Basic Water Science/Ajaya Dixit. Kathmandu, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, 2002, xix, 420 p., tables, figs., $33 (pbk). ISBN 99933-35-45-2.
Contents: Foreword. I. Fresh water and hydrology: 1. Water is life. 2. Fresh water hydrology. 3. Sediment process. 4. Floods. 5. Hydrology and climate change. II. Water science and society: 1. Hydraulic science. 2. State of water use. 3. Styles of managing water. 4. Synthesis and assimilation. III. Basic concepts: 1. Beginning analysis. 2. Properties of liquids. 3. Measurement and dimensions. 4. Hydraulic models. IV. Hydrostatics: 1. Water in static condition. 2. Pressure intensity. 3. Reference for pressure measurement. 4. Measurement of pressure. 5. Forces on surfaces. 6. Flotation. V. Liquid flow: 1. Analysing flow. 2. Basic definition. 3. Classification of flow. 4. Principle of conservation of mass. 5. Energy of flowing water. 6. Application of Bernoulli equation. VI. Pressure flow: 1. When liquid flows in a pipe. 2. Principle of head loss. 3. Significance of head loss. 4. Major loss. 5. Minor loss. 6. Hydraulic and energy grade line. 7. Static head in pipe. 8. Break pressure chamber. 9. Uninterrupted flow. 10. Simple pipe problems. 11. Pipes in a series and parallel. 12. Siphons. VI. Domestic water supply systems: 1. Domestic water. 2. Methods of water supply. 3. Piped water supply systems: management. 4. Nepal’s domestic water supply. 5. Challenges ahead. VIII. Open channel flow: 1. Water flow with a free surface. 2. Comparison of open channel and closed conduit flow. 3. Types of open channels. 4. Definition of terms. 5. Classification of flow. 6. Uniform flow. 7. Discharge measurement. IX. Water for irrigation: 1. Water and crops. 2. Surface irrigation systems. 3. Irrigation methods. 4. Conveyance arrangement. 5. Irrigation issues. 6. Approaches to irrigation management. X. Principle of momentum transfer: 1. Analysing flow. 2. The momentum equation. 3. Application of the momentum equation. XI. Hydropower development and water issues: 1. Water power. 2. Components of a hydropower plant. 3. Classification of hydropower plants. 4. Types of load. 5. Hydropower development. 6. Sedimentation. 7. Environmental and social impacts. 8. Science and decision-making. Appendices. Bibliography. Indexes.