27 Best Books on Hydraulic Structures

We have compiled a list of the Best Reference Books on Hydraulic Structures, which are used by students of top universities, and colleges. This will help you choose the right book depending on if you are a beginner or an expert. Here is the complete list of Hydraulic Structures Books with their authors, publishers, and an unbiased review of them as well as links to the Amazon website to directly purchase them. If permissible, you can also download the free PDF books on Hydraulic Structures below.

1. Hydraulic Structures

 
1."Design of Dams" by A Bourgin
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2."Irrigation and Hydraulic Design" by Sir Issac Pitman S Leliavsky
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3."Hydraulic Structures" by M M Grishin
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4."Hydraulic Structures" by P Novak
Book Review: The aim of this book is to provide guidance on the design principles of hydraulic structures, as well as discuss various environmental and construction issues. In addition to covering partially saturated soils, tailing and amenity dams, and dam rehabilitation, the book also includes updated information on masonry and concrete dams. Other topics covered in the book include cavitation, aeration, gate vibration, risk analysis, contingency planning, and wave power generation. The book also discusses the computational models used in hydraulic engineering.

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5."Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures" by Santosh Kumar Garg
“Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures” Book Review: This book covers a wide range of topics related to irrigation and hydraulic structures, including canal design and regulation, water requirements for crops, and various irrigation systems. The book also delves into topics such as fluvial hydraulics, hydraulic jump, and the design and construction of embankments, concrete dams, and hydromechanical equipment. The book discusses modern instrumentation and its use in environmental monitoring, including new electronic instruments. The book also highlights recent technological advancements in the field. The book is aimed at professionals in the field of irrigation and hydraulic engineering, as well as students of civil and environmental engineering.

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6."Analysis and Design Practice of Hydraulic Concrete Structures" by Karuna Moy Ghosh
“Analysis and Design Practice of Hydraulic Concrete Structures” Book Review: This book is aimed at senior undergraduate students of civil engineering, as well as postgraduate students specializing in structural design. It is also intended for practicing and consulting engineers who are involved in the design and execution of hydraulic concrete structures. The book covers a detailed analysis and design process of various hydraulic concrete structures designed to retain and contain aqueous liquids, such as an underground sedimentation tank for sewage treatment, an underground digestion tank for sludge treatment, an underground reservoir for storing fresh potable water, an immersed highway tunnel under the river bed, and an indoor rectangular-shaped swimming pool for public recreation.

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7."Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures" by Tanecev
“Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures” Book Review: This book covers a variety of dams and hydraulic structures, providing readers with detailed insights into their design, construction, maintenance, and reconstruction. With its focus on embankment dams, concrete dams, hydromechanical equipment, appurtenant hydraulic structures, and hydraulic schemes, this book is an essential resource for students and professionals in civil, hydraulic, and environmental engineering. The text is enhanced by numerous examples and questions, enabling readers to gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

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8."Scour Downstream of Hydraulic Structures" by Negm Abdelazim and Sauida Mohamed
“Scour Downstream of Hydraulic Structures” Book Review: The purpose of this book is to present the scour characteristics of various hydraulic structures to aid in the more efficient, safe, and cost-effective design of sudden expanding stilling basins. The chapters of this book highlight several techniques, including dimensional analysis, experimental approach, visual analysis, statistical analysis, and artificial neural network. This book will be a valuable resource for students and professionals in the fields of hydraulic engineering and water resources.

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9."Hydraulics of Dam and River Structures" by Farhad Yazdandoost
“Hydraulics of Dam and River Structures” Book Review: The main objective of this book is to provide an in-depth understanding of hydraulic and river structures by covering all the major topics and concepts. The book elaborates on various topics such as air-water flows, intakes and outlets, hydrodynamic forces, energy dissipators, stepped spillways, scouring and sedimentation around structures, and river response to hydraulic structures. A chapter dedicated to numerical approaches in river hydrodynamics is included. The book also highlights the applications of hydroinformatics and its potential for further development in this field. This resource will be a valuable asset to professionals and researchers involved in the field of hydraulics.

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10."Symposium on Scale Effects in Modelling Hydraulic Structures" by H Kobus
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2. Hydraulic Structures and Machinery

 
1."Advances in Hydroinformatics: SIMHYDRO 2012 – New Frontiers of Simulation (Springer Hydrogeology)" by Philippe Gourbesville and Jean Cunge
“Advances in Hydroinformatics: SIMHYDRO 2012 – New Frontiers of Simulation (Springer Hydrogeology)” Book Review: This book is intended for individuals in the scientific, engineering, and practitioner communities who are involved in numerical modelling for flood management, water resource preservation, hydraulic machinery, and innovation in numerical methods, 3D developments and applications. The book is a compilation of extended papers that were selected for presentation during the SIMHYDRO 2012 conference, which took place in Sophia Antipolis in September 2012. It features the latest advancements in numerical simulation across various domains, including marine, river, and urban hydraulics, as well as stakeholder involvement and 3D CFD applications. The book has undergone a rigorous peer review process by scientific committee members who provided reports on its quality, content, and originality.

