About this book
Hubert Chanson's graduate-level introduction to open-channel hydraulics — uniform and gradually-varied flow, hydraulic jumps, rapidly-varied transitions, and the design of spillways and channels. Arnold hosted a companion support site with worked exercises, photographs of real-world hydraulic structures, and solution sets keyed to the chapters of the book.
Intended audience
- civil engineering graduates
- hydraulic engineers
- water resources practitioners
Subject classification
- Hydraulic engineering
- Open-channel hydraulics
- Civil engineering
Scope
- uniform flow & Manning's equation
- gradually-varied flow
- hydraulic jumps & stilling basins
- spillway and channel design
Edition history
- First published
- 1999
- Latest edition
- 2nd edition (2004)
- Imprint
- Edward Arnold
Bibliographic details
| Format | ISBN | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st edition (Arnold companion site ref) | 0340740671 | 1999 | Referenced on author's support page via companion URL. |
| ISBN-13 (EAN-13) | 9780340740675 | 1999 | Standard 13-digit form of the print ISBN above (same catalogue line). |
| 2nd edition | 9780750659789 | 2004 | Author support page states Butterworth-Heinemann 2nd edition ISBN. |
| 2nd edition (Google Books metadata) | 9780080472973 | 2004 | Google Books catalog record ISBN-13 as indexed. |
Edition timeline
1999
First edition issued by Arnold; companion URL includes 0340740671.
2004
Second edition published by Butterworth-Heinemann with expanded hydraulic modelling coverage.
Source notes
- Hubert Chanson support page — Lists 2nd edition ISBN 978 0 7506 5978 9 and first-edition companion id 0340740671.
- Google Books bibliographic record — Confirms 2nd edition (Elsevier, 2004) and indexed ISBN value.