Water Resources Engineering
A. K. Linsley aml J. B. Franzini
McGraw-Hill. N e w Y o r k , £7.85
Instead of concentrating on the traditional topics of water supply and
wastev.rater disposal this advanced undergraduate or graduate level text
offers a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of water-resources
development and control. Applying basic engineering concepts to the
planning and design of a variety of water projects, it shows students the
factors which must be taken into consideration when solving a specific
water engineering problem. In this revised edition the chapters on water
supply, sewerage, and wastev.ater have been completely rewritten to
reflect the latest concepts in water and wastewater purification, and the
sections on hydrology extensively revised to emphasise the importance
of digital computers in h.,,drology analysis. There is new material on
kinematic routing, reservoir reliability, and drip irrigation, and SI units
are now used throughout.
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal and Reuse
Edited by Geor,qe Tchohano,qlous
McGraw-Hill, New York, £19.20
Logically o(ganized and easily readable, this successful text covers a
wide body of knowledge in the rapidly expanding field of wastewater
engineering for the undergraduate or graduate student and the practic-
ing engineer. Examining both theory and practice it encourages readers
to apply fundamental principles to collecting, treatment, and disposal
problems. In this new edition the fundamentals of process analysis have
been grouped together in a single chapter to serve as a point of reference
for the rest of the text. Sections on micro-organisms, chlorination and
dechlorination, biological treatment kinetics, and wastewater disposal
in water have been expanded, and there are new chapters on land
treatment and treatment plant design.
Hydraulics of Groundwater
Jacob Bear
McGraw-Hill, N e w Y o r k , 1980, £18.55
This book was written with two objectives in mind. First, to serve that
part of the professional community entrusted with the development and
management of water resources, especially where groundwater is a
significant component: second, to provide a textbook for teachinglor for
self+study of) this important subject as part of the education of civil
engineers, agricultural engineers, and geologists.
Thc book teaches hydraulics of groundwater from first principles to
the complete mathematical statement of forecasting regional aquifer
response to management activities, It represents an in-depth approach
to thc problem, using modern tools and methodology. The basis subject
--hydraulics of the flow and accumulation of water and contaminants in
aquifers - - is covered within the framework and for the purpose of
managemcnt. It starts therefore with the role of groundwater in
management techniques, and emphasizes that no management of
groundwater system is possible unless the forecasting problem can be
solved in order to determine the anticipated response to the manage-
ment decision.
An Analysis of the Finite Element Method
Gilbert Stran9 and George Fix
Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, £18.35
Details the finite element method - - an extremely successful technique
developed by civil and aerospace engineers for the numerical solution of
structural problems. Studies the connection with the established
Rayleigh Ritz-Galerkin methods for approximate solution: treats
eigen-value and initial-value problems in addition to static systems.
Provides a sound basis for further developments of the method,
including applications to different fields of engineering and physics.
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Fluid Mechanics
t~ Boher and R. ,4. Kenyon1
J o h n W i l e y , C h i c h e s t e r , 1980, $30.50, £13.80
A mathematical rigorous, detailed, and definitive introduction that
provides a thorough understanding of basic concepts and a working
knowledge of their applications to engineering lincluding compt.ter
problems). Fundamental laws are presented ~erbally. mathematically,
and from more than one ~iew-point. Vehenever possible, the subject is
related to parallel stvdies in thermod~ namics, dynamics, and strength of
materials. 10 nontrivial computer programs are contained with solution
programs for 2 of the problems in the body of the text: it also contains
extensive development and utilization of the term 'flux-vector'.
Problems are presented in SI units, English units, and on occasion in
mixed units.
Evaluation for Village Water Supply Planning
S. Cairncross, I. Carruthers, D. Curtis, R. Feachem, D.
Bradley aml G. Baldwin
John Wiley, Chichester, 1980, S 1 9 . 2 5 / £ 7 . 0 0
The provision of safe and reliable ,,illage water supplies is rightly seen as
a priority in development, and a very large part of development effort
and aid is devoted to st.oh projects. This book is the first simple, practical
and yet comprehensive guide to the e~aluation of village water supply
projects for engineers and development field workers and for planners or
administrators in aid agencies and dexelopment funding organisations.
The benefits of evaluation of established water supply projects is
assessed, and this process often suggests useful changes in operation and
maintenance which actually improve performance. Second, the know-
ledge and experience of established projects can be fed back into the
policy, design and implementation of new projects, and into the teaching
of engineering, agriculture and rural health programmes, in a more
systematic way. These and other benefits of evaluation are increasingly
recognised by the major funding and development institutions, which
consequently encourage the adoption of evaluation as an integral part of
village water supply planning and development.
A Sourcebook of Basic Hydrologic and Ecological
Features: Water Resources Regions of the Conterminous
United States
R. M. Cushman, S. B. Gouqh, M. S. Moran and R. B. Crai.q
John Wiley, Chichester, 1980. $ 2 2 . 0 0 / £ 1 1 . 0 0
To facilitate regional-level evaluation of effects on water resources of the
conterminous (Io~er 48 States} United States, each of the 18 Water
Resource Regions is discussed with respect to surface and groundwater
hydrology, water quality lincluding problems from point-source and
diffuse pollutants), water use, and aquatic ecology. Endangered and
threatened species and their critical habitats, and wild and scenic rivers
are discussed and tabulated by State and Water Resource Region.
Phosphorus Management Strategies for Lakes
R. C. Loehr
John Wiley, Chichester, 1980, 5 4 3 . 9 5 / £ 2 2 . 0 0
This valuable book provides information on the alternative strategies
that should be considered in establishing a phosphorus control program
for lakes. The output of the 11 th Cornell Conference, the book provides a
state-of-the-art assessment of the various phosphorus inputs to lakes,
the availability of phosphorus to aquatic life, the controls that can be
used for specific point and non point phosphorus sources, and the
institutional aspects of implementing appropriate controls. The book
contains information of the contribution of phosphorus to lakes and.
streams from urban and rural sources: modeling approaches that can be
used to identify the effect of phosphorus in lakes; point source controls
that can be used for phosphorus including chemical and biological
methods, sludge generation, operation and maintenance - - detergent
substitutes for phosphorus - - nonpoint source control possibilities;
institutional and economic aspects: How the Great Lakes serve as a case
study of feasible phosphorus management strategies.