Water Distribution System Handbook [Hardcover]

Larry Mays (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0071342133 | ISBN-13: 978-0071342131 | Edition: 1

All-in-one, state-of-the-art guide to safe drinking water Civil engineers and anyone else involved in any way with the design, analysis, operation, maintenance or rehabilitation of water distribution systems will find practical guidance in Water Distribution Systems Handbook. Experts selected by Handbook editor Larry W. Mays provide historical, present day, and future perspectives, as well as state-of-the-art details previously available only in specialized journals. You get a comprehensively detailed exploration of every facet of the hydraulics of pressurized flow; piping design and pipeline systems; storage issues; reliability analysis and distribution, and more. Detailed information on the latest technology contributions and on enhancements to the EPANET model are included. You'll also find case studies that range from the small municipal systems found in every U.S. town, to large systems common to great urban centers like New York, London and Paris.

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From the Back Cover

CUTTING-EDGE METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM LEADING EXPERTS

If you're looking for comprehensive, state-of-the-art help with water distribution systems, you've come to the right place. The only book of its kind, this authoritative and inclusive compendium brings you detailed coverage of the latest methods, materials, techniques, and tools for water distribution systems.

Written by top experts that are members of the American Water Works Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and other leading professional organizations, the Water Distribution Systems Handbook provides specialists in each area to serve as your consultants. Each chapter provides expert, detailed, professional guidance on an important aspect of water distribution systems.

This key resource will be a trusted ally of engineers, managers, operators, systems analysts, and other water distribution systems professionals for many years to come. A needed reference in a vitally important and much-changed field, the Water Distribution Systems Handbook is the right tool at the right time.

THIS UNIQUE, AUTHORITATIVE HANDBOOK GIVES YOU:
* Help with design, analysis, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation
* A one-stop source of tested, top-level answers to many water distribution system questions
* The most advanced methods, techniques, and timesaving tips from leaders in the field
* Case studies on systems small and large

SYSTEM COMPONENTS:
Hydraulics
Distribution Design
Pump System Design
Optimization Models
Reliability Analysis
Hydraulic Transient Design
Water Quality
Water Quality Modeling
Computer Models
EPANET Enhancements
Operation
Operation Optimization
Maintenance
Rehabilitation
Replacement

About the Author

Larry W. Mays is professor of civil and environmental engineering at Arizona State University and former chair of the department. He was formerly director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also held an Engineering Foundation Endowed Professorship. A registered professional engineer in seven states and a registered professional hydrologist, he has served as consultant to many organizations. A widely published expert on water resources, he wrote Optimal Control of Hydrosystems (Marcel Dekker) and was editor in chief of both Water Resources Handbook (McGraw-Hill) and Hydraulic Design Handbook (McGraw-Hill). Co-author of both Applied Hydrology and Hydrosystems Engineering and Management published by McGraw-Hill, and was the editor in chief of Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems (ASCE), and co-editor of Computer Modeling of Free-Surface and Pressurized Flows (Kluwer Academic Publishers). He has published extensively on his research in water resources management.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 912 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (September 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071342133
• ISBN-13: 978-0071342131
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Professional Library "must have", February 10, 2006

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Daniel P. Mcgrath (Chester, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Water Distribution System Handbook (Hardcover)

This book is a great one-stop reference for engineers and designers involved in water distribution or piping networks. The topics are covered in sufficient detail, and if more information is needed, the relevant source is usually listed (e.g. AWWA publication # xxx) so the in-depth source can be found quickly.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Water Distribution Systems Analysis Made Easy!, September 9, 2000

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Iftekhar Ahmed (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Water Distribution System Handbook (Hardcover)

Larry W. Mays has yet again done a magnificent job in compiling what seems to be the first handbook in the market that identifies the works done by practitioners and researchers in the field to enhance the applicability of theory to real life systems. The handbook compiles outstanding chapters written by authors in the forefront of the industry and academic institutions. From simple hydraulic analysis of a distribution network to the treatment of more theoretically involved and unquestionably important aspects of rehabilitation/reliability of the exixting systems, the handbook excels in drawing the readers' attention. The contributions by researchers, graduate students and industry affiliates makes this a handbook to keep!