Fundamentals of Groundwater and Drainage Engineering
by Aggarwal, Rajan, & A K Vashisht
ISBN: 9789388027199
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 7995.00
Biblio : xvi+210p., figs., tbls., indx., 25cm
Author Profile
Dr. A. K. Vashisht is presently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Ranipool, Gangtok, Sikkim. Before joining to the present position, he served as Junior Research Officer/Assistant Engineer (Design) in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand for fo
About The Book
This university level text book is written to serve as a ready reference for students of agricultural and civil engineering degree programs. It provides an explicit description of the theoretical concepts on groundwater, well hydraulics, well construction, water lifting devices, waterlogged soils, soil permeability measurement, equations for evaluating depth and spacing of drains, surface and subsurface drains, tube well drainage system, and salt affected soils.
Fundamentals of Groundwater and
Table of Contents
Preface vii
1. GROUNDWATER 1-10
2. WELL HYDRAULICS 11-42
3. WELL CONSTRUCTION 43-58
4. WATER LIFTING DEVICES 59-92
5. WATERLOGGED SOILS 93-98
6. SOIL PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENT 99-106
7. EQUATIONS FOR EVALUATING DEPTH AND SPACING
OF DRAINS 107-112
8. SUBSURFACE DRAINS 113-124
9. TUBE WELL DRAINAGE SYSTEM 125-130
10. SURFACE DRAINAGE 131-140
11. SALT AFFECTED SOILS 141-148
Objective Type Questions Based Upon the Chapters 1
