Water-Resources Engineering provides rigorous, in-depth coverage of the fundamentals, including hydraulics, hydrology, and water-resources planning and management.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction 1.1 Water-Resources Engineering 1.2 The Hydrologic Cycle 1.3 Design of Water-Resource Systems 1.4 Types of Water-Resource Systems 2. Fundamentals of Flow in Closed Conduits 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Single Pipelines 2.3 Water Hammer 2.4 Pipe Networks 2.5 Pumps 3. Design of Water-Distribution Systems 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Water Demand 3.3 Components of Water-Distribution Systems 3.4 Performance Criteria for Water-Distribution Systems 3.5 Building Water-Supply Systems 4. Fundamentals of Flow in Open Channels 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Basic Principles 4.3 Water-Surface Profiles 5. Design of Drainage Channels 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Basic Principles 5.3 Design of Channels with Rigid Linings 5.4 Design of Channels with Flexible Linings 5.5 Composite Linings 5.6 Scour at Bridges 6. Design of Sanitary Sewers 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Quantity of Wastewater 6.3 Hydraulics of Sewers 6.4 System Design Criteria 6.5 Design Computations 7. Design of Hydraulic Structures 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Culverts 7.3 Gates 7.4 Weirs 7.5 Spillways 7.6 Stilling Basins 7.7 Dams and Reservoirs 7.8 Hydropower 8. Probability and Statistics in Water-Resources Engineering 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Probability Distributions 8.3 Analysis of Hydrologic Data 8.4 Uncertainty Analysis 9. Fundamentals of Surface-Water Hydrology I: Rainfall and Abstractions 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Rainfall 9.3 Rainfall Abstractions 9.4 Baseflow 10. Fundamentals of Surface-Water Hydrology II: Runoff 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Basic Considerations 10.3 Time of Concentration 10.4 Peak-Runoff Models 10.5 Continuous-Runoff Models 10.6 Routing Models 10.7 Water-Quality Models 11. Design of Stormwater-Collection Systems 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Street Gutters 11.3 Inlets 11.4 Roadside Channels 11.5 Storm Sewers 12. Design of Stormwater-Management Systems 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Performance Goals 12.3 Site Planning and Design 12.4 Storage Impoundments 12.5 Stormwater Wetlands 12.6 Infiltration Basins 12.7 Swales 12.8 Vegetated Filter Strips 12.9 Bioretention Cells 12.10 Green Roofs 12.11 Permeable Pavements 12.12 Exfiltration Trenches 12.13 Subsurface Exfiltration Galleries 12.14 Drainage Wells 12.15 Selection of SCMs for Water-Quality Control 12.16 Major Drainage System 13. Evapotranspiration 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Penman--Monteith Equation 13.3 Application of the PM Equation 13.4 Potential Evapotranspiration 13.5 Reference Evapotranspiration 13.6 Actual Evapotranspiration 13.7 Selection of ET Estimation Method 14. Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology I: Governing Equations 14.1 Introduction 14.2 The Subsurface Environment 14.3 Darcy's Law 14.4 Hydraulic Conductivity 14.5 Governing Equation 14.6 Two-Dimensional Approximations 14.7 Flow in the Unsaturated Zone 15. Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology II: Applications 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Steady-State Solutions 15.3 Unsteady-State Solutions 15.4 Principle of Superposition 15.5 Method of Images 15.6 Saltwater Intrusion 16. Design of Groundwater Systems 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Design of Wellfields 16.3 Wellhead Protection 16.4 Design and Construction of Water-Supply Wells 16.5 Assessment of Well Performance 16.6 Design of Slug Tests 16.7 Design of Steady-Flow Exfiltration Trenches 16.8 Seepage Meters 17. Water-Resources Planning 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Planning Process 17.3 Economic Feasibility Appendix A: Units and Conversion Factors Appendix B: Fluid Properties Appendix C: Statistical Tables Appendix D: Special Functions Appendix E: Pipe Specifications Appendix F: Unified Soil Classification System