Hydrology and Soil Conservation Engineering: Including Watershed Management, Edition 2

GHANSHYAM DAS

Dec 2008 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

About this ebook

Streamlined to facilitate student understanding, this second edition, containing the latest techniques and methodologies and some new problems, continues to provide a comprehensive treatment of hydrology of watersheds, soil erosion problems, design and installation of soil conservation practices and structures, hydrologic and sediment yield models, watershed management and water harvesting. It also deals with the special requirements of management of agricultural and forested watersheds. This book is designed for undergraduate students of agricultural engineering for courses in hydrology, and soil and water conservation engineering. It will also be of considerable value to students of agriculture, soil science, forestry, and civil engineering. KEY FEATURES Emphasises fundamentals using numerous illustrations to help students visualise different phenomena Offers lucid presentation of field practices Presents the analysis and design of basic hydraulic structures Devotes an entire chapter to watershed management Provides numerous solved design problems and exercise problems to develop a clear understanding of the theory Gives theoretical questions, and objective type questions with answers to test the students’ understanding.

Ratings and reviews

excellent book

About the author

GHANSHYAM DAS, formerly Emeritus Fellow (AICTE) and Professor in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, is an accomplished teacher with valuable field experience in areas of hydrology, soil conservation, and irrigation works. He has published more than 50 research papers in national and international journals.