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Design of Canals

  • Comprehensive coverage of both open channel flow theory and design principles
  • Takes design constraints, such as cost, into account
  • Includes explicit design examples
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 1-8
  3. Objective Functions

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 9-27
  4. Basic Canal Hydraulics

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 29-58
  5. General Principles of Canal Design

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 59-77
  6. Design for Minimum Flow Area

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 79-88
  7. Minimum Cost Canal Section

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 89-95
  8. Minimum Water Loss Canal Section

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 97-106
  9. Overall Minimum Cost Canal Sections

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 107-117
  10. Design of Canal Transitions

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 119-128
  11. Optimal Design of Transmission Canal

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 129-137
  12. Salient Features of Canal Route Alignment

    • P. K. Swamee, B. R. Chahar
    Pages 139-155
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 157-183

About this book

The book presents firsthand material from the authors on design of hydraulic canals. The book discusses elements of design based on principles of hydraulic flow through canals. It covers optimization of design based on usage requirements and economic constraints. The book includes explicit design equations and design procedures along with design examples for varied cases. With its comprehensive coverage of the principles of hydraulic canal design, this book will prove useful to students, researchers and practicing engineers. End-of-chapter pedagogical elements make it ideal for use in graduate courses on hydraulic structures offered by most civil engineering departments across the world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Civil Engineering, ITM University, Gurgaon, India

    P.K. Swamee

  • Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

    B.R. Chahar

About the authors

Dr. Prabhata K. Swamee is a distinguished Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at ITM University, Gurgaon, India. Dr. Swamee completed his B.E. (Civil Engineering) in 1962 and M.E. (Hydraulic Engineering) in 1966 from University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee), India. He completed his PhD in civil engineering from the same institute in 1974. Dr. Swamee has co-authored 2 books and has to his credit 111 papers published in international journals. Dr. Swamee is Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering.

Dr. Bhagu R. Chahar is Professor of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He was a Visiting Professor at the Ecole des mines de Saint-Etienne, France and Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok. Dr. Chahar received his PhD in Civil Engineering from IIT Roorkee and MTech in Civil Engineering with specialisation Water Resources Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He has 22 years of teaching, research and industry experience in water resources engineering and has published more than 100 articles in reputed journals and proceedings. Dr. Chahar is recipient of several scholarships and awards including Visiting International Fellowship of EWRI of ASCE, Young Scientist of DST and AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers. He is Fellow of ISH, IWWA, IE(I) and IWRS and Life Member of ISTE, IAH and ASCE.

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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