Mechanics of fluids books

Storm drains generally collect storm runoff from streets, parking lots, and other structures and convey this water...  Read More >>

Bridge piers and highway embankments leading to a bridge often obstruct the flow of floodwaters, causing an increase...  Read More >>

This report presents the summary and synthesis of the various components of the experimental study entitled Effects...  Read More >>

Bottomless culverts are three-sided structures that use the natural channel for the bottom. These structures could...  Read More >>

Bottomless (or three-sided) culverts use the natural channel bed and are environmentally attractive alternatives...  Read More >>

Bridges are a vital component of the transportation network. Evaluating their stability and structural response...  Read More >>

Historically, culverts have been designed for hydraulic efficiency without consideration of fish passage or, more...  Read More >>

This publication provides a comprehensive and practical guide for the design of stormwater pump station systems...  Read More >>

Pressure flow (also known as vertical contraction) scour occurs when a bridge deck is insufficiently high such that...  Read More >>

This manual presents a stream simulation design procedure, methods and best practices for designing culverts to...  Read More >>

The articles in this volume present the state-of-the-art in noise prediction, modeling and measurement. The articles...  Read More >>

This book presents a study for the determination of environmental load factors for Jacket Platforms in Malaysia...  Read More >>

Fluid dynamics is the sub-specialty of physics dealing with the study of flowing fluids. This book consists of various...  Read More >>

Although hundreds of stilling basins and energy-dissipating devices have been designed in conjunction with spillways,...  Read More >>

Aerodynamics is a field of dynamics related to the study of the properties of moving air and the interaction between...  Read More >>

This book collects current research in the field of rheology. It covers various topics related to this field. Polymer...  Read More >>

Fluid mechanics is a complicated and extremely challenging field of study. It is central to several matters that...  Read More >>

"The Federal Highway Administration document ""Highways in the River Environment - Hydraulic and Environmental Design...  Read More >>

Debris accumulation at culvert and bridge structures openings...  Read More >>

The purpose of this publication is to provide design information for analyzing and mitigating energy dissipation...  Read More >>

Flexible linings provide a means of stabilizing roadside channels. Flexible linings are able to conform to changes...  Read More >>

The most common cause of bridge failures is from floods scouring...  Read More >>

Approximately 500,000 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) are built over streams. A large proportion...  Read More >>

Highway hydraulic structures perform the vital function of conveying, diverting, or removing surface water from...  Read More >>

This document discusses the physical processes of the hydrologic cycle that are important to highway engineers....  Read More >>