Preface to the Fourth Edition |
|
v | |
Preface to the First Edition |
|
vii | |
|
|
1 | (6) |
|
|
1 | (1) |
|
1.2 Causes of flooding and economic losses |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
1.3 Flood management measures |
|
|
3 | (1) |
|
1.4 Flood control strategies |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
1.5 Alleviation of flooding |
|
|
5 | (2) |
|
2 Estimation of Design Flood |
|
|
7 | (72) |
|
|
7 | (1) |
|
2.2 Methods of design flood computations |
|
|
8 | (71) |
|
2.2.1 Observation of highest flood |
|
|
8 | (1) |
|
2.2.2 Empirical flood formulae |
|
|
9 | (4) |
|
2.2.3 Flood frequency study |
|
|
13 | (4) |
|
2.2.4 Derivation from storm studies and application of unit hydrograph principle |
|
|
17 | (62) |
|
3 Flood Routing Through Reservoirs and Channels |
|
|
79 | (78) |
|
3.1 Flood routing through reservoirs---General |
|
|
79 | (1) |
|
3.2 Basic Principles of routing |
|
|
79 | (9) |
|
3.2.1 Pul's method or inflow-storage-discharge method |
|
|
80 | (3) |
|
3.2.2 Cheng's graphical method |
|
|
83 | (1) |
|
3.2.3 Working value method |
|
|
84 | (1) |
|
|
85 | (1) |
|
3.2.5 Electronic analogue |
|
|
86 | (1) |
|
3.2.6 Mechanical flood router |
|
|
87 | (1) |
|
3.3 Routing through river channels |
|
|
88 | (8) |
|
|
89 | (7) |
|
3.4 Hydraulic flood routing |
|
|
96 | (61) |
|
3.4.1 Continuity equation of unsteady flow |
|
|
96 | (1) |
|
3.4.2 Dynamic equation of unsteady flow |
|
|
96 | (2) |
|
3.4.3 Characteristics of flood waves |
|
|
98 | (4) |
|
3.4.4 Characterisation of flood waves by rating curve |
|
|
102 | (1) |
|
3.4.5 Flood waves in natural streams |
|
|
103 | (54) |
|
|
157 | (16) |
|
4.1 Functions of spillways |
|
|
157 | (1) |
|
4.2 Spillway classification |
|
|
157 | (1) |
|
|
158 | (15) |
|
|
158 | (3) |
|
4.3.2 Side channel spillways |
|
|
161 | (2) |
|
|
163 | (1) |
|
|
164 | (2) |
|
|
166 | (1) |
|
|
167 | (6) |
|
5 Flood Mitigation Through Planning of Reservoir Capacities and Operation of Reservoirs |
|
|
173 | (53) |
|
|
173 | (1) |
|
5.2 General design factors |
|
|
174 | (1) |
|
5.3 Storage capacity determination |
|
|
175 | (1) |
|
5.4 Live storage capacity |
|
|
175 | (4) |
|
|
176 | (3) |
|
|
179 | (1) |
|
|
179 | (11) |
|
|
180 | (10) |
|
5.7 Reservoir operation fundamentals |
|
|
190 | (7) |
|
5.7.1 Operation of reservoir with conventional rule |
|
|
191 | (1) |
|
5.7.2 Operation of reservoir with single rule curve |
|
|
192 | (1) |
|
5.7.3 Reservoir operation with zoning or partitioning |
|
|
193 | (1) |
|
5.7.4 Ideal reservoir operation for flood control |
|
|
194 | (2) |
|
5.7.5 Operation procedure of multipurpose reservoir |
|
|
196 | (1) |
|
5.8 Reservoir operation from practical considerations |
|
|
197 | (29) |
|
5.8.1 Based on annual storage capacity to the annual runoff |
|
|
197 | (1) |
|
5.8.2 Based on regulation of reservoirs |
|
|
198 | (3) |
|
5.8.3 Spillway gate operations schedules |
|
|
201 | (1) |
|
5.8.4 Operation to ensure maximum and minimum flow |
|
|
202 | (24) |
|
6 Flood Mitigation Through River Protection and Improvement Works |
|
|
226 | (49) |
|
|
226 | (2) |
|
|
226 | (2) |
|
6.2 Theoretical background in river engineering |
