Computers are widely used for the analysis, design, and operation of water resource projects. This gives accurate results, allowing the analysis of complex systems which may not have been possible otherwise, and the investigation and comparison of several different alternatives in a short time, thereby reducing the project costs, optimizing design, and efficient utilization of resources.
This volume compiles an edited version of the lecture notes specially prepared by 14 well-known European and North American researchers. Part I deals with free-surface flows. Governing equations are derived and their solution by the finite-difference, finite-element, and boundary-integral methods are discussed. Then, turbulence models, three-dimensional models, dam-break flow models, sediment transport models, and flood routing models are presented. Part II is related to the modeling of steady and transient pressurized flows. Governing equations for both single and two-component flows are derived and numerical methods for their solution are presented. The modeling of water quality in pipe networks, of cooling water systems, and slow and rapid transients is then discussed.

Inhalt
I. Free-Surface Flows.- 1. Governing Equations for Free-Surface Flows.- 2. Finite-Difference Methods for Shallow-Water Flow Analysis.- 3. Computation of Flows With Shocks and Bores.- 4. Boundary Integral Equation Method for Free-Surface Flow Analysis.- 5. Finite-Element Methods for Free-Surface Flows.- 6. Application of Finite Element Models to Free-Surface Flows.- 7. Upwinding and Characteristics in FD and F-E Methods.- 8. Introduction to Turbulence Models.- 9. Development and Application of a Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model.- 10. Sediment Transport Models and Their Testing.- 11. Contaminant Transport Modeling in Surface Waters.- 12. Modeling of Dam-Break Flows.- 13. Flood Routing Models.- 14. Simulation of Urban Drainage Systems.- II. Pressurized Flows.- 15. Derivation of One-Dimensional Conservation Equations of Pressure Transients.- 16. Numerical Methods for Solution of Governing Equations.- 17. Methodologies for Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems.- 18. Pressure Wave Propagation in Two-Component Flow.- 19. Development of Water Quality Models.- 20. Applying Water Quality Models.- 21. Slow Transients in Closed Conduit Flow.- 22. Modeling of Rapid Transients.- 23. Verification of Rapid Transient Models.- 24. Modeling of Complex Closed Conduit Systems. The Case of Cooling Water Systems.