Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Seventh Edition

The updated seventh edition continues to emphasize engineering design of soil and water conservation practices and their impact on the environment, primarily air and water quality. As in previous editions, the purpose of this book is to provide a professional text for undergraduate and graduate agricultural and biological engineering students and for others interested in soil and water conservation in rural and urban areas. Subject matter includes all the engineering phases of soil and water conservation for a one- or two-semester course. Conservation and the environment Water quality Precipitation Evaporation and evapotranspiration Infiltration and runoff Open channel flow Soil erosion by water Terraces and vegetated waterways Water sediment control structures Channel stabilization and restoration Water supply Wetlands Drainage principles and surface drainage Water table management Irrigation principles Surface irrigation Sprinkler irrigation Microirrigation pumps and pumping Soil erosion by wind App. A. Conversion constants App. B. Manning roughness coefficient App. C. Pipe and conduit flow App. D. Pipe and drain tile specifications. 1. conservation and the environment 2. water quality 3. precipitation 4. evaporation and evapotranspiration 5. infiltration and runoff 6. open channel flow 7. soil erosion by water 8. terraces and vegetated waterways 9. water and sediment control structures 10. channel stabilization and restoration 11. water supply 12. wetlands 13. drainage principles and surface drainage 14. water table management 15. irrigation principles 16. surface irrigation 17. sprinkle irrigation 18. microirrigation 19. pumps and pumping 20. soil erosion by wind Emphasizes engineering design of soil and water conservation practices and their impact on the environment, primarily air and water quality. As in previous editions, the purpose of this book is to provide a professional text for undergraduate and graduate agricultural and biological engineering students and for others interested in soil and water conservation in rural and urban areas. Subject matter includes all the engineering phases of soil and water conservation for a one- or two-semester course. Publisher