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Sedimentation Engineering

Abstract

  • Prepared by the Task Committee for the Preparation of the Manual on Sedimentation of the Sedimentation Committee of the Hydraulic Division of ASCE.

    Sedimentation Engineering (Manual 54) is an excellent text for understanding the nature and scope of sedimentation problems, methods for their investigation, and practical approaches to their solution. The manual focuses on sediment control methods for watersheds, streams, canals, and reservoirs. Originally published in 1975, this manual is still considered the foremost text on sedimentation engineering. It treats sedimentation in a broad perspective, considering the interrelated processes of erosion, sediment transportation by water and air, and sediment deposition where it creates problems of practical importance.

    This Classic Edition, with an improved, easier-to-read format, and redrawn figures, is the progenitor of a companion manual, Sedimentation Engineering: Processes, Measurements, Modeling, and Practice, (Manual 110).

    This manual is a must-have classic that will be useful to hydrologists, geomorphologists, sedimentologists, land-use planners, soil conservation specialists, and environmental, hydraulic, and agricultural engineers.

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Front Matter
i–xii
    Chapter 1:
    Nature of Sedimentation Problems
    1–10
      Chapter 2:
      Sediment Transportation Mechanics
      11–189
        Chapter 3:
        Sediment Measurement Techniques
        191–260
          Chapter 4:
          Sediment Sources and Sediment Yields
          261–293
            Chapter 5:
            Sediment Control Methods
            295–365
              Chapter 6:
              Economic Aspects of Sedimentation
              367–376
                Chapter 7:
                American Sedimentation Law and Physical Processes
                377–404
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                  Appendix 1:
                  Conversion Factors
                  405–406
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                    Appendix 2:
                    Density and Viscosity of Water 0°-40°
                    407–409
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                      Appendix 3:
                      Symbols
                      411–413
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                        Index
                        415–418