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The second edition of Julien's textbook presents an analysis of rivers from mountain streams to river estuaries. The book is rooted in fundamental principles to promote sound engineering practice. State-of-the-art methods are presented to underline theory and engineering applications. River mechanics blends the dual concepts of water conveyance and sediment transport. Like the first edition, this textbook contains ample details on river equilibrium, river dynamics, bank stabilization, and river engineering. Complementary chapters also cover the physical and mathematical modeling of rivers. As well as being completely updated throughout, three new chapters have been added on watershed dynamics, hillslope stability, and stream restoration. Throughout the text, hundreds of examples, exercises, problems, and case studies assist the reader in learning the essential concepts of river engineering. The textbook is very well illustrated to enhance advanced student learning, while researchers and practitioners will find the book to be an invaluable reference.
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RIVER MECHANICS SECOND EDITION The second edition of Julien’s textbook presents an analysis of rivers, from mountain streams to estuaries. The book is rooted in fundamental principles to promote sound engineering practice. State-of-the-art methods are presented to underline theory and engineering applications. River mechanics blends the dual concepts of water conveyance and sediment transport. Like the first edition, this textbook contains ample details on river equilibrium, river dynamics, bank stabilization, and river engineering. Complementary chapters also cover the physical and mathematical modeling of rivers. As well as being completely updated throughout, three new chapters have been added on watershed dynamics, hillslope stability, and stream restoration. Throughout the text, hundreds of examples, exercises, problems, and case studies assist the reader in learning the essential concepts of river engineering. The textbook is very well illustrated to enhance advanced student learning, while researchers and practitioners will find the book to be an invaluable reference. P IERRE Y. J ULIEN is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. He has 35 years of professional engineering experience in the fields of hydraulics and river sedimentation. Julien has authored more than 500 scientific contributions, including two textbooks (the first edition of River Mechanics, and Erosion and Sedimentation (Cambridge University Press 2010, second edition)), 25 book chapters and manuals, 185 refereed journal articles, and 230 professional presentations and conference papers. He has delivered 20 keynote addresses and guided more than 130 graduate students to completion of their engineering degrees. He is the recipient of the Hans Albert Einstein Award of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), delivered the Hunter Rouse Lecture of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE) in 2015, and is a former editor for the ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. Access paid by the UCSB Libraries, on 17 Jun 2018 at 10:14:36, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316107072 “This elegantly written book covers the major topics associated with water flow and sediment transport in rivers. It thoughtfully guides readers through descriptions and formulations of key physical processes, and offers many illustrations and worked examples to aid understanding. The book is a comprehensive companion to the author’s book Erosion and Sedimentation, which focuses on alluvial sediment transport in rivers.” —ROBERT ETTEMA, Colorado State University “As an engineering professional facing the challenges of sedim