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2."CFD for Wind and Tidal Offshore Turbines (Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering)" by Esteban Ferrer and Adeline Montlaur
“CFD for Wind and Tidal Offshore Turbines (Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering)” Book Review : This book is designed for scientists, engineers, and practitioners engaged in the field of numerical modelling in the water sector, flood management, natural resources preservation, hydraulic machinery, and innovation in numerical methods, 3D developments, and applications. It focuses on the latest CFD techniques to simulate offshore wind and tidal applications, including the computational modelling of fluid dynamics in offshore environments, the design of appropriate turbines and blades, prediction of power production, and characterization of offshore environments. With the increasing difficulty and costs of experimental tests in offshore environments, CFD is gaining popularity as a cost-effective and efficient alternative.

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3."Behavior of Pipe Piles in Sand" by Magued Iskander
“Behavior of Pipe Piles in Sand” Book Review: The target audience for this book is professional engineers engaged in product design and manufacturing. The book provides a comprehensive guide to building experimental facilities needed to investigate various processes. It contains a special instrumented double-walled pipe-pile used to determine the frictional stresses acting on the internal and external surfaces of the pile. The book discusses the challenges associated with determining the capacity of pipe piles in sand, which is often due to limited understanding of the physical processes involved during pile installation and loading. The later part of the book focuses on the development and application of a high-speed automated laboratory pile hammer capable of reproducing the phenomena observed during pile driving.

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4."Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures : Water Resources Engineering - Vol. II" by Santosh Kumar Garg
“Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures : Water Resources Engineering – Vol. II” Book Review: This book provides coverage of various topics including Engineering Hydrology, Dams, Water Power Engineering, and Irrigation Water Management. It specifically focuses on the irrigation practices in India, discussing soil moisture and different irrigation systems such as Sprinkler, Tubewell, Canals, and Micro-Irrigation, among others. The book also presents detailed designs of important hydraulic structures with the help of illustrations, accompanied by objective and review questions at the end of each chapter. It features over 600 line diagrams, 200 tables, and solved problems to aid in understanding. Later sections of the book cover topics such as Gravity Dams, Arch Dams, Buttress Dams, Earth and Rockfill Dams, Spillways, Energy Dissipators, Water Power Engineering, and Irrigation Water Management.

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5."Irrigation Engineering And Hydraulic Structures" by Dr V C Agarwal
“Irrigation Engineering And Hydraulic Structures” Book Review: This book targets senior undergraduate students of civil engineering, postgraduate students specializing in structural design, and practising and consulting engineers engaged in designing and executing hydraulic concrete structures. It covers a wide range of topics such as Canal and Related Problems, Design of Stable Channels, Water Requirements of Crops, Flow Irrigation, and Furrow Irrigation System. It includes Sprinkler Irrigation Cross, Drainage Works, and Hydrodynamics of Water Flow in Irrigation. The book also discusses the Steam Flow Measurement, Gravity and Earth Dam Economics of Project.

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6."Minimizing of Scour Downstream Hydraulic Structures" by Abouelfetouh Abdelaziz Mohamed Younes Ah
“Minimizing of Scour Downstream Hydraulic Structures” Book Review: The book targets senior undergraduate students of civil engineering and postgraduate students specializing in structural design, as well as practising and consulting engineers involved in the design and execution of hydraulic concrete structures. It delves into reducing the factors of safety of these structures against undermining and piping by addressing the scour downstream of them. Specifically, the book investigates the impact of using openings in weirs on the parameters of scour hole downstream of these structures. Most previous studies have focused on the discharge coefficient of combined flow, leaving little information available on scour downstream of this flow.

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7."Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures" by SK Sharma
“Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures” Book Review: This book covers the topics of Engineering Hydrology, Dams, Water Power Engineering, and Irrigation Water Management. It specifically delves into all aspects of Irrigation in India, including soil moisture and different types of irrigation systems such as Sprinkler, Tubewell, Canal, and Micro-Irrigation. The detailed designs of important hydraulic structures are presented with the help of illustrations, along with objective type questions and review questions at the end of each chapter. The text is also illustrated with 600+ line diagrams, 200+ tables, and solved problems. Additionally, the book provides a thorough examination of Gravity Dams, Arch Dams, Buttress Dams, Earth and Rockfill Dams, Spillways, Energy Dissipators, Water Power Engineering, and Irrigation Water Management.

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8."Analysis and Design of Hydraulic Structures" by J K Sharma & Laxmi Narain
“Analysis and Design of Hydraulic Structures” Book Review: This book is designed for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil engineering, as well as practising and consulting engineers involved in hydraulic concrete structures, this book offers a comprehensive guide to the analysis and design of various structures designed to retain and contain aqueous liquid. The structures covered include an underground sedimentation tank for sewage treatment, an underground digestion tank for sludge treatment, an underground reservoir for storing potable water, an immersed highway tunnel under the river bed, and a rectangular indoor swimming pool for public recreation.

