About the Book: Water Resources Engineering
Water resources engineering is the quantitative study of the hydrologic cycle
the distribution and circulation of water linking the earths atmosphere, land
and oceans. Surface runoff is measured as the difference between precipitation
and abstractions, such as infiltration (which replenishes groundwater flow),
surface storage and evaporation. Applications include the management of the
urban water supply, the design of urban storm-sewer systems, and flood
forecasting. Hydraulic engineering consists of the application of fluid
mechanics to water flowing in an isolated environment (pipe, pump) or in an open
channel (river, lake, and ocean). Civil engineers are primarily concerned with
open channel flow, which is