Introduction to Urban Water Distribution

Introduction to Urban Water Distribution comprises the training material used in the Master of Science programme in Municipal Water and Infrastructure at UNESCO-IHE in Delft, the Netherlands. Participants in the programme are professionals of various backgrounds and experience, mostly civil or chemical engineers, working in water and sanitation sector from over forty, predominantly developing, countries. The book was written with the idea of elaborating general principles and practices in water distribution in a straightforward way. The most appropriate readers are perhaps those who, as yet, know little or nothing about the subject, although experts dealing with advanced problems can use it as a refresher of their knowledge. The general focus in the contents is on understanding the steady-state hydraulics that forms the basis of hydraulic design and computer modelling applied in water distribution. The workshop problems and the design exercise are intended to develop a temporal and spatial perception of the main hydraulic parameters in the system for given layout and demand scenarios. Furthermore, the book contains detailed discussion on water demand, which is a fundamental element of any network analysis, and principles of network construction and operation & maintenance. The accompanying CD contains all spreadsheet applications mentioned in the text, and the network model used in the design exercise.Trifunovic, Nemanja is the author of 'Introduction to Urban Water Distribution ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415395182 and ISBN 0415395186.