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3. Environmental Hydraulics

 
1."Water Supply Engineering: Environmental Engineering v. 1" by S K Garg
“Water Supply Engineering: Environmental Engineering v. 1” Book Review: This book is a comprehensive book on water supply engineering. It covers topics such as water resources, water demand, water treatment, water distribution systems, and water quality monitoring. The book also includes chapters on plumbing, irrigation, and water management. The author provides practical guidance on designing, planning, and managing water supply systems. The book is useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as professionals in the field of environmental engineering.

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2."Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, 2nd edition" by Ljubomir Tanchev
“Dams and Appurtenant Hydraulic Structures, 2nd edition” Book Review: This book provides comprehensive coverage of dams and hydraulic structures with practical and real-world examples. The book is divided into three parts, covering topics such as types of dams, reservoir sedimentation, foundation engineering, dam monitoring, spillways, energy dissipators, and more. The second edition features new sections on flood hydrology, hydraulic gates, dam failure and rehabilitation, and environmental issues. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals in the field of water resource engineering.

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3."Introduction to Modern Instrumentation: For Hydraulics and Environmental Sciences" by Dardo Oscar Guaraglia and Jorge Lorenzo Pousa
“Introduction to Modern Instrumentation: For Hydraulics and Environmental Sciences” Book Review: This book provides an overview of modern instrumentation, including the characteristics of environmental instruments and the advancements made in electronic-based instruments. It covers the significant technological changes and their impact, as well as relevant academic literature. It serves as a helpful guide for understanding the usage of electronic instruments.

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4."A History of Water Management and Hydraulic Technology in India (1500 B.C. to 1800 A.D)" by M S Mate
“A History of Water Management and Hydraulic Technology in India (1500 B.C. to 1800 A.D)” Book Review: This book is a comprehensive study of water management techniques and hydraulic technology used in India from 1500 BC to 1800 AD. The book covers topics such as irrigation systems, water storage techniques, water distribution systems, and hydraulic machines. The author examines the various technological advancements made during this period and the impact they had on Indian society. The book also includes detailed maps and illustrations to enhance understanding.

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5."Detection and the Prevention of Leaks from Dams" by L Araguas and A Plata Bedmar
“Detection and the Prevention of Leaks from Dams” by L Araguas and A Plata Bedmar’’ Book Review: This book is a comprehensive guide on identifying and preventing leaks in dams. The book includes chapters on hydraulic and hydrogeological aspects, instrumentation and monitoring techniques, non-destructive testing, geotechnical aspects, and numerical modeling. The authors discuss various methods of leak detection, such as acoustic emission, fiber optic sensors, and ground penetrating radar. This book is a useful resource for dam engineers, researchers, and students in the field of civil engineering.

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6."Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics" by Paul D Bates and Stuart N Lane
“Computational Fluid Dynamics: Applications in Environmental Hydraulics” Book Review: This reader-friendly book on CFD modelling covers both the necessary theoretical background and practical applications in the environmental sciences. It presents global case studies and is written at a level suitable for non-mathematicians. Designed for students and teachers alike, the book includes a comprehensive explanation of CFD topics.

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7."Environmental Hydraulics: 5 Volume Set (Environmental Hydraulics Series)" by Jean–Michel Tanguy
“Environmental Hydraulics: 5 Volume Set (Environmental Hydraulics Series)” Book Review: This book is comprised of five volumes, each providing an integrated description of physical processes and modeling used across scientific disciplines, from meteorology to coastal morphodynamics. In Volume 1, the physical processes are explained, including the main measurement devices and parameters for implementing simulation tools. Volume 2 presents different theories, mathematical models, and conceptual models. Volume 3 identifies the main numerical methods and scientific fields using numerical tools. Volume 4 features case studies and practical applications of tools in engineering problems. The modeling software is identified and described. This reader-friendly book is suitable for students, teachers, and practitioners.

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8."Environmental Hydraulics: Hydrodynamic and Pollutant Transport Models of Lakes and Coastal Waters (Developments in Water Science)" by Ioannis Tsanis and Jian Wu
“Environmental Hydraulics: Hydrodynamic and Pollutant Transport Models of Lakes and Coastal Waters (Developments in Water Science)” Book Review: This book presents a comprehensive overview of hydrodynamic and pollutant transport models. It provides insights into the tools available for studying polluted water bodies, including highly theoretical, fine-resolution, and physically-based designs. The book covers the theory and physical basis of transport, mixing in lakes and coastal waters, and alternatives to 3D circulation modeling. It explains the theory of hydrodynamics and pollutant transport modeling in lakes and coastal areas, along with the limitations of such modeling. The book demonstrates the calibration and verification of hydrodynamic and pollutant transport models.

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9."Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: Handbook of Environmental Management Practices" by Nicholas P Cheremisinoff and Anton Davletshin
“Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: Handbook of Environmental Management Practices” Book Review: This book is a comprehensive guide to hydraulic fracturing operations. The book covers topics such as environmental risks and regulations, air quality and emissions, water management and treatment, and waste management. It also includes case studies and best practices for minimizing environmental impact. This book is a valuable resource for professionals in the oil and gas industry, as well as environmental consultants and regulators.

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