Understanding Hydraulics

Updated throughout and featuring a new chapter on Sustainable Drainage Systems, this third edition is suitable for students from pre-degree through all undergraduate level courses as well as a reference tool for industry. There are numerous worked examples, self-test and revision questions to help students solve problems and avoid mistakes.

Includes: Hydrostatics; Pressure Measurement; Stability of a Floating Body; Fluids in Motion; Flow Measurement; Flow through Pipelines; Flow under a Varying Head: Time Required to Empty a Reservoir; Flow in Open Channels; Hydraulic Structures; Dimensional Analysis and Hydraulic Models; Turbines and Pumps; Introduction to Engineering Hydrology; Applications of Engineering Hydrology; Sustainable Drainage Systems.