|
|
228 | (12) |
|
|
228 | (1) |
|
|
229 | (2) |
|
|
231 | (2) |
|
6.2.4 Gradually varied flow |
|
|
233 | (1) |
|
6.2.5 Three-dimensional flow |
|
|
234 | (6) |
|
6.3 River improvement works |
|
|
240 | (15) |
|
|
240 | (1) |
|
6.3.2 River and hydrographic surveying |
|
|
240 | (2) |
|
6.3.3 River training for flood protection |
|
|
242 | (2) |
|
6.3.4 Design of river dyke or embankment |
|
|
244 | (3) |
|
|
247 | (8) |
|
|
255 | (1) |
|
|
255 | (2) |
|
|
257 | (1) |
|
6.7 Flood relief or by-pass channel |
|
|
257 | (1) |
|
6.8 Intercepting of cutoff channel |
|
|
258 | (1) |
|
|
258 | (2) |
|
6.10 Flood-plain zoning or redevelopment |
|
|
260 | (1) |
|
|
261 | (1) |
|
6.12 Soil conservation methods |
|
|
261 | (14) |
|
7 Flood Forecasting, Warning and Flood Fighting |
|
|
275 | (15) |
|
|
275 | (1) |
|
|
275 | (1) |
|
7.3 Communication network |
|
|
276 | (1) |
|
7.4 Forecasting techniques and procedures |
|
|
276 | (1) |
|
7.5 Determination of runoff from rainfall data |
|
|
277 | (2) |
|
7.6 Method of forecasting stages |
|
|
279 | (8) |
|
7.6.1 The Relationship for the peak travel time |
|
|
279 | (2) |
|
7.6.2 Example on forecasts reporting |
|
|
281 | (6) |
|
|
287 | (1) |
|
7.8 Engineering measures for flood fighting |
|
|
287 | (3) |
|
8 Economics of Flood Control, Project |
|
|
290 | (10) |
|
|
290 | (1) |
|
8.2 Estimating flood damages |
|
|
291 | (2) |
|
8.3 Estimates of benefit of flood control |
|
|
293 | (1) |
|
8.4 Cost-benefit analysis for a flood control project |
|
|
293 | (2) |
|
8.5 Flood control planning through remote sensing |
|
|
295 | (5) |
|
|
295 | (1) |
|
8.5.2 Remote sensing techniques |
|
|
295 | (5) |
|
9 Design of Subsurface Drainage System |
|
|
300 | (17) |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
9.2 Necessity for drainage |
|
|
300 | (3) |
|
|
301 | (1) |
|
|
301 | (2) |
|
9.3 Removal of drainage water---Underdrains and their layout |
|
|
303 | (1) |
|
9.4 Design of closed underdrains |
|
|
303 | (11) |
|
9.4.1 Depth and spacing of drains |
|
|
303 | (3) |
|
9.4.2 Hooghoudt's equation for layered soil |
|
|
306 | (1) |
|
9.4.3 Determination of irrigation or rainfall rate |
|
|
307 | (1) |
|
9.4.4 Hooghoudt's equation in humid areas |
|
|
307 | (1) |
|
9.4.5 Leaching requirement |
|
|
308 | (1) |
|
|
309 | (1) |
|
9.4.7 Bureau of reclamation (USBR) formula |
|
|
310 | (3) |
|
9.4.8 Discharge capacity of drains |
|
|
313 | (1) |
|
9.4.9 Slopes of drain lines |
|
|
313 | (1) |
|
|
313 | (1) |
|
9.5 Design of open underdrain |
|
|
314 | (2) |
|
9.6 Design for leaching requirement |
|
|
316 | (1) |
|
10 Design of Surface Drainage System |
|
|
317 | (30) |
|
10.1 Necessity of surface drainage |
|
|
317 | (3) |
|
10.1.1 Surface drainage system for agricultural land |
|
|
318 | (2) |
|
10.2 Surface drainage channels design considerations |
|
|
320 | (7) |
|
10.2.1 Characteristics of a storm |
|
|
320 | (1) |
|
10.2.2 The design of storm |
|
|
321 | (2) |
|
|
323 | (2) |
|
10.2.4 Design of drainage channel |
|
|
325 | (2) |
|
10.3 General design consideration of outfall culvert |
|
|
327 | (3) |
|
10.4 Design consideration of tidal channels and outfall sluices |
|
|
330 | (17) |
|
10.4.1 Computation of discharges through the sluice |
|
|
321 | (12) |
|
10.4.2 Fixation of sill level, clear width of the sluice and channel dimensions |
|
|
333 | (14) |
|
11 Water-Logging and Salinity |
|
|
347 | (12) |
|
|
347 | (1) |
|
11.2 Causes of water-logging problem |
|
|
348 | (1) |
|
11.3 Causes of the salinity problem |
|
|
348 | (2) |
|
11.4 Salt water intrusion in coastal aquifers |
|
|
350 | (6) |
|
|
350 | (1) |
|
11.4.2 Salt water intrusion in Coastal Aquifers |
|
|
350 | (4) |
|
|
354 | (2) |
|
11.5 Causes of the drainage problem |
|
|
356 | (1) |
|
11.6 Remedial measures to combat water-logging and salinity |
|
|
357 | (1) |
|
11.7 Important drainage projects and a case study |
|
|
358 | (1) |
|
12 Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Flood Control |
|
|
359 | (5) |
|
|
359 | (2) |
|
|
359 | (1) |
|
|
360 | (1) |
|
12.2 Application for planning flood control measures |
|
|
361 | (1) |
|
12.2.1 Flood inundation mapping |
|
|
362 | (1) |
|
12.2.2 Information regarding flood plain landuse |
|
|
362 | (1) |
|
12.2.3 Indicators of flood susceptibility |
|
|
362 | (1) |
|
|
362 | (1) |
|
|
363 | (1) |
|
13 Flood Plain Delineation and Flood Hazard Assessment |
|
|
364 | (9) |
|
|
364 | (1) |
|
13.2 Flood plain delineation from remote sensing |
|
|
365 | (1) |
|
13.3 Estimation of flooded area |
|
|
365 | (1) |
|
13.4 Flood plain delineation from digital terrain models (DTM) |
|
|
365 | (1) |
|
13.5 Geo-referencing of the water level points |
|
|
366 | (1) |
|
13.6 Creating a water surface |
|
|
366 | (2) |
|
13.7 Flood plain delineation |
|
|
368 | (1) |
|
13.8 Flood hazard assessment |
|
|
369 | (3) |
|
13.9 Flood hazard zone indexing---simplified approach |
|
|
372 | (1) |
|
14 Flood Damage Management---Tsunamis and Storm Surges |
|
|
373 | (16) |
|
|
373 | (1) |
|
14.2 Characteristics of Tsunami Waves |
|
|
374 | (2) |
|
14.3 Tsunami Run up and Damage |
|
|
376 | (3) |
|
14.4 Tsunami Forecast and Warnings |
|
|
379 | (1) |
|
14.5 Flooding due to Storm surges |
|
|
380 | (9) |
|
14.5.1 Introductory Remarks |
|
|
380 | (2) |
|
14.5.2 Storm Surge Vulnerable Areas |
|
|
382 | (1) |
|
14.5.3 Storm Surge Estimation |
|
|
382 | (3) |
|
14.5.4 Storm Surge Estimation by Numerical Modelling |
|
|
385 | (4) |
|
15 Flooding Due to Collapse of Dams---Breaching of Flood Levees and Urban Coastal Areas |
|
|
389 | (12) |
|
|
389 | (1) |
|
15.2 Cases of Failure of Earth Dams |
|
|
390 | (1) |
|
|
391 | (3) |
|
15.3.1 Upstream Boundary Condition and Flow through Breach |
|
|
391 | (1) |
|
15.3.2 Routing of Flow through Channel |
|
|
392 | (2) |
|
15.4 Breaching of Flood Levees |
|
|
394 | (1) |
|
|
394 | (1) |
|
|
394 | (1) |
|
|
394 | (1) |
|
15.4.4 Data Used and Methods |
|
|
395 | (1) |
|
15.5 Analysis and Results |
|
|
395 | (1) |
|
15.6 Flooding in Urban Coastal Areas |
|
|
396 | (5) |
|
15.6.1 Introductory Remarks |
|
|
396 | (1) |
|
15.6.2 Concept in Model Formation |
|
|
397 | (1) |
|
15.6.3 Formulation for Overland Flow |
|
|
397 | (1) |
|
15.6.4 Formulation for Channel Flow |
|
|
397 | (2) |
|
|
399 | (2) |
Selected References |
|
401 | (6) |
Suggested Readings |
|
407 | (2) |
Index |
|
409 | |