Erosion and Sedimentation

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Pierre Y. JulienCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 6/10/2010EAN 9780521537377, ISBN10: 0521537371Paperback, 390 pages, 24.8 x 17.5 x 2 cmLanguage: EnglishThe second edition of t his acclaimed, accessible textbook brings the subject of sedimentation and erosion up-to-date, providing an excellent primer on both fundamental concepts of sediment-transport theory and methods for practical applications. The structure of the first edition is essentially unchanged, but all the chapters have been updated, with several chapters reworked and expanded significantly. Examples of the new additions include the concept of added mass, the Modified Einstein Procedure, sediment transport by size fractions, sediment transport of sediment mixtures, and new solutions to the Einstein Integrals. Many new examples and exercises have been added. Erosion and Sedimentation is an essential textbook on the topic for students in civil and environmental engineering and the geosciences, and also as a handbook for researchers and professionals in engineering, the geosciences and the water sciences.PrefaceList of symbols1. Introduction2. Physical properties and dimensional analysis3. Mechanics of sediment-laden flows4. Particle motion in invisid fluids5. Particle motion in Newtonian fluids6. Turbulent velocity profiles7. Incipient motion8. Bedforms9. Bedload10. Suspended load11. Total load12. Reservoir sedimentationAppendix A. Einstein's sediment transport methodAppendix B. Useful mathematical relationshipsBibliographyIndex.'... [presents] the mechanics of sediment motion alongside those subjects in fluid mechanics that are fundamental to understanding sediment transport. The interweaving of the two subjects is carried out particularly well ... Each topic is covered clearly, with many carefully designed figures, examples, and exercises ... an excellent primer on both fundamental concepts of sediment-transport theory and methods for practical applications. ... well written, and nicely illustrated, and it will serve as either a handbook for workers in the field or a textbook for beginning students of the subject. Julien has done a truly admirable job in making ... [a] difficult subject much more accessible to beginning Earth scientists and engineers.' Jonathan Nelson, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering Show more