Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   S.N. Ghosh
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781138372511

ISBN 10:   113837251
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   10 August 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third edition Preface to the Second edition Preface to the First edition Flood problems Estimation of design flood Flood routing through reservoirs and channels Design of spillways Flood mitigation through planning of reservoir capacities and operation of reservoirs Flood mitigation through river protection and improvement works Flood forecasting, warning and flood fighting Economics of flood control, project Design of subsurface drainage system Design of surface drainage system Water-logging and salinity Application of Remote-sensing technology for flood control Flood plain delineation and flood hazard assessment index

Reviews

Author Information

The author, presently retired, served as professor and head of the Civil Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. He also served the Calcutta Port Trust as Chief Hydraulic Engineer on deputation from IIT. Professor Ghosh is a member of several learned societies and recipient of the Commonwealth Scholarship for Post Doctoral Research at Imperial College, London, UK.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions