| Description |
xviii, 502 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Conservation and the environment -- 2. Water quality -- 3. Precipitation -- 4. Evaporation and evapotranspiration -- 5. Infiltration and runoff -- 6. Open channel flow -- 7. Soil erosion by water -- 8. Terraces and vegetated waterways -- 9. Water and sediment control structures -- 10. Channel stabilization and restoration -- 11. Water supply -- 12. Wetlands -- 13. Drainage principles and surface drainage -- 14. Water table management -- 15. Irrigation principles -- 16. Surface irrigation -- 17. Sprinkler irrigation -- 18. Microirrigation -- 19. Pumps and pumping -- 20. Soil erosion by wind -- App. A. Conversion constants -- App. B. Manning roughness coefficients -- App. C. Pipe and conduit flow -- App. D. Pipe and drain tile specifications |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: Soil and water conservation engineering / Glenn O. Schwab ... [et al.], c1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Soil conservation.
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Water conservation.
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Agricultural engineering.
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| Author |
Fangmeier, D. D. (Del D.)
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| LC no. |
2005022986 |
| ISBN |
1401897495 |
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