Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Name: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
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ISBN: 9781401897499

ISBN-10: 1401897495

ISBN-13: 9781401897499

Edition: 5th 2006

Authors: Delmar D. Fangmeier, Stephen R. Workman, Rodney L. Huffman, Glenn O. Schwab, William J. Elliot

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This book provides a professional text for undergraduate and graduate agricultural and biological engineering students interested in soil and water conservation in rural and urban areas. Subject matter includes all the engineering phases of soil and urban areas. Subject matter includes all the engineering phases of soil and water conservation for a one or two semester course. The authors assume that the student has a basic knowledge of calculus, surveying, mechanics, hydraulics, soils, and computers. The analytical approach is emphasized and is supplemented by sufficient field data to illustrate practical applications. The text emphasizes engineering principles in the areas of erosion,…

Book details

List price: $225.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 9/26/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English

Associate Professor of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Associate Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina



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Conservation and the Environment



Water Quality



Precipitation



Evaporation and Evapotranspiration



Infiltration and Runoff



Open Channel Flow



Soil Erosion by Water



Terraces and Vegetated Waterways



Water and Sediment Control Structures



Channel Stabilization and Restoration



Water supply



Wetlands



Drainage Principles and Surface Drainage



Water Table Management



Irrigation Principles



Surface Irrigation



Sprinkler Irrigation



Microirrigation



Pumps and Pumping



Soil Erosion by Wind



Conversion Constants



Manning Roughness Coefficients



Pipe and Conduit Flow



Pipe and Drain Tile Specifications


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