Soil and water conservation engineering
By: Rodney L. Huffman, Associate Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina [and four others]
Contributors: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Edition: Seventh edition.
Publisher: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: St. Joseph, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 523
ISBN-13: 9781892769862
Subjects: Soil conservation; Water conservation; Agricultural engineering
Description: Emphasizes engineering design of soil and water conservation practices and their impact on the environment, primarily air and water quality. As in previous editions, the purpose of this book is to provide a professional text for undergraduate and graduate agricultural and biological engineering students and for others interested in soil and water conservation in rural and urban areas. Subject matter includes all the engineering phases of soil and water conservation for a one- or two-semester course.
Notes: "ASABE Publication 801M0313"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Conservation and the environment; title: Water quality; title: Precipitation; title: Evaporation and evapotranspiration; title: Infiltration and runoff; title: Open channel flow; title: Soil erosion by water; title: Terraces and vegetated waterways; title: Water sediment control structures; title: Channel stabilization and restoration; title: Water supply; title: Wetlands; title: Drainage principles and surface drainage; title: Water table management; title: Irrigation principles; title: Surface irrigation; title: Sprinkler irrigation; title: Microirrigation; title: pumps and pumping; title: Soil erosion by wind; title: App. A.  Conversion constants; title: App. B.  Manning roughness coefficient; title: App. C.  Pipe and conduit flow; title: App. D.  Pipe and drain tile specifications.