Erosion and Sedimentation

This second edition of an acclaimed textbook expounds the fundamental concepts of sediment-transport theory and methods for practical applications.

Pierre Y. Julien (Author)

9780521830386, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 June 2010

390 pages, 190 b/w illus. 60 tables 30 exercises
25.4 x 17.9 x 2.3 cm, 0.92 kg

'[The] focus on engineering aspects is expressed perfectly in many places … a quite well balanced overview …' The Sedimentary Record

The second edition of this acclaimed, accessible textbook brings the subject of sedimentation and erosion up-to-date, providing an excellent primer on both fundamental concepts of sediment-transport theory and methods for practical applications. The structure of the first edition is essentially unchanged, but all the chapters have been updated, with several chapters reworked and expanded significantly. Examples of the new additions include the concept of added mass, the Modified Einstein Procedure, sediment transport by size fractions, sediment transport of sediment mixtures, and new solutions to the Einstein Integrals. Many new examples and exercises have been added. Erosion and Sedimentation is an essential textbook on the topic for students in civil and environmental engineering and the geosciences, and also as a handbook for researchers and professionals in engineering, the geosciences and the water sciences.

Preface
List of symbols
1. Introduction
2. Physical properties and dimensional analysis
3. Mechanics of sediment-laden flows
4. Particle motion in invisid fluids
5. Particle motion in Newtonian fluids
6. Turbulent velocity profiles
7. Incipient motion
8. Bedforms
9. Bedload
10. Suspended load
11. Total load
12. Reservoir sedimentation
Appendix A. Einstein's sediment transport method
Appendix B. Useful mathematical relationships
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Civil engineering, surveying & building [TN], Stratigraphy [RBGH], Soil science, sedimentology [RBGB]