Environmental Hydraulics is a new text for students and professionals studying advanced topics in river and estuarine systems. The book contains the full range of subjects on open channel flows, including mixing and dispersion, Saint-Venant equations method of characteristics and interactions between flowing water and its surrondings (air entrainment, sediment transport). Following the approach of Hubert Chanson’s highly successful undergraduate textbook Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow, the reader is guided step-by-step from the basic principles to more advanced practical applications. Each section of the book contains many revision exercises, problems and assignments to help the reader test their learning in practical situations.
Editorial Reviews
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“…This book could provide a skeleton for a course in environmental hydraulics or transport processes… [it]…contains some useful material for different courses and may provide an elementary reference for certain topics . . . – Environmental Fluid Mechanics
“ Overall, a well written, clear and concise book which will serve the intended audience satisfactorily. –Intl. Journal River Basin Management
“Over recent decades many civil engineering departments and organizations have added environmental to their title, so it is not surprising to find this change emulated in a book…Throughout the book the author’s enthusiasm for his subjects shows. The preface stresses the value of field work and points the reader to the author’s substantial web sites, among others.” – Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 557-2006
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An advanced text for students and professionals studying river and estuarine systems.
About the Author
Hubert Chanson is a reader in fluid mechanics, hydraulics and waterengineering at the University of Queensland, Australia. His research interests include hydraulic engneering, design of hydraulic structures, two-phase gas-liquid flows, mixing and dispersion in coastal and estuarine zones. He has had over 200 international refereed papers, written 7 books and has been an active consultant for both governmental agencies and private organizations.
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