Hydraulic Engineering Software VI

This book contains 52 papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Hydraulic Engineering Software (HYDROSOFT 96), which was held in Penang, Malaysia, September 10-12, 1996. The book focuses on recent advances in computational techniques and the increasing speed and storage capacity of the PC, which have enabled engineers to solve complex problems in hydraulic engineering. The conference brought together scientists and engineers interested in the applications of software in hydraulic engineering and water resources. The HYDROSOFT series of international conferences is specifically designed to cover software developments in the area of free surface flow, pressure flow and groundwater flow. This book reasserts the importance of continued debate and discussion and, of course, research into the use of computer software in hydraulic engineering. The book consists of contributions from leading researchers in the field of hydraulic engineers and discusses a variety of topics hydrology; food and drought hazard assessment; groundwater flow; aquifer modeling and contamination; water quality; hydraulic networks; irrigation; open channel flow; hydrodynamic modeling and circulation; dam breaking; coastal dynamics and estuaries; wave propagation; numerical modeling; use of databases and geographical information systems; expert systems; bed stability and advances software.