River Mechanics

Pierre Y. Julien

454 pages, parution le 06/09/2002

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Résumé

This textbook offers a thorough analysis of rivers from upland areas to oceans. It scrutinizes select methods underlining both theory and engineering applications, emphasizing the mechanics of flood wave propagation and sediment transport in rivers. The text covers fundamental principles, engineering analysis, and engineering design, with problems, examples, and case studies throughout. Channel stability and river dynamics are examined in terms of river morphology, lateral migration, aggradation, and degradation. Detailed treatments of riverbank stabilization and engineering methods are provided, while separate chapters cover physical and mathematical models. This essential text presents both the theory and design of measures to reduce flood impact and bank erosion, to improve navigation, and to increase water supply to cities and irrigation canals.
Over 100 exercises and nearly twenty case studies make this book an invaluable learning tool for students, and researchers and practitioners will find it a concise resource on the mechanics of rivers.

Contents

Preface
Notation
1. Introduction to river mechanics
2. Physical properties and equations
3. River basins
4. Steady flow in rivers
5. Unsteady flow in rivers
6. River equilibrium
7. River dynamics
8. River stabilization
9. River engineering
10. Physical river models
11. Mathematical river models
12. Waves and tides in river estuaries
Bibliography
Index.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Pierre Y. Julien
Parution	06/09/2002
Nb. de pages	454
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	840g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521562843