Soil and Water Conservation Structures Design

Author:   Rajendra Singh
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   2023 ed.
Volume:   123
ISBN:  

9789811986642


Pages:   450
Publication Date:   01 February 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Rajendra Singh
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   2023 ed.
Volume:   123
Weight:   0.962kg
ISBN:  

9789811986642


ISBN 10:   9811986649
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   01 February 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Soil and Water Conservation.- Water Erosion.- Soil Loss Estimation.- Terrace.- Bunds.- Vegetated Waterways.- Gully Control Structures.- Drop Spillway.- Drop Inlet Spillway.- Chute Spillway.- Wind Erosion.- Earthen Embankments and Farm Ponds.- Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Soil Conservation.- Impact of Climate and Land Use Land Cover Changes on Soil Erosion.- Future Outlook.

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Dr. Rajendra Singh has been a faculty in the Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur since 1989.  He  has  been  associated  with  the  Soil    Water  Conservation Engineering discipline of the   Department  (presently  known  as  Land    Water  Resources Engineering), and has taught “Soil & Water Conservation Engineering” at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He  has  contributed  significantly  to  the  Agricultural  Engineering  profession  through  teaching, research  and  technology  transfer.   He  has  developed  and  popularised  five  software packages, including  the  Soil  Conservation  Structure  Designer  (SCS_Designer)  to  improve  the  agricultural engineering education and research. Dr. Singh has guided 17 PhD and 75 MTech students, with an h‐index of 33 and i‐10‐index of 51.   He  has  received  several  national  and  international  honours  and  awards  including BOYSCAST Fellowship, AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers, ICAR Young Scientist Award, DAAD Research  Fellowship,  DAAD  Visiting  Professorship; and held important positions like Member, Board of Governors, Dean (Undergraduate Studies) and Head of Department at IIT Kharagpur, and Member of Research and Technical Advisory Committees of several National bodies. Dr Singh has also won the “Recognition Award” in the area of ‘Soil & Water Conservation Engineering’ from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

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