROUTING THROUGH RESERVOIRS—GENERAL

chapter 4|16 pages

Design of Spillways

4.1 FUNCTIONS OF SPILLWAYS
ByJames T. Thurman

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 7|15 pages

FLOOD FORECASTING, WARNING AND FLOOD FIGHTING 275–289

By7.1 General

chapter 8|10 pages

Economics of Flood Control, Project

By8.1 GENERAL

chapter 9|17 pages

DESIGN OF SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM 300–316

9.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman

chapter 10|30 pages

Design of Surface Drainage System

10.1 NECESSITY OF SURFACE DRAINAGE
ByJames T. Thurman

chapter 11|12 pages

WATER-LOGGING AND SALINITY 347–358

11.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman

chapter 12|5 pages

Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Flood Control

12.1 INTRODUCTION
ByJames T. Thurman

chapter 13|9 pages

FLOOD PLAIN DELINEATION AND FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT 364–372

By13.1 GENERAL

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
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