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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815107103321

Autore

Asawa G. L

Titolo

Irrigation and water resources engineering [[electronic resource] /] / G.L. Asawa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, c2008

ISBN

1-281-22432-4

9786611224325

81-224-2318-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (623 p.)

Disciplina

627.52

Soggetti

Irrigation engineering - India

Water resources development - India

Groundwater - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Hydrology; Chapter 3. Soil-Water Relations and Irrigation Methods; Chapter 4. Ground Water and Wells; Chapter 5. Canal Irrigation; Chapter 6. Management of Canal Irrigation in India; Chapter 7. Hydraulics of Alluvial Channels; Chapter 8. Design of Stable Channels; Chapter 9. Surface and Subsurface Flow Considerations for Design of Canal Structures; Chapter 10. Canal Regulation Structures; Chapter 11. Cross-Drainage Structures; Chapter 12. Rivers and River Training Methods; Chapter 13. Canal Headworks

Chapter 14. Planning of Water Resource ProjectsChapter 15. Embankment Dams; Chapter 16. Gravity Dams; Chapter 17. Spillways; Appendix 1. Interlinking of Rivers in India*; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book ""Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering"" deals with the fundamental and general aspects of irrigation and water resources engineering and includes recent developments in hydraulic engineering related to irrigation and water resources engineering. Significant inclusions in the book are a chapter on management (including operation, maintenance, and evaluation) of canal irrigation in India, detailed environmental aspects for water resource projects, a note on



interlinking of rivers in India, and design problems of hydraulic structures such as guide bunds, settling basins etc.